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... not do , and for my own credit he had abstained from publishing it . It was this transla- tion which he returned me , and being greatly chagrined I kept it . I cared not for the loss of my own , for I had vi PREFACE .
... not do , and for my own credit he had abstained from publishing it . It was this transla- tion which he returned me , and being greatly chagrined I kept it . I cared not for the loss of my own , for I had vi PREFACE .
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... tion ; and , as I am best acquainted with my own thoughts on all subjects , I freely tell you that I have struggled against every suggestion concerning my age ; yet I cannot help occasionally stating to my- self the probable termination ...
... tion ; and , as I am best acquainted with my own thoughts on all subjects , I freely tell you that I have struggled against every suggestion concerning my age ; yet I cannot help occasionally stating to my- self the probable termination ...
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... tion , contrive to banish his real friends . He has no hold of that chain which con- nects a man with future generations . He has no stimulus to quicken the energies of his mind ; and is shut out for ever from the best and only ...
... tion , contrive to banish his real friends . He has no hold of that chain which con- nects a man with future generations . He has no stimulus to quicken the energies of his mind ; and is shut out for ever from the best and only ...
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... tion of a life spent in just and honourable actions is a source of very great comfort in old age ; but God has not formed man to derive his sole happiness , in any stage of life , either from meditating on the past , or anticipating the ...
... tion of a life spent in just and honourable actions is a source of very great comfort in old age ; but God has not formed man to derive his sole happiness , in any stage of life , either from meditating on the past , or anticipating the ...
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... tion , strength of mind , and agreeable manners , not only make old age comfort- able , but in the acquisition of them a man has infinitely higher satisfaction than is ever dreamed of by the effeminate and licentious part of mankind ...
... tion , strength of mind , and agreeable manners , not only make old age comfort- able , but in the acquisition of them a man has infinitely higher satisfaction than is ever dreamed of by the effeminate and licentious part of mankind ...
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Page 120 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fading together ; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Page 320 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 321 - He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. "He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Page vii - In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, the chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs...
Page 99 - The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies.
Page 235 - There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour.
Page 93 - A wholesome tongue is a tree of life : but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Page 110 - Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done?
Page 323 - Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Page 33 - In that Day the LORD will take away the Bravery of their tinkling Ornaments about their Feet, and their Cauls and their round Tires like the Moon...