The Sermons of Mr. YorickR. and J. Dodsley, 1760 - 238 pages |
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... expectations → but fatisfy the most unbounded of our wishes for ever and ever . - The words thus opened , naturally re- duce the remaining part of the discourse under two heads The firft part of the verfe - there be many that fay , who ...
... expectations → but fatisfy the most unbounded of our wishes for ever and ever . - The words thus opened , naturally re- duce the remaining part of the discourse under two heads The firft part of the verfe - there be many that fay , who ...
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... expectations of future happiness ; and that the best lec- tures that have been read upon the vanity of the world , fo feldom ftop a man in the pursuit of the object of his defire , or give him half the conviction , that the poffeffion ...
... expectations of future happiness ; and that the best lec- tures that have been read upon the vanity of the world , fo feldom ftop a man in the pursuit of the object of his defire , or give him half the conviction , that the poffeffion ...
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... expectation . Obferve what impreffions are made upon his fenfes , by diverfions , mufic , drefs and beauty and how his fpirits are upon the wing , flying in pur- fuit of them ; that you would think he could never have enough . Leave him ...
... expectation . Obferve what impreffions are made upon his fenfes , by diverfions , mufic , drefs and beauty and how his fpirits are upon the wing , flying in pur- fuit of them ; that you would think he could never have enough . Leave him ...
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... expectations of happiness , ' twas well if you escaped without pain . → That in every experiment he had tried , he had found more bitter than fweet , and for the little pleafure one could fnatch - it- too often left a terrible . fting ...
... expectations of happiness , ' twas well if you escaped without pain . → That in every experiment he had tried , he had found more bitter than fweet , and for the little pleafure one could fnatch - it- too often left a terrible . fting ...
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... expectations of happiness from the poffeffion of riches- " Let me try , whether I shall not meet " with it , in the spending and fashion- " able enjoyment of them . " Behold ! I will get me down , and make me great works , and build me ...
... expectations of happiness from the poffeffion of riches- " Let me try , whether I shall not meet " with it , in the spending and fashion- " able enjoyment of them . " Behold ! I will get me down , and make me great works , and build me ...
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Page 88 - And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock, and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Page 88 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 19 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 103 - Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart ; prove me, and examine my thoughts. Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me ; and lead me in the way everlasting.
Page 24 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Page 5 - Ambition takes him by the hand and carries him into the world, shows him all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them, — points out the many ways of advancing his fortune and...
Page 120 - And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
Page 127 - I pray thee let this child's soul come into him again; and. the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived: and Elijah took the 28 child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth...
Page 1 - Who will show us any good ? Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.