A Thousand and One Gems of English ProseG. Routledge, 1872 - 534 pages |
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... become better . good parts he hath , he will learn to show to the full , and use them dexterously , but not much to increase them : the faults he hath , he will learn how to hide and colour them , but not much to amend them ; like an ...
... become better . good parts he hath , he will learn to show to the full , and use them dexterously , but not much to increase them : the faults he hath , he will learn how to hide and colour them , but not much to amend them ; like an ...
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... becomes of that beloved interest of wisdom , piety , and peace , which I desire may prosper , & c . I answer - though these delights are far above those of sensual sinners , yet , alas ! how low and little are they ! How small is our ...
... becomes of that beloved interest of wisdom , piety , and peace , which I desire may prosper , & c . I answer - though these delights are far above those of sensual sinners , yet , alas ! how low and little are they ! How small is our ...
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... become con- siderable , like petty sums , by minute accumulations ; where numerous fractions make up but small round numbers ; and our days of a span long make not one little finger . strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon us ...
... become con- siderable , like petty sums , by minute accumulations ; where numerous fractions make up but small round numbers ; and our days of a span long make not one little finger . strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon us ...
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... become stupid , or have forgot the apprehension of mortality ; but that , marshalling all the horrors , and contem- anything therein able to daunt the courage of a man , much less a well - resolved Christian . And therefore am not angry ...
... become stupid , or have forgot the apprehension of mortality ; but that , marshalling all the horrors , and contem- anything therein able to daunt the courage of a man , much less a well - resolved Christian . And therefore am not angry ...
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... becomes a reasonable creature to desire ; nay , that which is the governing principle of all our actions , and must ... become of this present generation of men , who have now taken their places , and make as great a show and bustle in ...
... becomes a reasonable creature to desire ; nay , that which is the governing principle of all our actions , and must ... become of this present generation of men , who have now taken their places , and make as great a show and bustle in ...
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