The English ReaderG.J. Loomis, 1830 - 252 sider |
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Side 23
... , if now , with so few causes of grief , we imagine ourselves miserable ? The evil lies in the state of our mind , not in our condition of Part 1 . fortune ; and by no alteration of Chap . 1 . 23 Select Sentences , & c .
... , if now , with so few causes of grief , we imagine ourselves miserable ? The evil lies in the state of our mind , not in our condition of Part 1 . fortune ; and by no alteration of Chap . 1 . 23 Select Sentences , & c .
Side 24
... Fortune is squandered ; health is bro- ken ; friends are offended , affronted , estranged ; aged parents , perhaps , sent afflicted and mourning to the dust . On whom does time hang so heavily , as on the slothful and lazy ? To whom are ...
... Fortune is squandered ; health is bro- ken ; friends are offended , affronted , estranged ; aged parents , perhaps , sent afflicted and mourning to the dust . On whom does time hang so heavily , as on the slothful and lazy ? To whom are ...
Side 29
... fortune makes on that scanty proportion ; it is surprising that envy should ever have been a prevalent pas- sion among men , much more that it should have prevailed among Christians . Where so much is suffered in common , little room is ...
... fortune makes on that scanty proportion ; it is surprising that envy should ever have been a prevalent pas- sion among men , much more that it should have prevailed among Christians . Where so much is suffered in common , little room is ...
Side 30
... fortune . Amidst all disadvantages of this kind , a pure , a steadfast , and enlightened mind , possessed of strong vir- tue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within ...
... fortune . Amidst all disadvantages of this kind , a pure , a steadfast , and enlightened mind , possessed of strong vir- tue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within ...
Side 31
... fortune , we are inured to habits both of the active and the suffering virtues . How much soever we complain of the vanity of the world , facts plainly show , that if its vanity were less , it could not answer the purpose of salutary ...
... fortune , we are inured to habits both of the active and the suffering virtues . How much soever we complain of the vanity of the world , facts plainly show , that if its vanity were less , it could not answer the purpose of salutary ...
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Side 91 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me.