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... christians do the best , and will take nothing for it . He falls down and worships the god of this world , but will have neither its pomps , its vanities , nor its pleasures , for his trouble . He begins to accumulate treasure as a mean ...
... christians do the best , and will take nothing for it . He falls down and worships the god of this world , but will have neither its pomps , its vanities , nor its pleasures , for his trouble . He begins to accumulate treasure as a mean ...
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... christians alone to argue upon it aright ; and if those good things to come , which the scripture promises the faith- ful , were not joined to the desire of virtue , that , and inno- cency of life , might be placed in the number of ...
... christians alone to argue upon it aright ; and if those good things to come , which the scripture promises the faith- ful , were not joined to the desire of virtue , that , and inno- cency of life , might be placed in the number of ...
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... keep you down . " LXIV . IN pulpit eloquence , the grand difficulty lies here ; to give the subject all the dignity it so fully deserves , with- out attaching any importance to ourselves . The Christian messenger IN FEW WORDS . 45.
... keep you down . " LXIV . IN pulpit eloquence , the grand difficulty lies here ; to give the subject all the dignity it so fully deserves , with- out attaching any importance to ourselves . The Christian messenger IN FEW WORDS . 45.
Side 46
... Christian messenger cannot think too highly of his prince , nor too humbly of himself . This is that secret art which captivates and improves an audience , and which all who see , will fancy they could imitate , while most who try ...
... Christian messenger cannot think too highly of his prince , nor too humbly of himself . This is that secret art which captivates and improves an audience , and which all who see , will fancy they could imitate , while most who try ...
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... Christian does not pray to be delivered from glory , but from vain - glory . He also is ambitious of glory , and a candidate for honour ; but glory , in whose estimation ? honour , in whose judgment ? Not of those , whose censures can ...
... Christian does not pray to be delivered from glory , but from vain - glory . He also is ambitious of glory , and a candidate for honour ; but glory , in whose estimation ? honour , in whose judgment ? Not of those , whose censures can ...
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2d Edition admiration affirm ancient attempt Author beauty body cause character Christian cloth common danger death despise discovery Doctor Johnson earth enemies England Engravings envy error evil fear fool FREDERIKA BREMER genius give greatest H.M. Treasury hand happens happiness heaven highwayman HISTORY honour HOWITT human ignorance illustrated improved J. C. LOUDON JOHN LINDLEY Juvenal king knave knowledge labour less liberty live London Lord Lord Peterborough MARY HOWITT matter means ment mind mode moral morocco nation nature never numerous object observed occasion opinion ourselves passions perhaps philosopher Plates pleasure poet possess post 8vo praise present pride principle produce prove readers reason receive religion replied revenge reward SAMUEL LAING seldom society talent things Thomas Creswick THOMAS KEIGHTLEY tion TREATISE true truth vice Vignette Titles virtue vols whole WILLIAM HOWITT wisdom wise Woodcuts write
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Side 22 - Encyclopaedia of Geography ; comprising a complete Description of the Earth : Exhibiting its Relation to the Heavenly Bodies, its Physical Structure, the Natural History of each Country, and the Industry, Commerce, Political Institutions, and Civil and Social State of All Nations. Second Edition ; with 82 Maps, and upwards of 1,000 other Woodcuts. 8vo. price 60s. Neale.
Side 13 - Visits to Remarkable Places : Old Halls, Battle-Fields, and Scenes illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry. By WILLIAM HOWITT. 2 vols. square crown 8vo. with Wood Engravings, 25s. The Rural Life of England.
Side 17 - ENCYCLOPEDIA of AGRICULTURE: comprising the Laying-out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Productions of Agriculture. With 1,100 Woodcuts. 8vo.
Side 17 - Britannicum abridged : Containing the Hardy Trees and Shrubs of Great Britain, Native and Foreign, Scientifically and Popularly Described ; with their Propagation, Culture, and Uses in the Arts ; and with Engravings of nearly all the Species.
Side 23 - AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PALEOZOIC FOSSILS of CORNWALL, DEVON, and WEST SOMERSET; observed in the course of the Ordnance Geological Survey of that District. By JOHN PHILLIPS, FRS FGS &c.
Side 101 - And conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it ; to this end I formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use.
Side 5 - Hints to Mothers, for the Management of their Health during the Period of Pregnancy and in the Lying-in Room: With an Exposure of Popular Errors in connexion with those subjects, &c.
Side 10 - MITCHELL'S ORNITHOLOGY -THE GENERA Of BIRDS ; comprising their Generic Characters, a Notice of the Habits of each Genus, and an extensive List of Species, referred to their several Genera. By GEORGE ROBERT GRAY, Acad. Imp. Georg. Florent. Soc. Corresp. Senior Assistant of the Zoological Department, British Museum ; and Author of the " List of the Genera of Birds,
Side 69 - Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say...
Side 23 - TREATISE ON FOOD AND DIET: With Observations on the Dietetical Regimen suited for Disordered States of the Digestive Organs ; and an Account of the Dietaries of some of the principal Metropolitan and other Establishments for Paupers, Lunatics, Criminals, Children, the Sick, &c. By JON. PEREIRA, MDFRS & LS Author of