Select British Classics, Volym 20J. Conrad, 1803 |
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... secure the esteem of reason , it may yet be too negligent to gratify the delicacy of love : it must therefore , not only be steady , but watchful and assiduous ; beauty must suffer no diminution by inelegance , but every charm must ...
... secure the esteem of reason , it may yet be too negligent to gratify the delicacy of love : it must therefore , not only be steady , but watchful and assiduous ; beauty must suffer no diminution by inelegance , but every charm must ...
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... friend's misfortunes with great appearance of con- cern " he warmly commended his integrity , and la- " mented the precarious situation of a trader , whom 66 economy and diligence cannot secure from calami- " ties 40 THE ADVENTURER .
... friend's misfortunes with great appearance of con- cern " he warmly commended his integrity , and la- " mented the precarious situation of a trader , whom 66 economy and diligence cannot secure from calami- " ties 40 THE ADVENTURER .
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66 economy and diligence cannot secure from calami- " ties , which are brought upon others only by pro- " fusion and riot : but as to the money , he said , that " I could not expect him to venture it without secu- " rity that my friend ...
66 economy and diligence cannot secure from calami- " ties , which are brought upon others only by pro- " fusion and riot : but as to the money , he said , that " I could not expect him to venture it without secu- " rity that my friend ...
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... secure themselves by abandoning the rest . From the impossibility of confining numbers to the constant and uniform prosecution of a common inter- est , arises the difficulty of securing subjects against the encroachment of governors ...
... secure themselves by abandoning the rest . From the impossibility of confining numbers to the constant and uniform prosecution of a common inter- est , arises the difficulty of securing subjects against the encroachment of governors ...
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... secure in our own innocence against the craft of knaves and parasites , the stratagems of cunning , and the vigilance of envy . But after all the bounty of nature , and all the labour of virtue , many imperfections will be still ...
... secure in our own innocence against the craft of knaves and parasites , the stratagems of cunning , and the vigilance of envy . But after all the bounty of nature , and all the labour of virtue , many imperfections will be still ...
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Sida 160 - Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!
Sida 86 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Sida 87 - And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him for they saw that his grief was very great.
Sida 123 - Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Sida 86 - Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? or whither shall I go then from thy presence ? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.
Sida 121 - When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a compass upon the face of the depth; when he established the clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep; when he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment ; when he appointed the foundations of the earth : then I was by him, as one brought up with him; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of...
Sida 123 - 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?
Sida 122 - O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Sida 159 - Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, ' Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape.
Sida 86 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, And are counted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.