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... increased , perhaps , by fresh tor- rents from the mountains ; and it must for ever flow , because the fources from which it is derived are inexhaustible . Thus Thus the idle and irrefolute youth trifles over his books.
... increased , perhaps , by fresh tor- rents from the mountains ; and it must for ever flow , because the fources from which it is derived are inexhaustible . Thus Thus the idle and irrefolute youth trifles over his books.
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... must not forget that humanity itself may be carried to an unreasonable , and even ridiculous extreme . Mr. Bayle relates that Bellarmine , a Ro- mish faint , patiently suffered the fleas , and other vermin , to prey upon him . We shall ...
... must not forget that humanity itself may be carried to an unreasonable , and even ridiculous extreme . Mr. Bayle relates that Bellarmine , a Ro- mish faint , patiently suffered the fleas , and other vermin , to prey upon him . We shall ...
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... scene before us yesterday . The ground was then parched with a long drought ; the flow- ers hid their drooping heads ; no fra- grant odours were perceived ; and ve- getation what getation feemed to cease . To cause must we 20 TALES . MORAL.
... scene before us yesterday . The ground was then parched with a long drought ; the flow- ers hid their drooping heads ; no fra- grant odours were perceived ; and ve- getation what getation feemed to cease . To cause must we 20 TALES . MORAL.
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Thomas Percival. what getation feemed to cease . To cause must we impute the revival of na- ture --- To the rain which fell this morn- ing , replied Alexis , with a modeft confu- fion . He was ftruck with the selfishness and folly of his ...
Thomas Percival. what getation feemed to cease . To cause must we impute the revival of na- ture --- To the rain which fell this morn- ing , replied Alexis , with a modeft confu- fion . He was ftruck with the selfishness and folly of his ...
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... must prove fubversive of it , by ftifling those higher principles of morality which should ever influence the heart , and govern the con- duct . A GRATITUDE AND PIETY . RTABANES was diftinguished with peculiar favour by a wife ...
... must prove fubversive of it , by ftifling those higher principles of morality which should ever influence the heart , and govern the con- duct . A GRATITUDE AND PIETY . RTABANES was diftinguished with peculiar favour by a wife ...
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Page 142 - And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
Page 142 - And he said, My son shall not go down with you ; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone ; if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Page 142 - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Page 142 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 142 - Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way : and thus did he unto them.
Page 145 - And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste, and bring down my father hither.
Page 145 - And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen; and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast. And there will I nourish thee, (for yet there are five years of famine,) lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
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