Memoirs: Containing the Lives of Several Ladies of Great Britain: A History of Antiquities, Productions of Nature, and Monuments of Art. Observations on the Christian Religion, as Professed by the Established Church, and Dissenters of Every Denomination. Remarks on the Writings of the Greatest English Divines ... with a Variety of Disquisitions and Opinions Relative to Criticism and Manners; and Many Extraordinary Actions ... |
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... never fee me more , and in the character of Mrs. Mort , by acci- dent , I found her in a folitude , in the fame country I lived in , and still my friend . This lady told me , fhe had buryed an ad- mirable husband a few years ago , and ...
... never fee me more , and in the character of Mrs. Mort , by acci- dent , I found her in a folitude , in the fame country I lived in , and still my friend . This lady told me , fhe had buryed an ad- mirable husband a few years ago , and ...
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... never know the miferies of a lingering death- bed fickness ; the drenchings , cuttings , burn- ings , blifterings , and convulfions of the bo- dy ; the obftructed , darkened , impaired fa- culties of the mind , and the killing forma ...
... never know the miferies of a lingering death- bed fickness ; the drenchings , cuttings , burn- ings , blifterings , and convulfions of the bo- dy ; the obftructed , darkened , impaired fa- culties of the mind , and the killing forma ...
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... never can be drawn up with any degree of accuracy , so exceedingly ftrange , various , and perplexed it was ; and yet the materials are to be gathered from his writings . All this I deny . I think I can draw his charac- ter ; not from ...
... never can be drawn up with any degree of accuracy , so exceedingly ftrange , various , and perplexed it was ; and yet the materials are to be gathered from his writings . All this I deny . I think I can draw his charac- ter ; not from ...
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... never knew : nor did I feem to know he was the Dean for a long time ; not till one Sunday evening that his Verger put me into his feat at St. Pa- trick's prayers ; without my knowing the Doctor fat there . Then I was obliged to re ...
... never knew : nor did I feem to know he was the Dean for a long time ; not till one Sunday evening that his Verger put me into his feat at St. Pa- trick's prayers ; without my knowing the Doctor fat there . Then I was obliged to re ...
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... never taught in the dry , fower method . -Reli- gion confifts in a fteady belief of the exift- ence of a God , and a discharge of the va- rious dutys which refult from the several relations which we ftand in , to a creator , our ...
... never taught in the dry , fower method . -Reli- gion confifts in a fteady belief of the exift- ence of a God , and a discharge of the va- rious dutys which refult from the several relations which we ftand in , to a creator , our ...
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Page 1 - Be kind and courteous to this gentleman ; Hop in his walks, and gambol in his eyes ; Feed him with apricocks and dewberries, With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries ; The honey-bags steal from the humble-bees, And for night-tapers crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery glow-worm's eyes...
Page 158 - Pursuing and pursued, each other's prey ; As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles, Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest station ends in, ' Here he lies ;' And ' dust to dust
Page 490 - ... but when the fulness of the time was come, GOD sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And, because ye are sons, GOD hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son ; and if a son, then an heir of GOD, through CHRIST.
Page xxviii - I had him often to myself in his rides and walks, and have studied his soul when he little thought what I was about. As I lodged for a year within a few doors of him, I knew his times of going out to a minute, and generally nicked the opportunity.
Page 490 - Galatia, grace be to you, and peace, from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 131 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words, Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know...
Page xxviii - He fays it never can be drawn up with any degree of accuracy, fo exceedingly ftrange, various, and perplexed it was ; and yet the materials are to be gathered from his writings. All this I deny. I think I can draw his character ; not from his writings, but from my own near obfervations of the man. I knew him well, tho...
Page 365 - God; maker of all things; a clear knowledge of their duty was wanting to mankind. This part of knowledge, though cultivated with some care, by some of the heathen philosophers, yet got little footing among the people. All men indeed, under pain of displeasing the gods, were to frequent the temples, every one went to their sacrifices and services; but the priests made it not their business to teach them virtue.
Page 162 - Son alfo may glorify thee : 2 As thou haft given him power over all flefh, that he fhould give eternal life to as many as thou haft given him.