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... present æra is very likely to be the deftruction of this . To the youth of Great Britain I dedicate thefe thoughts . The world , through which you are to pass , is full of fnares and temptations . Youth , without the aid of ill examples ...
... present æra is very likely to be the deftruction of this . To the youth of Great Britain I dedicate thefe thoughts . The world , through which you are to pass , is full of fnares and temptations . Youth , without the aid of ill examples ...
Page 58
... present fyftem of fine breeding , as it is termed . A multitude of bows and curtefies , of close embraces , a pro- fufion of promises , and of vehement profeffions of friendship and refpe & t ; -these , and a long et cætera of ...
... present fyftem of fine breeding , as it is termed . A multitude of bows and curtefies , of close embraces , a pro- fufion of promises , and of vehement profeffions of friendship and refpe & t ; -these , and a long et cætera of ...
Page 70
... quite a new turn to his ideas , muft enable him to form a just estimate of every object that presents itself to his view , and muft lead him to cultivate a his ( 70 ) tions, and capable of engaging in the exercises of ...
... quite a new turn to his ideas , muft enable him to form a just estimate of every object that presents itself to his view , and muft lead him to cultivate a his ( 70 ) tions, and capable of engaging in the exercises of ...
Page 96
... present moment , but for the remainder of your life . This beauty which you account so much , and ex- tol fo highly above what it really is , is a bleffing of a short duration ; the leaft accident in life can ftrip me of it , and , even ...
... present moment , but for the remainder of your life . This beauty which you account so much , and ex- tol fo highly above what it really is , is a bleffing of a short duration ; the leaft accident in life can ftrip me of it , and , even ...
Page 120
... present myfelf , degraded and defpica- . ble as I am , before you , in whofe eyes I already read all the furprize and contempt which a wretch like me must naturally inspire . At this terrifying recital , the lady could only express the ...
... present myfelf , degraded and defpica- . ble as I am , before you , in whofe eyes I already read all the furprize and contempt which a wretch like me must naturally inspire . At this terrifying recital , the lady could only express the ...
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accompliſhments affiftance afked againſt alſo ANEC ANECDOTE anfwered aſked beauty becauſe bleffings bofom cauſe confequence converfation daughter defire difcovered eyes fafe faid fame father fays feemed feen fenfe fenfible fent fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere firft firſt fituation fome fometimes foon forrow fortune foul fpirits friendſhip ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffered fufficient fupport fure gentleman greateſt happineſs happy heart heaven herſelf himſelf honour houfe houſe huſband intereft itſelf juft lady laft lefs Leocadia loft Lord Matilda ment mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion Orafmin paffed paffion Palemon perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffible prefent purpoſe raiſed reafon refpect ſhe Sir THOMAS PRENDERGAST tafte thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion uſe vifit virtue vizier whofe whoſe wifdom wife wifh young yourſelf
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Page 99 - Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat? Loves of his own and raptures swell the note.
Page 59 - Why, why was I born a man and yet see the sufferings of wretches I cannot relieve! Poor houseless creatures! the world will give you reproaches but will not give you relief.
Page 296 - If gratitude is due from man to man, how much more from man to his Maker ? The Supreme Being does not only confer upon us those bounties, which proceed more immediately from his hand, but even those benefits which are conveyed to us by others. Every blessing we enjoy, by what means soever it may be derived upon us, is the gift of Him who is the great Author of good, and Father of mercies.
Page 195 - ... with his views of an hereafter. In a word, his hopes are full of immortality, his schemes are large...
Page 93 - Whatever we enjoy is purely a free gift from our Creator ; but that we enjoy no more can never sure be deemed an injury, or a just reason to question his infinite benevolence. All our happiness is owing to his goodness; but that it is no greater is owing only to ourselves, that is, to our not having any inherent right to any happiness, or even to any existence at all.
Page 196 - He supersedes every little prospect of gain and advantage which offers itself here, if he does not find it consistent with his views of an hereafter. In a word, his hopes are full of immortality, his schemes...
Page 269 - The seas that roll unnumber'd waves; The wood that spreads its shady leaves ; The field whose ears conceal the grain, The yellow treasure of the plain ; All of these, and all I see...
Page 194 - Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : Cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare.
Page 36 - Were they to give us in their catalogue of such worthies as are now living, how different would it be from that which any of our own species would draw up ! We are dazzled with the splendour of titles, the ostentation of learning, the noise of victories...
Page 301 - tis eafy to defcry She wants affiftance more than I ; Yet Teems to feel my pains alone, And is a Stoic in her own. When, among fcholars, can we find So foft and yet fo firm a mind...