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... balance , that God may know mine integrity . If I did despise the cause of my man - servant or of my maid - servant when they contended with me ; what then shall I do when God riseth up ? and when he visiteth , what shall I answer him ...
... balance , that God may know mine integrity . If I did despise the cause of my man - servant or of my maid - servant when they contended with me ; what then shall I do when God riseth up ? and when he visiteth , what shall I answer him ...
Page 90
... balance , in which Jupiter is represented as weighing the fates of Hector and Achilles , with a passage of Virgil , wherein that deity is introduced as weighing the fates of Turnus and Eneas . I then considered how the same way of ...
... balance , in which Jupiter is represented as weighing the fates of Hector and Achilles , with a passage of Virgil , wherein that deity is introduced as weighing the fates of Turnus and Eneas . I then considered how the same way of ...
Page 91
... balance which appeared in the heavens , and weighed the consequences of such a battle . The Eternal , to prevent ... balanced air In counterpoise , now ponders all events , Battles and realms . In these he puts two weights , The sequel ...
... balance which appeared in the heavens , and weighed the consequences of such a battle . The Eternal , to prevent ... balanced air In counterpoise , now ponders all events , Battles and realms . In these he puts two weights , The sequel ...
Page 92
... balance , insomuch that I could not guess which was light or heavy , whilst I held them in my hand . This I found by several instances , for upon my laying a weight in one of the scales , which was inscribed by the word Eternity ...
... balance , insomuch that I could not guess which was light or heavy , whilst I held them in my hand . This I found by several instances , for upon my laying a weight in one of the scales , which was inscribed by the word Eternity ...
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... balance ; but as it is not for my interest to disoblige either of them , I shall desire to be excused from telling the result of this experiment . Having an opportunity of this nature in my hands , I could not for- bear throwing into ...
... balance ; but as it is not for my interest to disoblige either of them , I shall desire to be excused from telling the result of this experiment . Having an opportunity of this nature in my hands , I could not for- bear throwing into ...
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Page 68 - The bridge thou seest, said he, is human life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred.
Page 67 - Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Page 68 - But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge, into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and upon...
Page 82 - Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow ; He who would search for pearls, must dive below.
Page 60 - As Sir Roger is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself; for if by chance he has been surprised into a short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it he stands up and looks about him, and if he sees anybody else nodding, either wakes them himself or sends his servants to them.
Page 78 - OH THAT I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness...
Page 70 - I could discover nothing in it: but the other appeared to me a vast ocean planted with innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them.
Page 61 - I was yesterday very much surprised to hear my old friend, in the midst of the service, calling out to one John Matthews to mind what he was about, and not disturb the congregation. This John Matthews it seems is remarkable for being an idle fellow, and at that time was kicking his heels for his diversion.
Page 57 - I have observed in several of my papers that my friend Sir Roger, amidst all his good qualities, is something of a humorist ; and that his virtues, as well as imperfections, are, as it were, tinged by a certain extravagance which makes them particularly his, and distinguishes them from those of other men. This cast of...
Page 67 - man is but a shadow and life a dream.' Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument in his hand.