Notices of some of Paterson's contemporaries and of his friends. Notices of the Patersons. Dialogues upon the union of Great Britain, and upon the redemption of the national debt and taxes, by the Wednesday's club, in Friday street, 1717

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Judd & Glass, 1859

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Página 42 - By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted : but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Página 35 - How is the faithful city become an harlot ! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water : thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves : every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards : they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Página 89 - It is the glory of God to conceal a thing : but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Página 62 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Página 36 - And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him ; and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke : my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Página 36 - Thy father made our yoke grievous : now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
Página 194 - ... a badge of slavery upon the whole people, exposing every man's house to be entered into, and searched at pleasure, by persons unknown to him...
Página l - ... family, and ends in the ruin thereof. " A private estate and a kingdom, in this respect, differ no more than as greater or lesser. We may trade and be busy, and grow poor by it, unless we regulate our exorbitant expenses ; and if neglects, disrespect, malice, and treachery disturb our manufactures, let it be upon what pretence it will, we shall ruin the faster.
Página 29 - I desire and expect from all my subjects of both nations that from henceforth they act with all possible respect and kindness to one another, that so it may appear to all the world they have hearts disposed to become one people.
Página 62 - He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

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