Cœlebs in Search of a Wife: Comprehending Observations on Domestic Habits and Manners, Religion and Morals, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809 |
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... character of her ministers . I allude not to the attack of the open infidel , nor the sly insi- nuation of the concealed sceptic , nor do I advert to the broad assault of the enemy of good govern- ment , who , falling foul of every ...
... character of her ministers . I allude not to the attack of the open infidel , nor the sly insi- nuation of the concealed sceptic , nor do I advert to the broad assault of the enemy of good govern- ment , who , falling foul of every ...
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... character of its ministers . Some of these writers , however , describe a clergyman in general terms , as a paragon ... characters was that of a grave divine . From the strain of panegyric bestowed on him , I expected to have met 4 CELEBS .
... character of its ministers . Some of these writers , however , describe a clergyman in general terms , as a paragon ... characters was that of a grave divine . From the strain of panegyric bestowed on him , I expected to have met 4 CELEBS .
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... character , and the comparison will dispose him to accuse of forbidding strictness the pious clergyman of real life . After having been enter- tained with the mixture of religion and laxity in the imaginary divine whom he has been ...
... character , and the comparison will dispose him to accuse of forbidding strictness the pious clergyman of real life . After having been enter- tained with the mixture of religion and laxity in the imaginary divine whom he has been ...
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... Character of a Christian a- mong the heroes of Fielding and Smollet as the shortest way of proving their good men to be worth- less fellows ; and to shew how little their admired characters rise , in point of morals , above the he- roes ...
... Character of a Christian a- mong the heroes of Fielding and Smollet as the shortest way of proving their good men to be worth- less fellows ; and to shew how little their admired characters rise , in point of morals , above the he- roes ...
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... character , and of course lessens the veneration of the reader . " " I have often , " replied I , " felt that though we may love the man we laugh at , we shall never re- verence him . We may like him as a companion , but we shall never ...
... character , and of course lessens the veneration of the reader . " " I have often , " replied I , " felt that though we may love the man we laugh at , we shall never re- verence him . We may like him as a companion , but we shall never ...
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Cœlebs in Search of a Wife: Comprehending Observations on ..., Volume 2 Hannah More Visualização integral - 1810 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
admiration affection allow amused barouche Beggar's opera believe Bible blessing called Carlton Celia CHAP character charity Christ Christian church confess conversation cordial creature curricle daugh daughter dear delight divine divine grace Doctor Barlow doctrines duty eternal evil expence expressed eyes faith fancy father faults favour fear feel Flam fondness friends garden girl give grace Grove habits hand happiness heart hope human humility John Henry Hobart judgment Lady Aston Lady Belfield live look Lord Lucilla ment mind Miss Sparkes Miss Stanley moral mother nature ness never nosegays observed opinion Phoebe piety pleasure poor principle profession racter Ranby religion religious replied scripture seemed sense shew sincerity Sir John Belfield smiling speak spirit Stanley's sure talents taste tell Temple of Friendship thing thought tion told trust truth Tyrrel vanity virtues walk whole wish woman worldly young
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Página 199 - Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils : for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Página 187 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered ; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the Last Days.
Página 163 - BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
Página 99 - in their course of action describe a smaller circle than men ; but the perfection of a circle consists not in its dimensions, but in its correctness. There may be...
Página 173 - And in sweet madness robb'd it of itself; But such a sacred and home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now.
Página 117 - To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him...
Página 250 - Primitive truth and order vindicated from modern misrepresentation: with a defence of Episcopacy, particularly that of Scotland, against an attack made on it, by the late Dr. Campbell of Aberdeen in his lectures on ecclesiastical history: and a concluding address.
Página 249 - Christian Institutes; or, the Sincere Word of God. Being a plain and impartial Account of the whole Faith and Duty of a Christian. Collected out of the Writings of the Old and New Testament...
Página 144 - And let such women as are disposed to be vain of their comparatively petty attainments, look up with admiration to those two contemporary shining examples, the venerable Elizabeth Carter, and the blooming Elizabeth Smith. I knew them both, and to know was to revere them. In them let our young ladies contemplate profound and various learning chastised by true Christian humility. In them let them venerate acquirements which would have been distinguished in a university, meekly softened, and beautifully...
Página 152 - Happily,' resumed Mr. Stanley, ' a religious man knows the worst he is likely to suffer. In the present established state of things, he is not called, as in the first ages of Christianity, to be made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men ; but he must submit to be assailed by three different descriptions of persons.