Discourses on Various SubjectsCharles Fox, 1835 - 299 páginas |
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... worldly splendour ; when I observe this , I say , I see a noble feeling at work ; and that which many will pronounce to be silly , through a certain shame- facedness about their own sensibility , I regard as respectable and honourable ...
... worldly splendour ; when I observe this , I say , I see a noble feeling at work ; and that which many will pronounce to be silly , through a certain shame- facedness about their own sensibility , I regard as respectable and honourable ...
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... worldly joy . The love of happiness might properly be treated as a separate part of our nature ; and I had intended , in- deed , to speak of it distinctly , to speak of the meagre and miserable provision which unholy gratification makes ...
... worldly joy . The love of happiness might properly be treated as a separate part of our nature ; and I had intended , in- deed , to speak of it distinctly , to speak of the meagre and miserable provision which unholy gratification makes ...
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... worldly trifles - it is pitiable ; it is something to mourn and to weep over . He who sits down in a dungeon which another has made , has not such cause to bewail himself as he who -- sits down in the dungeon which he has thus made ...
... worldly trifles - it is pitiable ; it is something to mourn and to weep over . He who sits down in a dungeon which another has made , has not such cause to bewail himself as he who -- sits down in the dungeon which he has thus made ...
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... worldly heart . Poverty is a sad thing ; but there is no man so poor as he who is poor in his affections and virtues . Many a house is full , where the mind is unfurnished and the heart is empty ; and no hovel of mere penury ever ought ...
... worldly heart . Poverty is a sad thing ; but there is no man so poor as he who is poor in his affections and virtues . Many a house is full , where the mind is unfurnished and the heart is empty ; and no hovel of mere penury ever ought ...
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... worldly toil into the ways that are everlasting ! How faithfully and how calmly would it conduct us to the everlasting abodes ! And how well , in fine , does he , of whom it was prophesied that he should not break the bruised reed nor ...
... worldly toil into the ways that are everlasting ! How faithfully and how calmly would it conduct us to the everlasting abodes ! And how well , in fine , does he , of whom it was prophesied that he should not break the bruised reed nor ...
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admiration affections amidst appeal art thou awaken awful beauty believe blessed breath brethren cern character children of men Christian cold conscience creature dark death DISCOURSE divine divine grace doubt duty dwell earth earthly eternity evil faith fear feeling forms friends future glorious glory God's gospel habit happiness heaven holy holy record honour hope human heart human nature immortal indifference indulgence infinite interests irreligion Jesus language light ligion live look meditation ment mercy mind misery moral moral universe ness never noble objects pass passions perhaps piety pity pleasure prayer principle racter rational reason religion religious sensibility repeat retribution scene selfish sense sensual sinful sinner sleep solemn sorrow soul speak spirit strong sublime suffer sure teaching thee things thou thou art mind thought timate tion toil true truth virtue voice whole wisdom words worldly wrong