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Página 74
... it does not equally follow , that we should enjoy the happiness proposed :
perhaps , after all , we shall find a kind of disappointment even in the gratification
of our desires ; for appearances of happiness fill the eye with fancied grandeur at
a ...
... it does not equally follow , that we should enjoy the happiness proposed :
perhaps , after all , we shall find a kind of disappointment even in the gratification
of our desires ; for appearances of happiness fill the eye with fancied grandeur at
a ...
Página 75
form a complete system of happiness , are yet so far : necessary , as to render
any system incomplete which is without them . I shall now take a view of those
pleasures which ' arise from a retrospect of our past lives , and endeavour so to ...
form a complete system of happiness , are yet so far : necessary , as to render
any system incomplete which is without them . I shall now take a view of those
pleasures which ' arise from a retrospect of our past lives , and endeavour so to ...
Página 77
... and in the decline of age will look back upon the continued sameness of his
past life with a listless indifference ; for if in the sunshine of youth his happiness
glow with a warmth scarcely vital , how can the remembrance of it as faintly
reflected ...
... and in the decline of age will look back upon the continued sameness of his
past life with a listless indifference ; for if in the sunshine of youth his happiness
glow with a warmth scarcely vital , how can the remembrance of it as faintly
reflected ...
Página 133
These are reflections to which they are naturally led without exhortation , and
which the gay night indulge without diminution of their happiness . Yet some
there are , who , without taste for the enjoyment of gaiety , are never disposed to ...
These are reflections to which they are naturally led without exhortation , and
which the gay night indulge without diminution of their happiness . Yet some
there are , who , without taste for the enjoyment of gaiety , are never disposed to ...
Página 136
... as it is the end and crown of the other two ; the greatest , as it is immediately
connected with happiness , since we cannot do any good to others without doing
more to ourselves , even in our present feelings ; and the greatest , as charity will
...
... as it is the end and crown of the other two ; the greatest , as it is immediately
connected with happiness , since we cannot do any good to others without doing
more to ourselves , even in our present feelings ; and the greatest , as charity will
...
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 143 - When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Página 133 - When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the shepherd blows his nail...
Página 26 - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Página 134 - While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the parson's saw, And birds sit brooding in the snow, And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.
Página 148 - She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Página 135 - For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children : That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments...
Página 139 - And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
Página 147 - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Página 26 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Página 148 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry ; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known in the gates when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | The British Prose Writers, Volume 18,Partes 1-2 The British Prose Writers |
| Editora | J. Sharpe, 1821 |
| Original de | a Biblioteca Pública de Nova Iorque |
| Digitalizado | 14 Nov 2006 |
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