The Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres: Or, An Introduction to Languages, Poetry, Rhetoric, History, Moral Philosophy, Physics, & C. ...W.J. and J. Richardson, J. Walker, 1803 |
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... expence of yours . We submitted to your violence in the meridian of your fortune , and , " now you are fallen , we support you to the utmost of our power . The church , against which you have [ k ] Prov . xxvii . 6 . 66 " 66 warred ...
... expence of yours . We submitted to your violence in the meridian of your fortune , and , " now you are fallen , we support you to the utmost of our power . The church , against which you have [ k ] Prov . xxvii . 6 . 66 " 66 warred ...
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... since it is not attended " either with fear or expence . But , if it be a son , " the " the educating of him will be much more difficult 162 OF THE ELOQUENCE OF THE PULPIT . Extract from the first Book of the Priesthood,
... since it is not attended " either with fear or expence . But , if it be a son , " the " the educating of him will be much more difficult 162 OF THE ELOQUENCE OF THE PULPIT . Extract from the first Book of the Priesthood,
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... expence for your education ; this I paid myself out of the por- " tion given me by my father . I do not say this , my son , by way of reproaching you with the obligations 66 you owe me . The only favour I ask in return , is , that you ...
... expence for your education ; this I paid myself out of the por- " tion given me by my father . I do not say this , my son , by way of reproaching you with the obligations 66 you owe me . The only favour I ask in return , is , that you ...
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... expences of their funerals , or to portion out their daughters . Such also was the disposition of our ancient magi- strates , and we read with pleasure in the history of the premier presidents of the university of Paris , that the ...
... expences of their funerals , or to portion out their daughters . Such also was the disposition of our ancient magi- strates , and we read with pleasure in the history of the premier presidents of the university of Paris , that the ...
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... expences he was to be at upon his entrance into that office , and wrote to him in these terms , [ a ] " You " shall give Aurelian , whom I have nominated con- " sul , whatever shall be necessary to defray the charges " of the customary ...
... expences he was to be at upon his entrance into that office , and wrote to him in these terms , [ a ] " You " shall give Aurelian , whom I have nominated con- " sul , whatever shall be necessary to defray the charges " of the customary ...
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Page 358 - This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron 5 and part of clay.
Page 191 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure ; Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Page 204 - Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
Page 358 - Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors ; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Page 202 - The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation : he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation ; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Page 348 - I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou earnest.
Page 219 - For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
Page 165 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Page 203 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Page 165 - Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery (italics mine), which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God...