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" There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. "
The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes ... - Page 543
by Robert Burton - 1800
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The Works of the Rev. P. Doddridge, Volume 2

Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 666 pages
...he more frequently repeats than this. There is nothing, says he, in express words again and again, There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, arid enjoy the good of his labour*. It is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy...
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The Works of President Edwards ..., Volume 5

Jonathan Edwards - 1803 - 572 pages
...of his outward possessions, for his own comfort ; yet this is the gift of God. F.ccles. ii. 24 26. " There is nothing better for a man, than that he should...and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw that it was from the hand of God. John i. 12, 13. " As many as received him,...
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Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...my heart out of conceit and hope of any good issue of all my earthly labours and endeavours. II. 24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should wake his soul enjoy good in his labour. Yet of all vanities this is the best, since the life of man...
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The Works of the Right Reverend William Warburton, D.D., Lord ..., Volume 12

William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 484 pages
...floundering deeper and deeper in his philosophical inquiries, he sinks at last into gross Epicurism, There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink J, £;c. But then adding, and of such good who can enjoy more than I\ ? This recalls his real character,...
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The Savage

Piomingo - 1813 - 330 pages
...over' Jlowing cup. When the wise king of Israel would sum up the felicities of life, he declares that " there is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink; and he adds, with rapturous exultation, " Who can eat or hasten hereunto more than I?" A nice and accurate...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 122

1877 - 798 pages
...have been a fool if he could seriously propound, as sufficing for happiness, such maxims as that " there is nothing better for a man than that he should...and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labours : " and, " Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God...
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The Life and Errors of John Dunton, Citizen of London: With the ..., Volume 1

John Dunton - 1818 - 460 pages
...as I am to a sneaking temper. And I think I am right in this part of my character, for Solomon says, "There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make bis soul enjoy good in his labour."—To sum up my character in few words : I love travelling, do not...
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The Works of the Right Reverend George Horne ...: To which are ..., Volume 5

George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 550 pages
...it is spoken, want its admirers : it will have the applause of numbers, whose opinion it is, that " there is nothing better for a man, than that he " should eat, and drink, and enjoy himself, al the " days of his life, which God giveth him under the " sun." 19. He shall go to...
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The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the ...

1819 - 948 pages
...his travail £rief ; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. 24 IT There ii t; every one thm he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of...
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A Summary of Christian Faith and Practice Confirmed by References to the ...

E. J. Burrow - 1822 - 606 pages
...punishments to be inflicted not only in time, but in eternity jFrom Scripture. SECTION I. Eccles. ii. 24. There is nothing better for a man, than that he should...drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good, in bis labour. This also I saw, that it wat from the hand of God. Eccles. iii. 12. I know that there is...
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