The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life, Volume 1J.J. Woodward, 1830 |
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... speak not of the scholar , or the philosopher , but of the multitude - the human mind , Athenian in this one propensity , the desire to hear and to tell some new thing , will re- ject , or overlook , or grow weary even of the standard ...
... speak not of the scholar , or the philosopher , but of the multitude - the human mind , Athenian in this one propensity , the desire to hear and to tell some new thing , will re- ject , or overlook , or grow weary even of the standard ...
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... speak the truth , Not much refinement grac'd the youth . The path of pleasure which he trod Was somewhat new , and rather odd ; For , that he haunted park or play , His house's archives do not say ; Or that more modish joys he felt ...
... speak the truth , Not much refinement grac'd the youth . The path of pleasure which he trod Was somewhat new , and rather odd ; For , that he haunted park or play , His house's archives do not say ; Or that more modish joys he felt ...
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... speak , and hard to spell ! The enchantress wav'd her hand , and spoke ! Her potent wand the circle broke ; The social spirits hover round , And bless the liberated ground . Here , rigid CATO , awful sage ! Bold censor of a thoughtless ...
... speak , and hard to spell ! The enchantress wav'd her hand , and spoke ! Her potent wand the circle broke ; The social spirits hover round , And bless the liberated ground . Here , rigid CATO , awful sage ! Bold censor of a thoughtless ...
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... speak a word ; And Curiosity would sleep , If her own secrets she must keep : The bliss of telling what is past Becomes her rich reward at last . Who mock'd at death , and danger smile , To steal one peep at father Nile ; Who , at ...
... speak a word ; And Curiosity would sleep , If her own secrets she must keep : The bliss of telling what is past Becomes her rich reward at last . Who mock'd at death , and danger smile , To steal one peep at father Nile ; Who , at ...
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... speak it , feel Not half this proselyting zeal : While cold their master's cause to own Content to go to heaven alone ; The infidel in liberal trim , Would carry all the world with him : Would treat his wife , friend , kindred , na ...
... speak it , feel Not half this proselyting zeal : While cold their master's cause to own Content to go to heaven alone ; The infidel in liberal trim , Would carry all the world with him : Would treat his wife , friend , kindred , na ...
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Page 453 - Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Page 454 - Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters : and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Page 432 - Give alms of thy goods, and never turn thy face from any poor man ; and then the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee.
Page 296 - For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour ; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Page 320 - A new commandment give I unto you, that ye love one another.
Page 453 - And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true ; and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Page 205 - For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
Page 219 - Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see : The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them.
Page 453 - man that he should be clean ? And he that is born of a woman, " that he should be righteous ? Behold he putteth no trust in his " saints ; yea the heavens are not clean in his sight.
Page 486 - I beheld, and lo ! a great multitude, which no man can number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues...