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Knowest thou it , because thou wast then born ? or because the number of thy
days is great ? JOB , xxxviii , 21 . Thou , by contemplating this sphere , Which
heaven's bright face does show Events , which shall to others chance ,
Pretendest to ...
Knowest thou it , because thou wast then born ? or because the number of thy
days is great ? JOB , xxxviii , 21 . Thou , by contemplating this sphere , Which
heaven's bright face does show Events , which shall to others chance ,
Pretendest to ...
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And such as thou ' art , were my passions long . But that which keepeth us apart
is not , Distance , nor depth of wave , nor space of Time may have somewhat
tamed them , earth , not for ever ; But the distraction of a various lot , Thou
overflow'st ...
And such as thou ' art , were my passions long . But that which keepeth us apart
is not , Distance , nor depth of wave , nor space of Time may have somewhat
tamed them , earth , not for ever ; But the distraction of a various lot , Thou
overflow'st ...
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But to all her quaker said , good naturedly , “ Oh , hasn't thee ; and how long is it
since thou paid other attainments Miss Smith had added any . " « Oh , not this
twenty years . " the graces of a Christian , and these enabled her to sustain a ...
But to all her quaker said , good naturedly , “ Oh , hasn't thee ; and how long is it
since thou paid other attainments Miss Smith had added any . " « Oh , not this
twenty years . " the graces of a Christian , and these enabled her to sustain a ...
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He was spoke thus : “ Thou hast stood thy trial appalled ; every limb seemed
palsied ; well ; what would'st thou have of me ? " and the mould slipped out of his
nerve “ Nothing of thee , nothing at all , " said less hand . With the calmness of ...
He was spoke thus : “ Thou hast stood thy trial appalled ; every limb seemed
palsied ; well ; what would'st thou have of me ? " and the mould slipped out of his
nerve “ Nothing of thee , nothing at all , " said less hand . With the calmness of ...
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-and the moon is Thou art not in a father's arms ! on high , And there I could have
loved thee most , Hung , like a gem , on the brow of the And there bave owned
thou wert so dear , sky , That though my wordly all were lost , Treading its depths
...
-and the moon is Thou art not in a father's arms ! on high , And there I could have
loved thee most , Hung , like a gem , on the brow of the And there bave owned
thou wert so dear , sky , That though my wordly all were lost , Treading its depths
...
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Page 92 - Romans, countrymen, and lovers ! hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear : believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe : censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.
Page 391 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality ; that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Page 180 - I have traversed the seat of war in the Peninsula, I have been in some of the most oppressed provinces of Turkey, but never under the most despotic of infidel governments did I behold such squalid wretchedness as I have seen since my return in the very heart of a Christian country.
Page 179 - Now though in a free country it were to be wished that our military should never be too formidable, at least to ourselves, I cannot see the policy of placing them in situations where they can only be made ridiculous. As the sword is the worst argument that can be used, so should it be the last. In this instance it has been the first ; but providentially as yet only in the scabbard. The present measure will, indeed, pluck it from the sheath ; yet had proper meetings been held in the earlier stages...
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Page 180 - Are we aware of our obligations to a mob? It is the mob that labour in your fields and serve in your houses - that man your navy, and recruit your army - that have enabled you to defy all the world, and can also defy you when neglect and calamity have driven them to despair! You may call the people a mob; but do...
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