The Brief Remarker on the Ways of Man, Or, Compendious Dissertations, Respecting Social and Domestic Relations and Concerns, and the Various Economy of Life: Designed For, and Adapted To, the Use of American Academies and Common Schools |
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... qualities of our hearts , flattering us that our vices are virtues , or at least that they are the less culpable for being ours ; it is then that it is pregnant with infinite mischief . Of all human knowledge , self - knowledge is ...
... qualities of our hearts , flattering us that our vices are virtues , or at least that they are the less culpable for being ours ; it is then that it is pregnant with infinite mischief . Of all human knowledge , self - knowledge is ...
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... qualities , that the honest man may , never- theless , be but a plain simple man , of contracted intel- lects , of very little education , and of a low condition.- This the noblest work of God ! Fy upon such nonsense ! Now , to adjust ...
... qualities , that the honest man may , never- theless , be but a plain simple man , of contracted intel- lects , of very little education , and of a low condition.- This the noblest work of God ! Fy upon such nonsense ! Now , to adjust ...
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... affects the interests of the delinquent party . Be it supposed that he is a man possessed of several estimable qualities ; that he has a large stock of what is called good nature ; that he is obliging and ON THE WAYS OF MAN . 47.
... affects the interests of the delinquent party . Be it supposed that he is a man possessed of several estimable qualities ; that he has a large stock of what is called good nature ; that he is obliging and ON THE WAYS OF MAN . 47.
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... qualities , and yet " the dead fly in the precious oint- ment , " spoils the whole compound . There is a grain of immorality in every instance of voluntary word - breaking ; and in this , as in every other vire , one step naturally ...
... qualities , and yet " the dead fly in the precious oint- ment , " spoils the whole compound . There is a grain of immorality in every instance of voluntary word - breaking ; and in this , as in every other vire , one step naturally ...
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... qualities that distinguish them and set them above their fellows , di- minish the probability of their establishing a sober staid- ness of character , and often are the means of launching them into the whirlpool of dissipation , where ...
... qualities that distinguish them and set them above their fellows , di- minish the probability of their establishing a sober staid- ness of character , and often are the means of launching them into the whirlpool of dissipation , where ...
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Page 61 - Not equal, as their sex not equal seem'd: For contemplation he and valour form'd; For softness she, and sweet attractive grace...
Page 198 - Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits and flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable, But all to please, and sate the curious taste...
Page 198 - A part how small of the terraqueous globe Is tenanted by man? the rest a waste; Rocks, deserts, frozen seas, and burning sands! Wild haunts of monsters, poisons, stings, and death Such is earth's melancholy map! but, far 'More sad! this earth is a true map of man: So bounded are its haughty lord's delights To woe's wide empire, where deep troubles toss.
Page 104 - And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep...
Page 114 - I made me great works ; I builded me houses ; I planted me vineyards : I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees...
Page 178 - Apart, she sigh'd; alone, she shed the tear; Then, as if breaking from a cloud, she gave Fresh light, and gilt the prospect of the grave. One day he lighter seem'd, and they forgot The care, the dread, the anguish of their lot; They spoke with cheerfulness, and seem'd to think, Yet said not so — 'Perhaps he will not sink'.
Page 57 - O YE WHO HAVE SEEN THE GLORY OF ALP ARSLAN EXALTED TO THE HEAVENS, REPAIR TO MARU, AND YOU WILL BEHOLD IT BURIED IN THE DUST!
Page 46 - That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. 8 And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord ; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Page 150 - ... and not an artist : it is not merely a creature who can paint, and play, and sing, and draw, and dress, and dance ; it is a being who can comfort and counsel him; one who can reason, and reflect, and feel, and judge, and discourse, and discriminate; one who can assist him in his affairs, lighten his...
Page 171 - Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need, And pay thou thy neighbour again in due season. Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him, And thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee.