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... from which he at first set out . In this circle too often does man run ; tries all
experiments , and generally fits down weary and dissatisfied with them all at laft -
in utter despair of ever accomplishing what he wantsnor nor knowing what to trust
to ...
... from which he at first set out . In this circle too often does man run ; tries all
experiments , and generally fits down weary and dissatisfied with them all at laft -
in utter despair of ever accomplishing what he wantsnor nor knowing what to trust
to ...
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... fordid mind , set upon saving and scraping up , all he has injudiciously spent .
In this last ftage - behold him a poor trembling wretch , shut up from all mankind
sinking into utter contempt ; spending careful days and sleeplefs nights , in
pursuit ...
... fordid mind , set upon saving and scraping up , all he has injudiciously spent .
In this last ftage - behold him a poor trembling wretch , shut up from all mankind
sinking into utter contempt ; spending careful days and sleeplefs nights , in
pursuit ...
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Let us remember , various as our excursions are , - - that we have still set our
faces towards Jerusalem - that we have a place of rest and happiness , towards
which we haften , and that the way to get there is not so much to please our
hearts ...
Let us remember , various as our excursions are , - - that we have still set our
faces towards Jerusalem - that we have a place of rest and happiness , towards
which we haften , and that the way to get there is not so much to please our
hearts ...
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With this preparation of mind , which is as little as can be supposed , since it will
amount to no more than a desire in each to render himself an acceptable guest ,
let us conceive them entering into the house of Feasting , with hearts set loose ...
With this preparation of mind , which is as little as can be supposed , since it will
amount to no more than a desire in each to render himself an acceptable guest ,
let us conceive them entering into the house of Feasting , with hearts set loose ...
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and from considering , what we are what kind of world we live in , and what evils
befall us in it , how naturally do they set us to look forwards at what poflibly we
shall be for what kind of world we are intended - what evils may befall us there ...
and from considering , what we are what kind of world we live in , and what evils
befall us in it , how naturally do they set us to look forwards at what poflibly we
shall be for what kind of world we are intended - what evils may befall us there ...
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Page 75 - But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up : and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 25 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 96 - As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.
Page 97 - And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
Page 257 - And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God which passeth by us continually. Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick : and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
Page 31 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Page 221 - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Page 57 - But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was ; and when he saw him he had compassion on him...
Page 76 - And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Page 245 - So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee, now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin ; for they did unto thee evil : and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father.
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| Title | The Sermons of Mr. Yorick, Volume 1 The sermons of mr. Yorick, Laurence Sterne |
| Author | Laurence Sterne |
| Publisher | T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1766 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 2 Oct 2006 |
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