The Sermons of Mr. Yorick, Volume 1R. and J. Dodsley, 1766 - Sermons, English |
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... man , who has affured us , -that there is nothing better in this world , than that a man should eat and drink , and re- joice in his works , and make his foul enjoy good in his labour - for that is his portion . To refcue him from this ...
... man , who has affured us , -that there is nothing better in this world , than that a man should eat and drink , and re- joice in his works , and make his foul enjoy good in his labour - for that is his portion . To refcue him from this ...
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... man run ; tries all experiments , and generally fits down weary and diffatisfied with them all at laft - in utter defpair of ever accomplishing what he wants- nor nor knowing what to trust to after so many disappointments 16 I SERMON.
... man run ; tries all experiments , and generally fits down weary and diffatisfied with them all at laft - in utter defpair of ever accomplishing what he wants- nor nor knowing what to trust to after so many disappointments 16 I SERMON.
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... man . — But the mischief has been , that though so many good things have been faid , they have generally had the fate to be confidered either as the overflowings of difguft from fated appetites , which could no longer relish the ...
... man . — But the mischief has been , that though so many good things have been faid , they have generally had the fate to be confidered either as the overflowings of difguft from fated appetites , which could no longer relish the ...
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... man , from the time he is come to reafon , to the latest decline of it in old age - we shall find him engaged , and generally hurried on in fuch a fucceflion of different purfuits , and different opinions of things , through the ...
... man , from the time he is come to reafon , to the latest decline of it in old age - we shall find him engaged , and generally hurried on in fuch a fucceflion of different purfuits , and different opinions of things , through the ...
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... man should extri- cate himself as foon as he can , that he may begin to look forwards . - That it becomes a man of character and confequence to lay afide childifh things , to take care of his interefts , to eftablish the fortune of his ...
... man should extri- cate himself as foon as he can , that he may begin to look forwards . - That it becomes a man of character and confequence to lay afide childifh things , to take care of his interefts , to eftablish the fortune of his ...
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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.