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... circumstances . It would be greatly for the advantage of men of bu- finefs , if they made it a rule never to trust any thing of confequence to another , which they can by any means do themfelves . Let another have my intereft ever fo ...
... circumstances . It would be greatly for the advantage of men of bu- finefs , if they made it a rule never to trust any thing of confequence to another , which they can by any means do themfelves . Let another have my intereft ever fo ...
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... circumstances were always according to the fhew they made . How eafy is it for any man to increase his expence , if he finds his income increase ? And how hard is it to be obliged , after setting out in a grand manner , to retrench and ...
... circumstances were always according to the fhew they made . How eafy is it for any man to increase his expence , if he finds his income increase ? And how hard is it to be obliged , after setting out in a grand manner , to retrench and ...
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... circumstances he was not likely ever to have arrived at . If a trader will flounder on from misfortune to misfor- tune , in hopes of getting clear by fome lucky hit , he must be content to take the confequences ; but prudence will ...
... circumstances he was not likely ever to have arrived at . If a trader will flounder on from misfortune to misfor- tune , in hopes of getting clear by fome lucky hit , he must be content to take the confequences ; but prudence will ...
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... circumstances . Indeed , what can be conceived more perfect , in an imperfect fate , than an infeparable union of interefts between two perfons , who love one another with fincerity and tenderness ; who mutually defire to oblige one ...
... circumstances . Indeed , what can be conceived more perfect , in an imperfect fate , than an infeparable union of interefts between two perfons , who love one another with fincerity and tenderness ; who mutually defire to oblige one ...
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... circumstance of a person's being brought up under the fame authority from childhood to mature age , is of in- eftimable advantage . When a child is firft put to a filly old woman to learn to read , or rather murder his book , what a ...
... circumstance of a person's being brought up under the fame authority from childhood to mature age , is of in- eftimable advantage . When a child is firft put to a filly old woman to learn to read , or rather murder his book , what a ...
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Page 456 - Whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing ; and he doeth according to his will in the armies of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth...
Page 424 - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Page 425 - I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
Page 424 - LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion : bless the LORD, O my soul. PSALM CIV. "DLESS the LORD, O my soul. O LORD *~* my God, thou art very great ; thou art clothed with honour and majesty...
Page 424 - Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : who maketh the clouds his chariot ; who walketh upon the wings of the wind...
Page 21 - You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a right to know it all. But let all you tell be truth.
Page 456 - Take heed to yourselves that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; and then the Lord's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you.
Page 537 - If your treasure be in the world, so is the love of your hearts. And if ye love the world, and the things of the world, the love of God is not in you ; and the love of God is the love of his commandments ; and he that loveth not God's commandments...
Page 424 - O Lord, how manifold are thy works : in wifdom haft thou made them all ; the earth is full of thy riches.
Page 179 - Thy goodnefs beyond thought, and power divine. Speak, ye who beft can tell, ye fons of light, Angels; for ye behold Him, and with fongs And choral fymphonies, day without night, Circle His throne rejoicing : ye in heaven ; On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him firft, Him laft, Him midft, and without end.