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... fpecies of diseases . For it being impoffible that the ftomach of a child fhould be ftrong enough to digeft what thofe of grown people cannot , without prejudice to their conftitutions , and fhortening of their days , it is plain , that ...
... fpecies of diseases . For it being impoffible that the ftomach of a child fhould be ftrong enough to digeft what thofe of grown people cannot , without prejudice to their conftitutions , and fhortening of their days , it is plain , that ...
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... fpecies . There are few children that may not be formed to tractableness and goodness , where a parent has the con- fcience to ftudy carefully his duty in this refpect , the fleadiness to go through with it , and the fagacity to manage ...
... fpecies . There are few children that may not be formed to tractableness and goodness , where a parent has the con- fcience to ftudy carefully his duty in this refpect , the fleadiness to go through with it , and the fagacity to manage ...
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... fpecies . One is the inquifitive , penetrating , and studious ; and the other , the flow and laborious ; both valuable in their refpective ways . There are of thefe feveral fubdivifions , I mean those who have a particular turn to fome ...
... fpecies . One is the inquifitive , penetrating , and studious ; and the other , the flow and laborious ; both valuable in their refpective ways . There are of thefe feveral fubdivifions , I mean those who have a particular turn to fome ...
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... fpecies receive their firf catt from womankind . The dignity of female life , exclufive of what is com- mon to both fexes , confifts in an equal mixture of the referve with benevolence in the virgin - ftate , and affec- tion and ...
... fpecies receive their firf catt from womankind . The dignity of female life , exclufive of what is com- mon to both fexes , confifts in an equal mixture of the referve with benevolence in the virgin - ftate , and affec- tion and ...
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... but who has funk itself beneath its rank , and is to be confidered at present as nearly on a level with the monkey - fpecies . H SECT . SECT . XVI . T Mifcellaneous Thoughts on Prudence in Of Prudence . ) HUMAN NATURE . 97.
... but who has funk itself beneath its rank , and is to be confidered at present as nearly on a level with the monkey - fpecies . H SECT . SECT . XVI . T Mifcellaneous Thoughts on Prudence in Of Prudence . ) HUMAN NATURE . 97.
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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.
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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.
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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.