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... judge for themselves , and not take your notion of it . But your intention , being known only to yourfelf , they will more readily allow you to be the moft proper person to explain it . Above all , it is bafe and unjuft to palliate your ...
... judge for themselves , and not take your notion of it . But your intention , being known only to yourfelf , they will more readily allow you to be the moft proper person to explain it . Above all , it is bafe and unjuft to palliate your ...
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... judge of . So your filence , where you are ignorant , will not discover you . Some ladies will forgive fillinefs ; but none ill - man- ners . And there are but few capable of judging of your learning or genius ; but all of your ...
... judge of . So your filence , where you are ignorant , will not discover you . Some ladies will forgive fillinefs ; but none ill - man- ners . And there are but few capable of judging of your learning or genius ; but all of your ...
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... more of the world , muft neceffarily enable them to judge better of it . Life is a journey ; and they only who have ing 33 ( Book I. THE DIGNITY OF Of PRUDENCE in Action SECT I Of following Advice, and Submiffion to Superiors Page SECT II.
... more of the world , muft neceffarily enable them to judge better of it . Life is a journey ; and they only who have ing 33 ( Book I. THE DIGNITY OF Of PRUDENCE in Action SECT I Of following Advice, and Submiffion to Superiors Page SECT II.
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... hall wonder how you yourfelf came to mifs . It must be owned , however , that there are cafes in which no man can judge fo well what fteps fhould be taken taken as the perfon concerned ; because he himself may 40 ( Book L THE DIGNITY OF.
... hall wonder how you yourfelf came to mifs . It must be owned , however , that there are cafes in which no man can judge fo well what fteps fhould be taken taken as the perfon concerned ; because he himself may 40 ( Book L THE DIGNITY OF.
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... judge rightly of them , and make the beft of them . If you have , for example a favour to afk of a phlegmatic gloomy man , take him , if you can , over his bottle . If you want to deal with a covetous man , by no means propofe your ...
... judge rightly of them , and make the beft of them . If you have , for example a favour to afk of a phlegmatic gloomy man , take him , if you can , over his bottle . If you want to deal with a covetous man , by no means propofe your ...
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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.