Nautical Essays, Or, A Spiritual View of the Ocean and Maritime Affairs: With Reflections on the Battle of Trafalgar and Other Events |
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... once expressive of these interested men's folly and expectations . If it be a merchant vessel it is called The Abundance , The Diamond , The Croesus , The Fortunate , The Plutus , or some such name , as indicative of the wealth and ...
... once expressive of these interested men's folly and expectations . If it be a merchant vessel it is called The Abundance , The Diamond , The Croesus , The Fortunate , The Plutus , or some such name , as indicative of the wealth and ...
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... once sailed on board . So when the children of men are born into this world , and launched on the unsettled ocean of life , what extravagant , what ideal hopes and expectations are often formed of them by their fond parents , and ...
... once sailed on board . So when the children of men are born into this world , and launched on the unsettled ocean of life , what extravagant , what ideal hopes and expectations are often formed of them by their fond parents , and ...
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... once been the property of some merchant - vessel ; but now it was floating alone , uninjured , and with but little water in it . It was hoisted on board , and , for a long while afterwards , used as a mar- keting boat for the officers ...
... once been the property of some merchant - vessel ; but now it was floating alone , uninjured , and with but little water in it . It was hoisted on board , and , for a long while afterwards , used as a mar- keting boat for the officers ...
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... once the most hopeless , the most helpless , and destitute in itself , let him " Behold the new - born infant griev'd With hunger , thirst , and pain ; It asks to have its wants reliev'd , It knows not to complain . " Aloud the ...
... once the most hopeless , the most helpless , and destitute in itself , let him " Behold the new - born infant griev'd With hunger , thirst , and pain ; It asks to have its wants reliev'd , It knows not to complain . " Aloud the ...
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... once out at sea , are destined to dif- ferent parts of the globe ; they have different ob- jects in view , and different plans laid down , whereby it is hoped their respective objects and ends will be attained . For a little while they ...
... once out at sea , are destined to dif- ferent parts of the globe ; they have different ob- jects in view , and different plans laid down , whereby it is hoped their respective objects and ends will be attained . For a little while they ...
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Page 175 - May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious Victory; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature in the British Fleet.
Page 30 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 11 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise...
Page 12 - Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Page 126 - By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: for this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 22 - Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below?
Page 43 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Page 11 - When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm unseen convey'd me safe, And led me up to man.
Page 96 - Lord, and in the power of his might ; to put on the whole armour of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.