The Prosaic Garland: Consisting of Upwards of Two-hundred Pieces Selected from the Works of the Distinguished Writers of the Present Age |
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Richardson .. 74 Letter to a father ..Gray ... ib . The Welsh . Mrs. Morgan 76 Dr. Franklin Dr. Franklin 77 Self Command 78 The Best Advice .... Henderson 79 Imagination Burdon 79 Drunkenness ... .... Richardson .. 80 Christianity and ...
Richardson .. 74 Letter to a father ..Gray ... ib . The Welsh . Mrs. Morgan 76 Dr. Franklin Dr. Franklin 77 Self Command 78 The Best Advice .... Henderson 79 Imagination Burdon 79 Drunkenness ... .... Richardson .. 80 Christianity and ...
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Christians are directed to have faith in Christ , as the effectual means of obtaining the change they desire . It may , when sufficiently strong , be effectual with many : for a full opinion that a teacher is infinitely wise , great ...
Christians are directed to have faith in Christ , as the effectual means of obtaining the change they desire . It may , when sufficiently strong , be effectual with many : for a full opinion that a teacher is infinitely wise , great ...
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... and by the liberal and enlightened genius of Christianity . “ AND now if my voice could be heard , I would earnestly call upon all the children of Adam , who are travelling in the road of life , not to fall out by the way !
... and by the liberal and enlightened genius of Christianity . “ AND now if my voice could be heard , I would earnestly call upon all the children of Adam , who are travelling in the road of life , not to fall out by the way !
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CHRISTIANITY AND PEACE ARE two of the greatest blessings that ever were conferred on mankind ; they promote each other , and in proportion to their diffu . sion will be the improvement and happiness of the world .
CHRISTIANITY AND PEACE ARE two of the greatest blessings that ever were conferred on mankind ; they promote each other , and in proportion to their diffu . sion will be the improvement and happiness of the world .
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THE NEW TESTAMENT Is that interesting portion of the Bible , with which Christians are more immediately concerned ; and it cannot , in this age of infidelity , be unnecessary to remind the young reader ... “ THAT the scriptures of the ...
THE NEW TESTAMENT Is that interesting portion of the Bible , with which Christians are more immediately concerned ; and it cannot , in this age of infidelity , be unnecessary to remind the young reader ... “ THAT the scriptures of the ...
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Page 72 - Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals or collate manuscripts, but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected,...
Page 140 - One man draws out the wire, another straights it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds it at the top for receiving the head; to make the head requires two or three distinct operations; to put it on is a peculiar business; to whiten the pins is another; it is even a trade by itself to put them into the paper; and the important business of making a pin is, in this manner, divided into about eighteen distinct operations, which in some manufactories are all performed by distinct hands...
Page 66 - He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the mysterious, his vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy. He was a sincere and zealous Christian, of high Church of England and monarchical principles, which he would not tamely suffer to be questioned ; and had, perhaps, at an early period, narrowed his mind somewhat too much, both as to religion and politics.
Page 88 - And when Abraham saw that the man blessed not God, he said unto him, Wherefore dost thou not worship the most high God, creator of heaven and earth?
Page 66 - So morbid was his temperament, that he never knew the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs : when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters ; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon.
Page 35 - ... and bidding his beads for the souls of his benefactors, interred in that venerable pile that lies beneath him. Beyond it (the meadow still descending) nods a thicket of oaks that mask the building, and have excluded a view too garish and luxuriant for a holy eye ; only on either hand they leave an.
Page 47 - ... more liable in general to err than man, but in general, also, more virtuous, and performing more good...
Page 43 - ... each other. With money, therefore, he provided soldiers, and with soldiers extorted money ; and was of all men the most rapacious in plundering both friends and foes, — sparing neither prince, nor state, nor temple, nor even private persons who were known to possess any share of treasure. His great abilities would necessarily have made him one of the first citizens of Rome ; but disdaining the condition of a subject, he could never rest till he had made himself a monarch.
Page 88 - And Abraham arose and met him, and said unto him, Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night, and thou shalt arise early on the morrow, and go on thy way.
Page 202 - But enough of this : there is such a variety of game springing up before me, that I am distracted in my choice, and know not which to follow. Tis sufficient to say, according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty.
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| Title | The Prosaic Garland: Consisting of Upwards of Two-hundred Pieces Selected from the Works of the Distinguished Writers of the Present Age |
| Author | John Evans |
| Compiled by | John Evans |
| Publisher | J. Cundee, 1807 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 260 pages |
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