The Philanthropist: Or, Selfishness and Benevolence IllustratedWilliam Ball, 1836 - 389 pages |
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... admirable sketch , it will enable you to form but an imperfect idea of the exquisite beauty of the cottage itself ... admiration . " She had no means , however , of realizing these reveries until the meridian of life , when the death ...
... admirable sketch , it will enable you to form but an imperfect idea of the exquisite beauty of the cottage itself ... admiration . " She had no means , however , of realizing these reveries until the meridian of life , when the death ...
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... admiration , and they will praise all you have or do , and attribute to you what you neither have nor do ; and agree with every body in all their opinions , pleas ing every one for their own sakes . But when the duties of friendship ...
... admiration , and they will praise all you have or do , and attribute to you what you neither have nor do ; and agree with every body in all their opinions , pleas ing every one for their own sakes . But when the duties of friendship ...
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... admiration of the disin- terested motives , of that friend , who not only laboured to promote his spiritual interest , but made numerous unsolicited exertions for his temporal advancement , which he then valued much more . B. was about ...
... admiration of the disin- terested motives , of that friend , who not only laboured to promote his spiritual interest , but made numerous unsolicited exertions for his temporal advancement , which he then valued much more . B. was about ...
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... admiration of the world may be performed from no higher motive , and it is possible to risk our lives for an enemy , to whom we should be disinclined to show some small and private act of kindness which might be received with ...
... admiration of the world may be performed from no higher motive , and it is possible to risk our lives for an enemy , to whom we should be disinclined to show some small and private act of kindness which might be received with ...
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... admiring beauty , de- licacy of form , texture , or colour , the owner and his visitors felt alike ; but beyond this the most interesting associations of each party were totally dissimilar . " What a very fine and curiously formed shell ...
... admiring beauty , de- licacy of form , texture , or colour , the owner and his visitors felt alike ; but beyond this the most interesting associations of each party were totally dissimilar . " What a very fine and curiously formed shell ...
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acquaintance admiration affection amidst appeared Beaumont beauty benevolence called Cecil character charity Christian conscience conversation cottage D'Arcy D'Arcy's dear dear boy death diffusion dili Divine duty Eliza endeavour eternal evil exhibited father favour fear feelings felt Frederick gentleman give gratify habits happiness heard heart honour hope human idolatry important indulge inflict influence interest Ireland knew labourers lady lence Lord G Malony marriage means ment mind monstrance moral mother motive Mulgrave nature neighbours ness never nexion O'Shane object observed opinions ourselves papa party passions perceived persons philanthropist piety pleasure poor possessed prejudices present pride principles produced promote racter rationally expect reason received regard religion religious replied sacrifice Scripture seemed self-denial selfishness servant society soon Sophia spectful spirit sublime suffer sure talents taste thing thought tion truth vice virtue Whately wish young
Popular passages
Page 81 - Do unto others as ye would that they should do unto you " ? This was the doctrine of Lao-tsze.
Page 140 - Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours, and their works do follow them.
Page 100 - Inasmuch as ye have not done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have not done it unto me...
Page 305 - Christian golden rule, of doing to others, as we would they should do to us, has been urged as an unanswerable argument against holding slaves.
Page 110 - He expressly lays down the golden rule, of doing to others as we would they should do unto us...
Page 150 - Hearken, my dearest brethren ; hath not. God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him ? 6 But you have .dishonoured the poor man.
Page 123 - It is a regulator both of our animal and moral feelings, and, aided by intellect, it serves to point out the limits which they must not pass. It desires to do to others as we would have them to do to us...
Page iii - Soft peace she brings, wherever she arrives ; She builds our quiet, as she forms our lives ; Lays the rough paths of peevish nature even, And opens in each breast a little heaven.
Page 275 - When it becomes the universal rule, ' Do unto others as ye would others should do unto you' all laws will be benevolent, and all subjects obedient.