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... fact that it is old , and has employed the tongues and pens of men inspired and uninspired to oppose it , assure you that it is not a temptation to be despised , that it is an evil against which you may need all the guardianship of the ...
... fact that it is old , and has employed the tongues and pens of men inspired and uninspired to oppose it , assure you that it is not a temptation to be despised , that it is an evil against which you may need all the guardianship of the ...
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... fact full in view , that in this land so transcen- dant in all the elements of liberty , of plenty , of power , and religious faith , half a million of beings , bearing the impress of immortality , transformed , debased , brutalized ...
... fact full in view , that in this land so transcen- dant in all the elements of liberty , of plenty , of power , and religious faith , half a million of beings , bearing the impress of immortality , transformed , debased , brutalized ...
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... facts , as incontestable as the known facts opened by science upon the world , in any other department of human knowledge . In the same way and on the same ground that we receive our knowledge of nitric acid and opium do we arrive at ...
... facts , as incontestable as the known facts opened by science upon the world , in any other department of human knowledge . In the same way and on the same ground that we receive our knowledge of nitric acid and opium do we arrive at ...
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... fact , however , that a very small quantity of arsenic may be taken daily , for years , with- out producing any sensible effect , does not prove that it is not of the nature of arsenic to poison . It simply proves either that its power ...
... fact , however , that a very small quantity of arsenic may be taken daily , for years , with- out producing any sensible effect , does not prove that it is not of the nature of arsenic to poison . It simply proves either that its power ...
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... fact to be noticed in this connection , is , that in alcohol there is not a particle of that which nour- ishes and sustains life . It is as barren of nutriment as the electric flash . When a man is a glutton in eating , he uses to ...
... fact to be noticed in this connection , is , that in alcohol there is not a particle of that which nour- ishes and sustains life . It is as barren of nutriment as the electric flash . When a man is a glutton in eating , he uses to ...
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Page 124 - But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
Page 49 - Could the youth to whom the flavour of his first wine is delicious as the opening scenes of life, or the entering upon some newly discovered paradise, look into my desolation, and be made to understand what a dreary thing it is when a man shall feel himself going down a precipice with open eyes and a passive will...
Page 169 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 297 - He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Page 42 - Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright: at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Page 262 - And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Page 40 - Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions ? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Page 297 - If, therefore, ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches ? And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
Page 123 - Mortals, that would follow me, Love virtue; she alone is free. She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime; Or, if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her.
Page 224 - With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy...