The Christian Father's Present to His Children, Volumen2Jonathan Leavitt, 1827 |
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... as Britons , it would be to your deep disgrace to be ignorant of the details of your own country . In this depart- ment you ought not to be satisfied with mere facts , and names , and dates , but should 6 THE CHRISTIAN FATHER'S.
... as Britons , it would be to your deep disgrace to be ignorant of the details of your own country . In this depart- ment you ought not to be satisfied with mere facts , and names , and dates , but should 6 THE CHRISTIAN FATHER'S.
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... ment for the proper end of an amusement is to recreate without fatiguing or impairing the strength and spirits It should invigorate , not exhaust the bodily and mental powers ; should spread an agreeable serenity over the mind , and be ...
... ment for the proper end of an amusement is to recreate without fatiguing or impairing the strength and spirits It should invigorate , not exhaust the bodily and mental powers ; should spread an agreeable serenity over the mind , and be ...
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... ment thereof , and for the suppressing of thea- trical entertainments , horse - racing , gaming , and such other diversions as are productive of idle- ness , dissipation , and a general depravity of principles and manners . " Now must ...
... ment thereof , and for the suppressing of thea- trical entertainments , horse - racing , gaming , and such other diversions as are productive of idle- ness , dissipation , and a general depravity of principles and manners . " Now must ...
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... ment has in the formation of their character . And here I may assert , that the sentiments of mankind have generally consigned this wretch- ed class of beings to infamy . The story of the unfortunate Laberius exhibits , in a strong ...
... ment has in the formation of their character . And here I may assert , that the sentiments of mankind have generally consigned this wretch- ed class of beings to infamy . The story of the unfortunate Laberius exhibits , in a strong ...
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... - certain distance , seem to be created by the player , rather than to proceed from the instru- ment . If you had listened to it in one of those brief sabbaths of the soul , when the activity and 76 THE CHRISTIAN FATHER'S.
... - certain distance , seem to be created by the player , rather than to proceed from the instru- ment . If you had listened to it in one of those brief sabbaths of the soul , when the activity and 76 THE CHRISTIAN FATHER'S.
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Página 51 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me; because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Página 24 - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more. My friends, do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see.
Página 68 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Página 117 - O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord...
Página 69 - Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised.
Página 153 - And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Página 67 - She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships : she bringeth her food from afar.
Página 126 - Whosoever, therefore, shall confess me before men, him will I confess before my Father which is in heaven ; but whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Página 44 - Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Página 153 - And further, by these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.