The Works of Laurence Sterne: With a Life of the Author, Volume 3Bickers & son, 1873 |
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... Behaviour towards Paul , examined 204 · He hoped also , that money should have been given him of Paul , that he might loose him . - Acts xxiv . 26 . Sermon XX . - The Prodigal Son 217 And not many days after the younger son gathered all ...
... Behaviour towards Paul , examined 204 · He hoped also , that money should have been given him of Paul , that he might loose him . - Acts xxiv . 26 . Sermon XX . - The Prodigal Son 217 And not many days after the younger son gathered all ...
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... behaviour of a Priest and a Levite , whom in this account he represents as coming to the place where the unhappy man was ; -both pass- ing by without either stretching forth a hand to assist , or uttering a word to comfort him in his ...
... behaviour of a Priest and a Levite , whom in this account he represents as coming to the place where the unhappy man was ; -both pass- ing by without either stretching forth a hand to assist , or uttering a word to comfort him in his ...
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... behaviour . And because it is a pleasure to look into a good mind , and trace out , as far as one is able , what passes within it on such occasions , I shall beg leave for a moment to state an account of what was likely to pass in his ...
... behaviour . And because it is a pleasure to look into a good mind , and trace out , as far as one is able , what passes within it on such occasions , I shall beg leave for a moment to state an account of what was likely to pass in his ...
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... behaviour , which is represented by our Saviour operating like the warm zeal of a brother , mixed with the affectionate discretion and care of a parent , who was not satisfied with taking him under his protection , and supplying his ...
... behaviour , which is represented by our Saviour operating like the warm zeal of a brother , mixed with the affectionate discretion and care of a parent , who was not satisfied with taking him under his protection , and supplying his ...
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... behaviour and different degrees of merit in the two men , the Pharisee and the Publican , whom he represents , in the foregoing parable , as going up into the temple to pray . In what manner they dis- charged this great and solemn duty ...
... behaviour and different degrees of merit in the two men , the Pharisee and the Publican , whom he represents , in the foregoing parable , as going up into the temple to pray . In what manner they dis- charged this great and solemn duty ...
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Page 200 - They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look : for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
Page 93 - But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones.
Page 222 - But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat and be merry: for this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found.
Page vi - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Page viii - And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
Page 10 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 261 - AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
Page 41 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 261 - When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room ; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him ; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
Page 52 - And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.