The works of Laurence Sterne, with a life of the author, written by himself1803 |
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... against an evil hour that it is not the prostitution of wealth upon the paffions , or the parting with it at all , that conftitutes happiness - but that it is the keeping it to- gether , and the HAVING and HOLDING it fast to him and his ...
... against an evil hour that it is not the prostitution of wealth upon the paffions , or the parting with it at all , that conftitutes happiness - but that it is the keeping it to- gether , and the HAVING and HOLDING it fast to him and his ...
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... against them , that pleasure should easily corrupt or foften them ; -that it would be hard to suppose , of the great multitudes which daily throng and press into this house of feasting , but that num- bers come out of it again , with ...
... against them , that pleasure should easily corrupt or foften them ; -that it would be hard to suppose , of the great multitudes which daily throng and press into this house of feasting , but that num- bers come out of it again , with ...
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... against it , not only as reafon requires , —but in reve- rence to this feafon * , wherein our church exacts a more particular forbearance and felf - denial in this point , and thereby adds to the restraints upon plea- fure and ...
... against it , not only as reafon requires , —but in reve- rence to this feafon * , wherein our church exacts a more particular forbearance and felf - denial in this point , and thereby adds to the restraints upon plea- fure and ...
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... against them is now piteously borne down at the laft - overwhelmed with a cruel blow which no fore- caft or frugality could have prevented.O GOD ! look upon his afflictions - Behold him diftracted with many forrows , furrounded with the ...
... against them is now piteously borne down at the laft - overwhelmed with a cruel blow which no fore- caft or frugality could have prevented.O GOD ! look upon his afflictions - Behold him diftracted with many forrows , furrounded with the ...
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... against the inroads which pity might attempt to make upon the occafion . But it is painful to dwell long upon this difagreeable part of the story ; I therefore hasten to the concluding incident of it , which is fo amiable , that one ...
... against the inroads which pity might attempt to make upon the occafion . But it is painful to dwell long upon this difagreeable part of the story ; I therefore hasten to the concluding incident of it , which is fo amiable , that one ...
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Page 77 - Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things...
Page 71 - The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Page 37 - And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Page 26 - But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was ; and when he saw him he had compassion on him...
Page 203 - Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power : help us, O LORD our God ; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God ; let not 'man prevail against thee.
Page 37 - 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...
Page 138 - The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 223 - BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning ; grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Page 128 - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Page 9 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.