The works of Laurence Sterne, with a life of the author, written by himself1803 |
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... best lectures that have been read upon the vanity of the world , fo feldom top a man in the purfuit of the object of his defire , or give him half the conviction , that the poffeffion of it will , and what the experience of his own life ...
... best lectures that have been read upon the vanity of the world , fo feldom top a man in the purfuit of the object of his defire , or give him half the conviction , that the poffeffion of it will , and what the experience of his own life ...
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... Best of Beings fend us into the world for this end - to go weeping through it , - to vex and shorten a life short and vexatious enough already ? Do you think , my good preacher , that he who is infinitely happy , can envy us our ...
... Best of Beings fend us into the world for this end - to go weeping through it , - to vex and shorten a life short and vexatious enough already ? Do you think , my good preacher , that he who is infinitely happy , can envy us our ...
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... best for levity and indifcretion perhaps for folly - it may be for more impure guests , which poffibly in fo general a riot of the mind and fenfes , may take occafion to enter unsuspected at the fame time . In a scene and difpofition ...
... best for levity and indifcretion perhaps for folly - it may be for more impure guests , which poffibly in fo general a riot of the mind and fenfes , may take occafion to enter unsuspected at the fame time . In a scene and difpofition ...
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... best he can hope is to re- turn fafe with what treasure he carried out- -but where , probably , he may be fo unfortunate as to lofe it all be loft himself , and undone for ever . Thus much for the house of feasting ; which , by the way ...
... best he can hope is to re- turn fafe with what treasure he carried out- -but where , probably , he may be fo unfortunate as to lofe it all be loft himself , and undone for ever . Thus much for the house of feasting ; which , by the way ...
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... best difpofed are fometimes overtaken , and led on beyond the point where otherwise they would have wifhed to ftop - No ! -on the contrary , it had all the aggravation of a deliberate act of insen- fibility proceeding from a bad heart ...
... best difpofed are fometimes overtaken , and led on beyond the point where otherwise they would have wifhed to ftop - No ! -on the contrary , it had all the aggravation of a deliberate act of insen- fibility proceeding from a bad heart ...
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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.