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... stands on such slippery declining ground on the edge of a pit that he cannot stand alone , when he is let go he immediately falls and is lost . this . The observation from the words that I would now insist upon is There is nothing that ...
... stands on such slippery declining ground on the edge of a pit that he cannot stand alone , when he is let go he immediately falls and is lost . this . The observation from the words that I would now insist upon is There is nothing that ...
Page 397
... stand before Kings , he shall not stand before mean Men . " I from thence consider'd Industry as a Means of obtaining Wealth and Distinction , which encourag'd me , tho ' I did not think that I should ever literally stand before Kings ...
... stand before Kings , he shall not stand before mean Men . " I from thence consider'd Industry as a Means of obtaining Wealth and Distinction , which encourag'd me , tho ' I did not think that I should ever literally stand before Kings ...
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... stand . " Notwithstand- ing his special acuteness and ability , he is unable to take a fact out of its merely ... stand , wisely stand , by the Bible and the Con- stitution , and drink at it there with reverence and humility ; but they ...
... stand . " Notwithstand- ing his special acuteness and ability , he is unable to take a fact out of its merely ... stand , wisely stand , by the Bible and the Con- stitution , and drink at it there with reverence and humility ; but they ...
Contents
Four Early Travelers and Observers | 1 |
George Alsop 1638post 1666 | 27 |
Of the Situation and Plenty | 34 |
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