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... blessings which he cannot enjoy himself . DEVOTION . — The most illiterate man who is touched with devotion , and uses frequent exercises of it , contracts a cer- tain greatness of mind , mingled with a noble simplicity , that raises ...
... blessings which he cannot enjoy himself . DEVOTION . — The most illiterate man who is touched with devotion , and uses frequent exercises of it , contracts a cer- tain greatness of mind , mingled with a noble simplicity , that raises ...
Page 93
... blessed thanksgiving song for the blessed sentence of doomsday . Jeremy Taylor . FAITH . Faith is not only a means of obeying , but a prin- cipal act of obedience . It is not only a needful foundation— not only an altar on which to ...
... blessed thanksgiving song for the blessed sentence of doomsday . Jeremy Taylor . FAITH . Faith is not only a means of obeying , but a prin- cipal act of obedience . It is not only a needful foundation— not only an altar on which to ...
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... blessing of God.- Hamilton . HAPPINESS , FALSE .-- False happiness is like false money , it passes for a time as well as the true , and serves some ordi- nary occasions ; but when it is brought to the touch , we find the lightness and ...
... blessing of God.- Hamilton . HAPPINESS , FALSE .-- False happiness is like false money , it passes for a time as well as the true , and serves some ordi- nary occasions ; but when it is brought to the touch , we find the lightness and ...
Page 127
... blessings -- health and money ; money is the most envied , but the least enjoyed : health is the most en- joyed , but the least envied : and this superiority of the latter is still more obvious , when we reflect that the poorest man ...
... blessings -- health and money ; money is the most envied , but the least enjoyed : health is the most en- joyed , but the least envied : and this superiority of the latter is still more obvious , when we reflect that the poorest man ...
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... blessing , that they have really received one . - Burke . LIBERTY . — The only liberty that is valuable , is a liberty connected with order ; that not only exists along with order and virtue ; but which cannot exist at all without them ...
... blessing , that they have really received one . - Burke . LIBERTY . — The only liberty that is valuable , is a liberty connected with order ; that not only exists along with order and virtue ; but which cannot exist at all without them ...
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