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... pleasure and long life ; the barren , children ; the wanton , beauty ; each would be humored in his own desire , though in opposition both to God's will , and his own good . — Bishop Hall . DESIRES AND WANTS . - The stoical scheme of ...
... pleasure and long life ; the barren , children ; the wanton , beauty ; each would be humored in his own desire , though in opposition both to God's will , and his own good . — Bishop Hall . DESIRES AND WANTS . - The stoical scheme of ...
Page 66
... pleasure of it when it arrives , and may possibly never possess what we have so foolishly counted on.- . -Addison . DESPAIR . - Despair is like froward children , who , when you take away one of their playthings , throw the rest into ...
... pleasure of it when it arrives , and may possibly never possess what we have so foolishly counted on.- . -Addison . DESPAIR . - Despair is like froward children , who , when you take away one of their playthings , throw the rest into ...
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... pleasure instead of promoting it . - Saville . DOING WELL . - Rest satisfied with doing well , and leave others to talk of you as they please . - Pythagoras . DOWRY , THE BEST . - The best dowry to advance the mar- riage of your child ...
... pleasure instead of promoting it . - Saville . DOING WELL . - Rest satisfied with doing well , and leave others to talk of you as they please . - Pythagoras . DOWRY , THE BEST . - The best dowry to advance the mar- riage of your child ...
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... pleasure , the third for shame , and the fourth for madness . - Anacharsis . DRINKING . - The maxim , ' in vino veritas — a man who is well warmed with wine , will speak truth , ' may be an argu- ment for drinking , if you suppose men ...
... pleasure , the third for shame , and the fourth for madness . - Anacharsis . DRINKING . - The maxim , ' in vino veritas — a man who is well warmed with wine , will speak truth , ' may be an argu- ment for drinking , if you suppose men ...
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... pleasures of getting intoxicated , but forgets the pains of getting sober . - Colton . DRUNKENNESS , ITS EFFECTS.- -All excess is ill ; but drunk- enness is of the worst sort . It spoils health , dismounts the mind , and unmans men . It ...
... pleasures of getting intoxicated , but forgets the pains of getting sober . - Colton . DRUNKENNESS , ITS EFFECTS.- -All excess is ill ; but drunk- enness is of the worst sort . It spoils health , dismounts the mind , and unmans men . It ...
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