The Sermons of Mr. Yorick ...J. Dodsley, 1775 |
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... tells the enquirer that the object he is in fearch of inhabits there ; -that happiness lives only in company with the great , in the midst of much pomp and outward state . That he will eafily find her out by the coat of many colours fhe ...
... tells the enquirer that the object he is in fearch of inhabits there ; -that happiness lives only in company with the great , in the midst of much pomp and outward state . That he will eafily find her out by the coat of many colours fhe ...
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... tells him ' tis in vain to fearch elsewhere for it , than where nature her- felf has placed it in the indulgence and gratification of the appetites , which are given us for that end : and in a word -if he will not take his opinion in ...
... tells him ' tis in vain to fearch elsewhere for it , than where nature her- felf has placed it in the indulgence and gratification of the appetites , which are given us for that end : and in a word -if he will not take his opinion in ...
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... philofopher meets him bustling in the full career of this purfuit - ftops him - tells him , if he is in fearch of happinefs , he is far gone out of his way . That That this deity has long been banished from noife and SERMON I 9.
... philofopher meets him bustling in the full career of this purfuit - ftops him - tells him , if he is in fearch of happinefs , he is far gone out of his way . That That this deity has long been banished from noife and SERMON I 9.
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... tell you , that the gayer pleasures of youth , are only fit for those who know not how to dispose of themselves and time to better advantage . That however fair and promifing they might appear to a man unpractifed in them— they were no ...
... tell you , that the gayer pleasures of youth , are only fit for those who know not how to dispose of themselves and time to better advantage . That however fair and promifing they might appear to a man unpractifed in them— they were no ...
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... tell you there could be no true fatisfaction where a life runs on in fo giddy a circle , out of which a wise manfhould extricate himself as foon as he can , that he may begin to look forwards . -That it becomes a man of character and ...
... tell you there could be no true fatisfaction where a life runs on in fo giddy a circle , out of which a wise manfhould extricate himself as foon as he can , that he may begin to look forwards . -That it becomes a man of character and ...
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againſt almoſt anſwer becauſe befides behold beſt bleffed cafe cauſe character charity compaffion confequence confideration Dean of York defign defire difpofition diftrefs eafily Elijah fafely faid fame favour fcripture feafting fearch fecret feems felf fenfe fhall fhew fhould fion firft firſt fome fometimes forrow foul fpirit ftand ftill fubject fuch fuffer fuppofe furely greateſt happineſs heart himſelf houfe houſe of mourning human impreffions inftance intereft itſelf juftice juſt kindneſs laft laſt LAURENCE STERNE lefs live look Lord man's mind moft moſt muſt nature neceffary neceffity obferve occafion ourſelves paffed paffions pharifee pity pleaſure poffibly portunity Prebendary prefent prophet publican purfuit purpoſe racter reafon reft religion reſt Sarepta SAVIOUR ſay ſcene ſeems ſelfiſh SERMON ſhall ſhe ſtill ſtory ſuch thee thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thoſe thou thouſand tion truft unto virtue whofe widow worfe worſe Zarephath
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Page 19 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 92 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : 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 meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 27 - 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.
Page 107 - Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart ; prove me, and examine my thoughts. Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me ; and lead me in the way everlasting.
Page 116 - And Elijah said unto her, fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son.
Page 92 - 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 37 - ... when music likewise hath lent her aid, and tried her power upon the passions, — when the voice of singing men and the voice of singing women with the sound of the viol and the lute have broke in upon his soul, and in some tender notes have touched the secret springs of rapture...
Page 156 - ... upon his breaft, faying' GOD be merciful to me a finner. I tell you, adds our SAVIOUR, this man went down to his houfe juftified rather than the other.
Page 5 - Ambition takes him by the hand and carries him into the world, shows him all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them, — points out the many ways of advancing his fortune and...
Page 123 - LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.