The Works of Laurence Sterne ...: With a Life of the Author, Written by Himself ...J. Turnbull, 1803 |
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... best lectures that have been read upon the vanity of the world , fo feldom ftop 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 ...
... best lectures that have been read upon the vanity of the world , fo feldom ftop 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 ...
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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 lose it all - be loft himself , and undone for ever . Thus much for the houfe of feafting ; which , by the ...
... 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 lose it all - be loft himself , and undone for ever . Thus much for the houfe of feafting ; which , by the ...
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... best and kindeft motives for the worst and most un- juftifiable parts of his conduct ! We e are still worse cafuifts , and the deceit is pro- portionably ftronger with a man , when he is going to judge of himself that deareft of all ...
... best and kindeft motives for the worst and most un- juftifiable parts of his conduct ! We e are still worse cafuifts , and the deceit is pro- portionably ftronger with a man , when he is going to judge of himself that deareft of all ...
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... best have affifted her in this virtuous ftruggle , the prefent neceffity of the times at length overcame her and she was just fal- ling down an easy prey to it , when Elijah came to the place where she was . And he called unto her , and ...
... best have affifted her in this virtuous ftruggle , the prefent neceffity of the times at length overcame her and she was just fal- ling down an easy prey to it , when Elijah came to the place where she was . And he called unto her , and ...
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... best things which wits have faid of pleasure , have expreffed what he has felt , when , by a seasonable kindness , he has made the heart of the widow fing for joy . Mark then the expreffions of unutterable pleasure and harmony in his ...
... best things which wits have faid of pleasure , have expreffed what he has felt , when , by a seasonable kindness , he has made the heart of the widow fing for joy . Mark then the expreffions of unutterable pleasure and harmony in his ...
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Page 29 - 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 18 - But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was ; and when he saw him he had compassion on him...
Page 239 - He made him ride on the high places of the earth, That he might eat the increase of the fields; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock...
Page 122 - 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 1 - 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 91 - In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Page 29 - 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 103 - Man that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one.
Page xiii - 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 ix - 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...