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... shew " that these evils , which unavoidably become proba- " ble the moment our world and its first inhabitants 66 were produced , are apparently over - ruled by the " Wise Creator , and that from these he is perpetu- " ally educing good ...
... shew " that these evils , which unavoidably become proba- " ble the moment our world and its first inhabitants 66 were produced , are apparently over - ruled by the " Wise Creator , and that from these he is perpetu- " ally educing good ...
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... shew- ing a bad halfpenny , and declaring that he is ready to perish with hunger , having tried it in vain at twenty- three places to buy a bit of bread . Farthings , we are told , were formerly called in by the beggars , as they ...
... shew- ing a bad halfpenny , and declaring that he is ready to perish with hunger , having tried it in vain at twenty- three places to buy a bit of bread . Farthings , we are told , were formerly called in by the beggars , as they ...
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... shew that we were esteem- ed fit to be entrusted with affairs of great concern and privacy , we notably give in our detail of them . There is , besides , a very general inclination amongst us to hear a secret , to whomsoever it relates ...
... shew that we were esteem- ed fit to be entrusted with affairs of great concern and privacy , we notably give in our detail of them . There is , besides , a very general inclination amongst us to hear a secret , to whomsoever it relates ...
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... shew the ingenuity of their contrivers . A voyage to the moon , however romantic and absurd the scheme may now appear , since the properties of air have been better understood , seemed highly probable to many of the aspiring wits in the ...
... shew the ingenuity of their contrivers . A voyage to the moon , however romantic and absurd the scheme may now appear , since the properties of air have been better understood , seemed highly probable to many of the aspiring wits in the ...
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... shew of learning and abilities of which I am complaining . And since these alluring authors are become not only so fashionable an amusement of ६ . those who call themselves the polite world , but also 76 THE ADVENTURER .
... shew of learning and abilities of which I am complaining . And since these alluring authors are become not only so fashionable an amusement of ६ . those who call themselves the polite world , but also 76 THE ADVENTURER .
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Page 160 - Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!
Page 86 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 87 - And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him for they saw that his grief was very great.
Page 123 - Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Page 86 - Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? or whither shall I go then from thy presence ? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.
Page 121 - When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a compass upon the face of the depth; when he established the clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep; when he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment ; when he appointed the foundations of the earth : then I was by him, as one brought up with him; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of...
Page 123 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 122 - O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Page 159 - Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, ' Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape.
Page 86 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, And are counted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.