The British Palladium: Or, Annual Miscellany of Literature and Science for the Year ..., Volume 15

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D. Steel., 1772
 

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Page 24 - A faithful friend is the medicine of life ; and they that fear the Lord shall find him. Whoso feareth the Lord shall direct his friendship aright; for as he is, so shall his neighbour (that is, his friend) be also.
Page 24 - Whoso discovereth secrets, loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind. Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him; but if thou bewrayest his secrets, follow no more after him: for as a man- hath destroyed his enemy, so hast thou lost the love of thy friend; as one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy...
Page 24 - Though thou draweft a fword at thy friend, yet defpair not, for there may be a returning to favour. If thou...
Page 14 - One of these was the seizing of the duke of Ormond with an intent to hang him at Tyburn ; from which fate his grace was delivered by his servants.
Page 24 - If thou wouldeft get a friend, prove him firft, and be not hafty to credit him. 8 For fome man is a friend for his own occafion, and will not abide in the day of thy trouble.
Page 15 - April 25, 1599 — chosen member of parliament for Huntingdon, 1628 — made a colonel, 1643 — went over to Ireland with his army, July, 1649 — returned, May, 1650 — made protector for life, Dec. 12, 1653 — was near being killed by falling from a coach-box, Oct.
Page 24 - ... not get him again. Follow after him no more, for he is too far off ; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare. As for a wound, it may be bound up, and after reviling there may be reconciliation ; but he that bewrayeth secrets, is without hope.
Page 24 - ... own occasion, and will not abide, in the day of trouble.' And there is a friend, who being turned to enmity and strife, will discover thy reproach.
Page 24 - ... cases as are here mentioned, but also in matters which concern ordinary life. If a lawyer were to be esteemed only as he uses his parts in contending for justice, and were immediately despicable when he appeared in a cause which he could not but know was an unjust one, how honourable would his character be ? And how honourable is it in such among us, who follow the profession no otherwise, than as labouring to protect the...
Page 18 - The ready observator; or an infallible method for determining the latitude at Sea: by altitudes of the sun, at any time of the day, either fore-noon or after-noon, indépendant of a meridional observation . . . with a compleat and correct sett of all the necessary tables.

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