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Pàgina 101 - the law in writing, and the law that comes by word of mouth' : 'Moses', say they, ' received the law from Sinai ' (this traditional law, I think they mean), ' and delivered it to Joshua, Joshua to the elders, the elders to the prophets, and the prophets to the men of the great synagogue.' And thus, like Fame in Virgil,
Pàgina 13 - at all times in the meaner sort of people, by law prohibited, Bowling. And he barred from this liberty all known recusants who abstained from coming to divine service, being therefore unworthy of any lawful recreation after the service, that would not first come to the church and serve God
Pàgina 318 - If I climb up into Heaven, Thou art there ; if I go down to Hell, Thou art there also.* " Nor is he present only to these real capacities of Earth and
Pàgina 555 - 1737, after having been in London, my mother asked me whether I was one of those who gave the wall, or those who took it. Now, it is fixed that every man keeps to the right ; or if one is taking the wall, another yields it, and it is never a
Pàgina 100 - the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit; that which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting cannot be numbered."—
Pàgina 259 - gratissimus error : a most incomparable delight it is, so to melancholize, and build castles in the air, to go smiling to themselves, acting an infinite variety of parts, which they suppose, and strongly-imagine they represent, or that they see acted or done : Blanda: quidem ab initia, saith
Pàgina 13 - as the same be had in due and convenient time, without impediment or neglect of divine service. And that women should have leave to carry rushes to the church for the decoring of it, according to their old custom. But withall he prohibited all unlawful games to be used upon Sundays only, as Bear and Bull-baitings, Interludes,
Pàgina 259 - off winding and unwinding themselves, as so many clocks, and still pleasing their humours ; until at last the scene is turned upon a sudden, by some bad object, and they being now habituated to such vain meditations and solitary places, can endure no company, can ruminate of nothing but harsh and distasteful subjects. Fear, sorrow, suspicion,
Pàgina 13 - thereof sets up tippling and filthy drunkenness, and breeds a number of idle and discontented speeches in their Alehouses. For when shall the common people have leave to exercise, if not upon the Sundays and holydays, seeing they must apply their labour, and win their living,
Pàgina 393 - the heart of the man who can read the following lines without indignation :— ' And till eternity, with power sublime, Shall mark the mortal hour of hoary time, Shakspeare and Garrick, like twin stars, shall shine, And earth irradiate with a beam divine.' "

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