Addresses to Young Men, Volum 2T. Cadell, 1777 |
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Pàgina 42
... are obferved , Where , it has been frequently afked , is the evil of a gay life ? I will answer the question , by asking another Is there no evil remember , Sir , I : talk to a being who calls himself rational , and 42 ADDRESS X.
... are obferved , Where , it has been frequently afked , is the evil of a gay life ? I will answer the question , by asking another Is there no evil remember , Sir , I : talk to a being who calls himself rational , and 42 ADDRESS X.
Pàgina 43
James Fordyce. talk to a being who calls himself rational , and believes himself immortal - is there no evil in fuch habits of liftleffnefs and levity as indifpofe the foul for recollection , for devotion , for felf - converse , for ...
James Fordyce. talk to a being who calls himself rational , and believes himself immortal - is there no evil in fuch habits of liftleffnefs and levity as indifpofe the foul for recollection , for devotion , for felf - converse , for ...
Pàgina 53
... it is poffible for a companion to recom- mend himself , be able in your better judgement , and at a cooler hour , to com- penfate the want of those moral qualifi cations , that clear integrity , that genuine worth , E 3 . ADDRESS XI . 53.
... it is poffible for a companion to recom- mend himself , be able in your better judgement , and at a cooler hour , to com- penfate the want of those moral qualifi cations , that clear integrity , that genuine worth , E 3 . ADDRESS XI . 53.
Pàgina 58
... conduct , and , on feparating , fay each to himself concerning his partner " He is a Knave " -Go , ye unworthy men , and be proud of fuch a Friendship , if you can ? Even in the common intercourse of so- ciety , a 58 ADDRESS XI.
... conduct , and , on feparating , fay each to himself concerning his partner " He is a Knave " -Go , ye unworthy men , and be proud of fuch a Friendship , if you can ? Even in the common intercourse of so- ciety , a 58 ADDRESS XI.
Pàgina 59
... himself a cheat , or a diffembler , they must be insensible , or infatuated , with a witnefs , who can ever think of making him a friend . Prudence fays , you should not truft a drunkard with your fecret , nor a game- fter with your ...
... himself a cheat , or a diffembler , they must be insensible , or infatuated , with a witnefs , who can ever think of making him a friend . Prudence fays , you should not truft a drunkard with your fecret , nor a game- fter with your ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Frases i termes més freqüents
affection againſt almoſt amongſt aſk becauſe beft beſt cafe cauſe character chriftian circumftances confcience confequence confidence confiderations converfation deferve defire effeminacy eſpecially eſteem faid fame faſhion feemed feldom felves fenfible fentiment fhall fhould fince fincere firſt fituation fober fociety fome fometimes fons foul Friend Friendſhip ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofe fure greateſt happineſs heart higheſt himſelf honour Humility inſpired inſtead intereft juſt laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs leſs manly mind moft moſt muft muſt nature nefs never obferved occafion paffions perfons piety pleaſed pleaſure poffeffed poffible praiſe preſent Pride principles purpoſe queſtion racter reaſon reflect reft religion reſpect ſay ſcenes ſee ſeem ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhould ſhow ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſtudy ſuch temper thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion truth underſtanding univerfal uſeful utmoſt vanity vice virtue virtuous whilft whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh young yourſelves youth
Passatges populars
Pàgina 43 - Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Pàgina 128 - For what is our hope, our joy, our crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy.
Pàgina 260 - Celibacy, fasting, penance, mortification, self-denial, humility, silence, solitude, and the whole train of monkish virtues ; for what reason are they everywhere rejected by men of sense, but because they serve to no manner of purpose ; neither advance a man's fortune in the world, nor render him a more valuable member of society ; neither qualify him for the entertainment of company, nor increase his power of self-enjoyment...
Pàgina 196 - WOLFE, who, surmounting by ability and valor, all obstacles of art and nature, was slain in the moment of victory, at the head of his conquering troops, in the arduous and...
Pàgina 73 - And the multitude of *' them that believed were of one heart and of *' one foul ; neither faid any of them that aught " of the things which he pofTeffed was his " own; but they had all things in common.
Pàgina 210 - He that is flow to anger, is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his fpirit, than he that taketh a city.
Pàgina 290 - Modefty has a natural tendency to conceal a man's talents, as Impudence difplays them to the utmoft, and has been the only caufe why many. have rifen in the world, under all the difadvantages of low birth and little merit. Such indolence and incapacity is there in the generality of mankind, that they are apt to receive a man for whatever he has a mind to put himfelf off for, and admit his overbearing airs as proofs of that merit which he aflumes to himfelf.
Pàgina 38 - For they fleep not .except they have .done mifchief ; and their fleep is taken away unlefs they caufe fome to fall ; for they eat the bread of wickednefs, aad drink.
Pàgina 216 - It should mingle with our daily life as "a spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Pàgina 289 - But I have ufed none of thefe things : neither have I written thefe things that it fhould be fo done unto me : for it were better for me to die, than that any man fhould make my glorying void.