An Essay on BashfulnessR. Armstrong, 1815 - 96 pagini |
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Pagina 17
... , that he was ashamed among his equals not to be guilty of sins in which they gloried , and even feigned to be worse than he was , to avoid their sneer . The с 66 bashful young sinner thus entangled , finds it difficult 17.
... , that he was ashamed among his equals not to be guilty of sins in which they gloried , and even feigned to be worse than he was , to avoid their sneer . The с 66 bashful young sinner thus entangled , finds it difficult 17.
Pagina 21
... avoid one who would have me bear false- " witness . " - " Has he the effrontery to be im " pious , and are you ashamed to be just ? " If one who stands upon his quality and reputa tion proposes any thing dishonourable , we must tell him ...
... avoid one who would have me bear false- " witness . " - " Has he the effrontery to be im " pious , and are you ashamed to be just ? " If one who stands upon his quality and reputa tion proposes any thing dishonourable , we must tell him ...
Pagina 31
... Avoid needless singularity . " When chil- " dren come to you , ( says Epictetus ) , clap- ping their hands , saying to - morrow is the good feast of Saturn , clap your hands with " them : when you are unable to convince any one ...
... Avoid needless singularity . " When chil- " dren come to you , ( says Epictetus ) , clap- ping their hands , saying to - morrow is the good feast of Saturn , clap your hands with " them : when you are unable to convince any one ...
Pagina 48
... avoid disputes and party - spirit , and whatever would mar tran- quillity . The prophetic character of Messiah is a favourite text : " He shall not strive nor 66 cry , neither shall any man hear his voice in " the street . " Moving ...
... avoid disputes and party - spirit , and whatever would mar tran- quillity . The prophetic character of Messiah is a favourite text : " He shall not strive nor 66 cry , neither shall any man hear his voice in " the street . " Moving ...
Pagina 53
... avoids them in his part- ing steps . Be not over anxious about gain or loss . The temper with which losses are born is a test of character . Attention indeed is due to money , as an instrument of justice and mercy , and if needs be ...
... avoids them in his part- ing steps . Be not over anxious about gain or loss . The temper with which losses are born is a test of character . Attention indeed is due to money , as an instrument of justice and mercy , and if needs be ...
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Pagina 78 - So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; and should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
Pagina 44 - Who bidd'st me honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou art she.
Pagina 64 - For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men. I should not be the servant of Christ.
Pagina 49 - Men of retirement and speculation, who are apt to sit brooding at home over either grief or resentment, though they may often have more humanity, more generosity, and a nicer sense of honour, yet seldom possess that equality of temper which is so common among men of the world.
Pagina 48 - He shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets ; a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench ; till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Pagina 59 - And after this, Joseph of Arimathea (being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews (besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave.
Pagina 37 - And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide...
Pagina 59 - And there came also Nicodemus, (which at the first came to Jesus by night,) and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
Pagina 71 - A woman, till five-and-thirty, is only looked upon as a raw girl, and can possibly make no noise in the world till about forty. I don't know what your ladyship may think of this matter; but 'tis a considerable comfort to me, to know there is upon earth such a paradise for old women ; and I am content to be insignificant at present, in the design of returning when I am fit to appear nowhere else.
Pagina 33 - HAIL, awful scenes, that calm the troubled breast, And woo the weary to profound repose ! Can passion's wildest uproar lay to rest, And whisper comfort to the man of woes ! Here Innocence may wander, safe from foes, And Contemplation soar on seraph wings. O Solitude ! the man who thee foregoes, When lucre lures him, or ambition stings, Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs.