Miscellanies in Prose and VerseS. Fairbrother, 1721 - 279 pages |
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Page 101
... less employed and hired to bawl one Day in Seven against the Lawfulness of thofe Methods moft in ufe towards the Purfuit of Greatness , Riches , and Pleafure , which are the conftant Practice of all Men alive on the other Six . But this ...
... less employed and hired to bawl one Day in Seven against the Lawfulness of thofe Methods moft in ufe towards the Purfuit of Greatness , Riches , and Pleafure , which are the conftant Practice of all Men alive on the other Six . But this ...
Page 153
... less than an ipfe dixit , and you muft pin your Faith on their Sleeve . And tho ' Diogenes lived in a Tub , there might be , for ought I know , as much Pride under his Rags , as in the fine fpun Garment of the Divine Pla- to . It is ...
... less than an ipfe dixit , and you muft pin your Faith on their Sleeve . And tho ' Diogenes lived in a Tub , there might be , for ought I know , as much Pride under his Rags , as in the fine fpun Garment of the Divine Pla- to . It is ...
Page 156
... less than a hundred Years they would be all dead . Anacreon was choak'd with a Grape - ftone , and violent Joy kills as well as violent Grief . There is nothing in this World conftant , but Inconftancy ; yet Plate thought , that if ...
... less than a hundred Years they would be all dead . Anacreon was choak'd with a Grape - ftone , and violent Joy kills as well as violent Grief . There is nothing in this World conftant , but Inconftancy ; yet Plate thought , that if ...
Page 248
... in fuch a Cafe , your Sermons would be much less valuable than they are , for want of Time to improve and correct them . I would therefore gladly come to a Compremise with you in this Mat- ter . ter . I knew a Clergy - man of fome ( 248 ) )
... in fuch a Cafe , your Sermons would be much less valuable than they are , for want of Time to improve and correct them . I would therefore gladly come to a Compremise with you in this Mat- ter . ter . I knew a Clergy - man of fome ( 248 ) )
Page 251
... less the wifeft Philofophers did acknowledge or worship any more than one Almighty Power under feveral Denominations , to whom they allowed all thofe Attributes we afcribe to the Divinity : And as I take it , human Comprehenfion ...
... less the wifeft Philofophers did acknowledge or worship any more than one Almighty Power under feveral Denominations , to whom they allowed all thofe Attributes we afcribe to the Divinity : And as I take it , human Comprehenfion ...
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Page 240 - When a Man's Thoughts are clear, the properest Words will generally offer themselves first; and his own Judgment will direct him in what Order to place them, so as they may be best understood.
Page 92 - Great wits love to be free with the highest objects, and if they cannot be allowed a God to revile or renounce, they will speak evil of dignities, abuse the Government, and reflect upon the Ministry...
Page 243 - As I take it, the two principal branches of preaching are, first, to tell the people what is their duty, and then to convince them that it is so.
Page 105 - To conclude : whatever some may think of the great advantages to trade by this favourite scheme, I do very much apprehend, that in six months...
Page 104 - ... for of what use is freedom of thought if it will not produce freedom of action ? which is the sole end, how remote soever in appearance, of all objections against Christianity...
Page 223 - Now from all Parts the swelling Kennels flow, And bear their Trophies with them as they go: Filth of all Hues and Odours seem to tell What Street they sail'd from, by their Sight and Smell.
Page 99 - ... for the vulgar. Not that I am in the least of opinion with those who hold religion' to have been the invention of politicians, to keep the lower part of the world in awe by the fear of invisible powers; unless mankind were then very different to what it is now: For I look upon the...
Page 206 - Found his head fill'd with many a system ; But classic authors — he ne'er...
Page 223 - Triumphant tories, and desponding whigs, Forget their feuds, and join to save their wigs. Box'd in a chair, the beau impatient sits, While spouts run clattering o'er the roof by fits, And ever and anon with frightful din The leather sounds ; he trembles from within.
Page 42 - I should think that the saying, Vox populi vox Dei, ought to be understood of the universal bent and current of a People, not of the bare majority of a few representatives ; which is often procured by little arts, and great industry and application ; wherein those, who engage in the pursuits of malice and revenge, are much more sedulous than such as would prevent them.