The Works of Laurence Sterne: With a Life of the Author, Volume 4William Durell, 1813 |
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... direct him to the discovery of this great end of all his wishes ? He is told by one , to search for it among the more gay and useful pleasures of life , in scenes of mirth and sprightliness , where happiness ever presides , and is ever ...
... direct him to the discovery of this great end of all his wishes ? He is told by one , to search for it among the more gay and useful pleasures of life , in scenes of mirth and sprightliness , where happiness ever presides , and is ever ...
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... wisdom , in this benighted search after happiness , to direct us safely to it ! O God ! let us not wander forever without a guide , in this VOL . IV . B dark region , in endless pursuit of our mistaken good SERMON I. 13.
... wisdom , in this benighted search after happiness , to direct us safely to it ! O God ! let us not wander forever without a guide , in this VOL . IV . B dark region , in endless pursuit of our mistaken good SERMON I. 13.
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... direct our lives in the true pursuit of it . Let us enquire into the disappointments of human happiness , on some of the most received plans on which ' tis generally sought for and expected by the bulk of mankind . There is hardly any ...
... direct our lives in the true pursuit of it . Let us enquire into the disappointments of human happiness , on some of the most received plans on which ' tis generally sought for and expected by the bulk of mankind . There is hardly any ...
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... direct an- swer , which might afford a handle to malice , or at best serve only to gratify an impertinent humour , - he immediately retorts the question upon the man who asked it , and unavoidably puts him upon the necessity of ...
... direct an- swer , which might afford a handle to malice , or at best serve only to gratify an impertinent humour , - he immediately retorts the question upon the man who asked it , and unavoidably puts him upon the necessity of ...
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... direct appeal to human nature , in an instance he relates of a man falling amongst thieves , left in the great- est distress imaginable , till by chance a Samaritan , an utter stranger , coming where he was , by 34 SERMON III .
... direct appeal to human nature , in an instance he relates of a man falling amongst thieves , left in the great- est distress imaginable , till by chance a Samaritan , an utter stranger , coming where he was , by 34 SERMON III .
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Abishai affliction amongst appear Babylon behold better betwixt blessings brought character charity comfort compassion concubine consider creature Deuteronomy discourse distress doubt Egypt evil father favour fleeth fortune Gehazi give God's hand happiness heart heaven Herod Hezekiah honour house of feasting human imagine instances Israel Jews justice kind LAURENCE STERNE leave Levite live look Lord man's mankind manner ments mercy mind misery misfortunes motives Mount Ephraim mourning nature ness never numbers observe occasion ourselves pain pass passions perpetually pharisee pity pleasure principle prodigal son prophet publican reason reflections religion Roman senate Samaritan Sarepta Saviour scarce seems sense SERMON shew Shimei Shunem sion soever sorrow soul spirits suffered suppose temper tender thee thing thou hast thought tion treach true trust truth turn unto vice virtue whole widow wisdom wise words Zarephath
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Page 219 - They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look : for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
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Page 238 - But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat and be merry: for this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found.
Page 50 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 62 - And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
Page 63 - For thus saith the Lord God of Israel: 'The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.
Page 257 - Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle; and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Page 66 - And it came to pass, after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore that there was no breath left in him.
Page v - And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Page 139 - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.