The Guardian, Volume 1J. Tonson, 1734 - 358 pages |
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Page 39
... never fo duly qualified , that he trives as much as poffible to get above his Size , by Stretching , Cocking , or the like or that he hath ftood on Tiptoe in a Croud , with defign to be taken for as tall a Man as the reft ; or hath ...
... never fo duly qualified , that he trives as much as poffible to get above his Size , by Stretching , Cocking , or the like or that he hath ftood on Tiptoe in a Croud , with defign to be taken for as tall a Man as the reft ; or hath ...
Page 42
... never once Duck'd at the whiz of a Cannon - Ball . Tim . was full as large at fourteen . Years old as he is now . This we are tender of menti- oning , your little Heroes being generally Cholerick . THESE are the Gentlemen that most ...
... never once Duck'd at the whiz of a Cannon - Ball . Tim . was full as large at fourteen . Years old as he is now . This we are tender of menti- oning , your little Heroes being generally Cholerick . THESE are the Gentlemen that most ...
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... never imagine that our Minds live only when * united to Bodies ,. and die when they leave them ; or that they fhall ceafe to think and understand , when difengaged from Bodies , which without them have ' neither Senfe nor Reafon ; on ...
... never imagine that our Minds live only when * united to Bodies ,. and die when they leave them ; or that they fhall ceafe to think and understand , when difengaged from Bodies , which without them have ' neither Senfe nor Reafon ; on ...
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... never let us opprefs others , or defert our felves . In fhort , whether a Man intends a Life of Business or Pleasure , ' tis impoffible to purfue either in an elegant manner , without the help of Good - breeding . I shall conclude with ...
... never let us opprefs others , or defert our felves . In fhort , whether a Man intends a Life of Business or Pleasure , ' tis impoffible to purfue either in an elegant manner , without the help of Good - breeding . I shall conclude with ...
Page 60
... remarkable as the Titles which are bestowed by the Emperor of China . These are never given to ⚫ any Subject , fays Monfieur le Conte , till the Subject is dead . dead . If he has pleafed his Emperor to the 60 No.96 . The GUARDIAN .
... remarkable as the Titles which are bestowed by the Emperor of China . These are never given to ⚫ any Subject , fays Monfieur le Conte , till the Subject is dead . dead . If he has pleafed his Emperor to the 60 No.96 . The GUARDIAN .
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Page 29 - The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, To set them among princes, And to make them inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, And he hath set the world upon them.
Page 326 - Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Page 326 - She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Page 29 - After it a voice roareth: He thundereth with the voice of his excellency; And he will not stay them when his voice is heard. God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
Page 186 - ... an advantage not very common to young men, that the attractions of the world have not dazzled me very much...
Page 28 - Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Page 263 - ... advantages, whether in birth, fortune, or title, which one man enjoys above another, that it...
Page 309 - ... poesie is of so subtle a spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate ; and if a new spirit be not added in the transfusion, there will remain nothing but a caput mortuum...
Page 324 - Abdallah applied himself to those arts which were agreeable to his manner of living, and the situation of the place, insomuch, that in a few years he converted the whole mountain into a kind of garden, and covered every part of it with plantations or spots of flowers. Helim was too good a father to let him want any thing that might conduce to make his retirement pleasant. In...
Page 315 - Charity is therefore a habit of good- will, or benevolence, in the soul, which disposes us to the love, assistance, and relief of mankind, especially of those who stand in need of it. The poor man who has this excellent frame of mind, is no less entitled to the reward of this virtue than the man who founds a college.