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... honour upon a husband ; the attempt is regarded rather as an in- sult than a contest ; it is exulting in a masculine strength , to which she makes no pretensions , and brandishing weapons she is not supposed to have skill to wield . For ...
... honour upon a husband ; the attempt is regarded rather as an in- sult than a contest ; it is exulting in a masculine strength , to which she makes no pretensions , and brandishing weapons she is not supposed to have skill to wield . For ...
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... honour and dominion , to set Mirza his servant over the province of Tauris . In the hand of Mirza , the balance of dis- tribution was suspended with impartiality ; and under his administration the weak were protected , the learn- ed ...
... honour and dominion , to set Mirza his servant over the province of Tauris . In the hand of Mirza , the balance of dis- tribution was suspended with impartiality ; and under his administration the weak were protected , the learn- ed ...
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... honours " which I so lately wished to resign . " The king , who had listened to Mirza with a mixture of surprize and ... honoured with dominion , be everlasting " health ! When I heard thy purpose to withdraw " the blessing of thy ...
... honours " which I so lately wished to resign . " The king , who had listened to Mirza with a mixture of surprize and ... honoured with dominion , be everlasting " health ! When I heard thy purpose to withdraw " the blessing of thy ...
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... honour to be a principal speaker at a disputing society of the first class , was expected . Till this person came in , the conversation was carried on with the cheerful easy negligence of sensible good - humour : but we soon discovered ...
... honour to be a principal speaker at a disputing society of the first class , was expected . Till this person came in , the conversation was carried on with the cheerful easy negligence of sensible good - humour : but we soon discovered ...
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... honour , which , by connecting individu- als formed society , and without which society can no longer subsist . Few men are calculated for that close connection which we distinguish by the appellation of friendship , and we well know ...
... honour , which , by connecting individu- als formed society , and without which society can no longer subsist . Few men are calculated for that close connection which we distinguish by the appellation of friendship , and we well know ...
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Popular passages
Page 160 - Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!
Page 86 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 87 - And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him for they saw that his grief was very great.
Page 123 - Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Page 86 - Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? or whither shall I go then from thy presence ? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.
Page 121 - When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a compass upon the face of the depth; when he established the clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep; when he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment ; when he appointed the foundations of the earth : then I was by him, as one brought up with him; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of...
Page 123 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 122 - O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Page 159 - Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, ' Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape.
Page 86 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, And are counted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.