The Works of Laurence Sterne, A. M.: The sermons of Mr. YorickJohn Wyeth., 1805 - English literature |
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... reason for printing these sermons , arises altogether from the favor- able reception which the sermon given as a sample of them in TRISTRAM SHANDY met with from the world . - That sermon was printed by itself some years ago , but could ...
... reason for printing these sermons , arises altogether from the favor- able reception which the sermon given as a sample of them in TRISTRAM SHANDY met with from the world . - That sermon was printed by itself some years ago , but could ...
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... reason , to the latest decline of it in old age - we shall find him enga ged , and generally hurried on in such a succession of different pursuits , and different opinions of things , thro ' the different stages of his life - as will ...
... reason , to the latest decline of it in old age - we shall find him enga ged , and generally hurried on in such a succession of different pursuits , and different opinions of things , thro ' the different stages of his life - as will ...
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... reason , that it always must be so . I conclude with a short observation upon Solo- mon's evidence in this case . Never did the busy brain of a lean and hectic chymist search for the philosopher's stone with more pains and ardor than ...
... reason , that it always must be so . I conclude with a short observation upon Solo- mon's evidence in this case . Never did the busy brain of a lean and hectic chymist search for the philosopher's stone with more pains and ardor than ...
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... reason and reflection , it will forcibly carry him sometimes whither he would not - like the unclean spirit , in the parent's sad description of his child's case , which took him , and oft - times cast him into the fire to destroy him ...
... reason and reflection , it will forcibly carry him sometimes whither he would not - like the unclean spirit , in the parent's sad description of his child's case , which took him , and oft - times cast him into the fire to destroy him ...
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... reason , and misleading him . We are deceived in judging of ourselves , just as we are in judging of other things , when our passions and inclinations are called in as coun- sellors ; and we suffer ourselves to see and reason just so ...
... reason , and misleading him . We are deceived in judging of ourselves , just as we are in judging of other things , when our passions and inclinations are called in as coun- sellors ; and we suffer ourselves to see and reason just so ...
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Page 353 - Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock : And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth : and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
Page 248 - AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
Page 44 - And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Page 429 - BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning ; grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Page 296 - The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Page 324 - But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, and needed not that any should testify of man : for he knew what was in man.
Page 89 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Page 315 - Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Page 344 - But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Page 248 - But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.