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Page 76
... effects ; for constant dropping wears away stones ; and by diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable ; and little strokes fell great oaks . ' 6 " Methinks I hear some of you say , ' must a man afford himself no leisure ? I ...
... effects ; for constant dropping wears away stones ; and by diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable ; and little strokes fell great oaks . ' 6 " Methinks I hear some of you say , ' must a man afford himself no leisure ? I ...
Page 87
... effect you will discover how wonderfully small trifling expenses mount up to large sums , and will discern what might have been , and may for the fu- ture be saved , without occasioning any great incon- venience . In short , the way to ...
... effect you will discover how wonderfully small trifling expenses mount up to large sums , and will discern what might have been , and may for the fu- ture be saved , without occasioning any great incon- venience . In short , the way to ...
Page 98
... EFFECT OF EARLY ' IMPRESSIONS ON THE MIND . To Doctor Mather of Boston . REV . SIR , 1 I RECEIVED your kind letter ... effects may be considerable . Permit me to mention one little instance , which , though it relates to myself , will ...
... EFFECT OF EARLY ' IMPRESSIONS ON THE MIND . To Doctor Mather of Boston . REV . SIR , 1 I RECEIVED your kind letter ... effects may be considerable . Permit me to mention one little instance , which , though it relates to myself , will ...
Page 105
... effect of those different views upon their own minds . In whatever situation men can be placed , they may find conveniences and inconveniences ; in what- ever company , they may find persons and conversa- tion more or less pleasing ; at ...
... effect of those different views upon their own minds . In whatever situation men can be placed , they may find conveniences and inconveniences ; in what- ever company , they may find persons and conversa- tion more or less pleasing ; at ...
Page 106
... effects on their felicity ; I hope this little admonition may be of service to them , and put them on changing a habit , which , though in the exercise it is chiefly an act of imagination , yet has serious consequences in life , as it ...
... effects on their felicity ; I hope this little admonition may be of service to them , and put them on changing a habit , which , though in the exercise it is chiefly an act of imagination , yet has serious consequences in life , as it ...
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