The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 6T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1811 |
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Pagina 8
... greatest security in the conduct of so excellent a prince is , that consistency of behaviour , whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which ap- pear the most just and equitable . As he hath the cha- racter of being the most ...
... greatest security in the conduct of so excellent a prince is , that consistency of behaviour , whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which ap- pear the most just and equitable . As he hath the cha- racter of being the most ...
Pagina 10
... he became one of the greatest princes of Germany ; and one of the most powerful per- sons , that ever stood next heirs to the throne of Great Britain . The duchy of Bremen , and the bishopric 10 No. 2 . FREEHOLDER . * ...
... he became one of the greatest princes of Germany ; and one of the most powerful per- sons , that ever stood next heirs to the throne of Great Britain . The duchy of Bremen , and the bishopric 10 No. 2 . FREEHOLDER . * ...
Pagina 22
... greatest benefactor , it is to be preferred without exception . Farther , though there is a benevolence due to all mankind , none can question but a superior degree of it is to be paid to a father , a wife , or child . In the same ...
... greatest benefactor , it is to be preferred without exception . Farther , though there is a benevolence due to all mankind , none can question but a superior degree of it is to be paid to a father , a wife , or child . In the same ...
Pagina 23
... greatest admiration , are such as proceed from this principle . The establishing of good laws , the detecting of conspiracies , the crushing of seditions and rebellions , the falling in battle , or the devoting of a man's self to ...
... greatest admiration , are such as proceed from this principle . The establishing of good laws , the detecting of conspiracies , the crushing of seditions and rebellions , the falling in battle , or the devoting of a man's self to ...
Pagina 27
... greatest horror ) is yet , in some respects , not quite so black as the perjury above - mentioned . It is , indeed , a very unhappy token of the great corruption of our manners , that there should be any so inconsider- ate among us , as ...
... greatest horror ) is yet , in some respects , not quite so black as the perjury above - mentioned . It is , indeed , a very unhappy token of the great corruption of our manners , that there should be any so inconsider- ate among us , as ...
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Pagina 290 - Whosoever . therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven.
Pagina 156 - O'er other Creatures; yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in her self complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best; All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded, Wisdom in discourse with her Looses discountenanced, and like folly shows...
Pagina 24 - And Hazael said. But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?
Pagina 106 - She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Pagina 158 - But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
Pagina 225 - ... it came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord ; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying, For He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever : that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord...
Pagina 308 - I told him there was nothing I so ardently wished, as that we might some time or other publish a Work written by us both, which should bear the Name of the Monument, in Memory of our Friendship.
Pagina 24 - And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord ? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel : their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
Pagina 306 - I fared like a distressed Prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.