The Works of the Rev. John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley, Volume 2John Mason, 1859 |
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... friends paint us with the same colours : one of them observes , that “ man is born like the wild ass's colt ; " and another , that " he is abominable and filthy , and drinks iniquity like water . " Job xi . 12 ; xv . 16 . David doth not ...
... friends paint us with the same colours : one of them observes , that “ man is born like the wild ass's colt ; " and another , that " he is abominable and filthy , and drinks iniquity like water . " Job xi . 12 ; xv . 16 . David doth not ...
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... friend and to - mor- row you may hear , that a vicious horse has darted his iron - fenced hoof into his attendant's breast or forehead , and has lamed or killed him on the spot . : And would the wise Governor of the world , the kind ...
... friend and to - mor- row you may hear , that a vicious horse has darted his iron - fenced hoof into his attendant's breast or forehead , and has lamed or killed him on the spot . : And would the wise Governor of the world , the kind ...
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... friend betrays , or an enemy triumphs : peace seldom continues one day . Listen to the sighs of the afflicted , the moans of the disconsolate , the complaints of the oppressed , and shrieks of the tortured ; consider the deformity of ...
... friend betrays , or an enemy triumphs : peace seldom continues one day . Listen to the sighs of the afflicted , the moans of the disconsolate , the complaints of the oppressed , and shrieks of the tortured ; consider the deformity of ...
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... friends , " says the ridiculous behaviour of fond parents and raptured lovers , " but that we should suspend our happiness on their ravishing smiles , and place them as favourite idols in the shrine of our hearts ? " " And why has ...
... friends , " says the ridiculous behaviour of fond parents and raptured lovers , " but that we should suspend our happiness on their ravishing smiles , and place them as favourite idols in the shrine of our hearts ? " " And why has ...
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... friends embrace the dead , or whence distracted relatives carry out the pale remains of all their joy . Guided by their groans and funeral lights , let us pro- ceed to the dreary charnel - houses and calvaries , which we decently call ...
... friends embrace the dead , or whence distracted relatives carry out the pale remains of all their joy . Guided by their groans and funeral lights , let us pro- ceed to the dreary charnel - houses and calvaries , which we decently call ...
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