The Christian Hero: An Argument Proving that No Principles But Those of Religion are Sufficient to Make a Great Man. Written by Mr. SteeleW. Phorson, 1792 - 71 من الصفحات |
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... reflection ; and fince the memory of the one makes us apprehend our ftrength , the other our weakness , it is an argument of a trivial mind to prefer the fatisfactions that lead to inquietude before pains that lead to tranquility . But ...
... reflection ; and fince the memory of the one makes us apprehend our ftrength , the other our weakness , it is an argument of a trivial mind to prefer the fatisfactions that lead to inquietude before pains that lead to tranquility . But ...
الصفحة 2
... reflection alfo , that there is fomething in that opinion which can make us lefs infolent in joy , lefs depreffed in adverfity , than the methods we are already engaged in . And in- deed the chief caufe of irrefolution in either state ...
... reflection alfo , that there is fomething in that opinion which can make us lefs infolent in joy , lefs depreffed in adverfity , than the methods we are already engaged in . And in- deed the chief caufe of irrefolution in either state ...
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... reflection and retirement , but into the practice and refolution of thofe of ac- tion and enterprize . There were never perfons more confpicuously of this latter fort , than thofe concern- ed in the fortunes and death of Cæfar ; and ...
... reflection and retirement , but into the practice and refolution of thofe of ac- tion and enterprize . There were never perfons more confpicuously of this latter fort , than thofe concern- ed in the fortunes and death of Cæfar ; and ...
الصفحة 13
... reflection shook- his refolution to act in it ; all which conflict with himself we cannot view without the incident of Por- cia's flory . This lady obferved her husband fall on a fudden from an eafy , placid , and fond , into a troubled ...
... reflection shook- his refolution to act in it ; all which conflict with himself we cannot view without the incident of Por- cia's flory . This lady obferved her husband fall on a fudden from an eafy , placid , and fond , into a troubled ...
الصفحة 17
... reflections of this nature are fomewhat foreign to our purpose , we must therefore follow these bloody men , to a fate as violent as they gave their benefac- tor : for it was in providence to fruftrate their coun- fels , by turning that ...
... reflections of this nature are fomewhat foreign to our purpose , we must therefore follow these bloody men , to a fate as violent as they gave their benefac- tor : for it was in providence to fruftrate their coun- fels , by turning that ...
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actions affiftance againſt alfo alſo ambition apoftle bafe beftow bleffed bofom Brutus Cæfar Caffius Cato Cato's cauſe chriftian command confifted conftancy courſe Creator defcended defign defire diftinction eafy eaſy enemies epicurean facred fafe faid falfe fame fatisfaction fcorn fecret feem felf felves fenfe ferve fervice fhall fhame fhould fince fincere firſt flave flavery fome fondneſs forrow fortune foul fpirit friends ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fufferings fuperior fupport fure fword glory happineſs heart heathen higheſt himſelf honeft honour illuftrious infpire inftance intereft itſelf juft juftice laſt lefs Lord mafter malice Matth methinks mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary noble obfervation occafion oppofe ourſelves paffage paffions perfon pleaſure poffeffed prefent profeffed purfuit purpoſe raiſe reafon receive refolution refolved religion St Paul ſtate ſtill temper thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe thought tion underſtand univerfal uſe virtue whofe whoſe