Letters on the Importance, Duty, and Advantages of Early Rising: Addressed to Heads of Families, the Man of Business, the Lover of Nature, the Student, and the ChristianTaylor and Hessey, 1819 - 204 страници |
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... of so simple a subject as that which occupies the following pages ; but at the same time being convinced of its impor- tance , and concerned to find it so generally neglected , the Author has been induced to submit this viii.
... of so simple a subject as that which occupies the following pages ; but at the same time being convinced of its impor- tance , and concerned to find it so generally neglected , the Author has been induced to submit this viii.
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... induced to submit this little work to the public . It not unfrequently happens that the po- pularity of a name procures that success for a publication which its intrinsic merits do not deserve ; and the peculiar excellence of a ...
... induced to submit this little work to the public . It not unfrequently happens that the po- pularity of a name procures that success for a publication which its intrinsic merits do not deserve ; and the peculiar excellence of a ...
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... induce a reforma- tion in the habits . " Should the Author , when mingling here- after in society , ever have the happiness to hear one parent say , in allusion to these pages , By them I was first led to improve those hours which were ...
... induce a reforma- tion in the habits . " Should the Author , when mingling here- after in society , ever have the happiness to hear one parent say , in allusion to these pages , By them I was first led to improve those hours which were ...
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... induce them to follow what is right , becomes a talent abused , when this use is neglected to be made of it ; and really I am most inclined to be earnest whilst dwelling upon this my confessedly darling theme , when I recollect that in ...
... induce them to follow what is right , becomes a talent abused , when this use is neglected to be made of it ; and really I am most inclined to be earnest whilst dwelling upon this my confessedly darling theme , when I recollect that in ...
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... induces an indecision of character which is every way incompatible with energy of mind , and strength of reso- lution . There are very few mental quali- ties of greater importance in our intercourse with mankind than that of decision ...
... induces an indecision of character which is every way incompatible with energy of mind , and strength of reso- lution . There are very few mental quali- ties of greater importance in our intercourse with mankind than that of decision ...
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Страница 164 - Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Страница 162 - And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians...
Страница 95 - Lord to prepare his ways ; to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God ; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Страница 86 - But who the melodies of morn can tell ? — The wild brook babbling down the mountain side ; The lowing herd ; the sheepfold's simple bell ; The pipe of early shepherd dim descried In the lone valley ; echoing far and wide, The clamorous horn along the cliffs above ; The hollow murmur of the ocean-tide ; The hum of bees ; the linnet's lay of love ; And the full choir that wakes the universal grove.
Страница 17 - Live while you live, the Epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.
Страница 87 - Falsely luxurious ! will not man awake ; And, springing from the bed of sloth, enjoy The cool, the fragrant, and the silent hour, To meditation due, and sacred song...
Страница 153 - Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
Страница 160 - See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Страница 161 - And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters ; the LORD being merciful unto him : and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
Страница 158 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.