... for dispensations, and love God and religion less and less, till their old age, instead of a crown of their virtue and perseverance, ends in levity and unprofitable courses; light and useless as the tufted feathers upon the cane, every wind can play... Historical and Critical Essays - Página 242por Thomas De Quincey - 1853Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Henry Kaye Bonney - 1815 - 422 páginas
...devotions often intermitted, and their " breaches are frequent, and they seek ex" cuses, and labour for dispensations, and love " God and religion less...their virtue and " perseverance, ends in levity and unprofit'* able courses. Light and useless are the tufted " feathers upon the cane, every wind can... | |
| Henry Kaye Bonney - 1815 - 422 páginas
...devotions often intermitted, and their ** breaches are frequent, and they seek ex" cus€(s, and labour for dispensations, and love " God and religion less and less, till their old '*• agej,1 instead of a crown of their virtue and ** perseverance, ends in levity and unprofit":able... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1816 - 570 páginas
...their devotions often intermitted, and their breaches are frequent, and they seek excuses, and labour for dispensations, and love God and religion less...with it and abuse it, but no man can make it useful. When therefore our piety interrupts its greater and more solemn expressions, and upon the return of... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 650 páginas
...their devotions often intermitted, and their breaches are frequent, and they seek excuses, and labour for dispensations, and love God and religion less...with it and abuse it, but no man can make it useful. When, therefore, our piety interrupts its greater and more solemn expressions, and, upon the return... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 658 páginas
...their devotions often intermitted, and their breaches are frequent, and they seek excuses, and labour for dispensations, and love God and religion less...with it and abuse it, but no man can make it useful. When, therefore, our piety interrupts its greater and more solemn expressions, and, upon the return... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1826 - 644 páginas
...their devotions often intermitted, and their breaches are frequent, and they seek excuses, and labour for dispensations, and love God and religion less...with it and abuse it, but no man can make it useful. When, therefore, our piety interrupts its greater and more solemn expressions, and, upon the return... | |
| Jared Sparks - 1826 - 420 páginas
...their devotions often intermitted, and their breaches are frequent, and they seek excuses, and labour for dispensations, and love God and religion less...levity and unprofitable courses. Light and useless are the tufted feathers upon the cane, every wiud can play with it and abuse it, but no man can make... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1828 - 706 páginas
...their devotions often intermitted, and their breaches are frequent, and they seek excuses, and labour for dispensations, and love God and religion less...with it and abuse it, but no man can make it useful. When, therefore, our piety interrupts its greater and more solemn expressions, and, upon the return... | |
| Thomas Smart Hughes - 1831 - 460 páginas
...ends of their life ; then they are -weak, and their devotions often intermitted, and their breaches are frequent, and they seek excuses, and labor for...courses ; light and useless as the tufted feathers on the cane, every wind can play with it and abuse it, but no man can make it useful. When, therefore,... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1831 - 452 páginas
...ends of their life ; then they are weak, and their devotions often intermitted, and their breaches are frequent, and they seek excuses, and labor for...courses ; light and useless as the tufted feathers on the cane, every wind can play with it and abuse it, but no man can make it useful. When, therefore,... | |
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