| Elizabeth Stryker Ricord - 1840 - 440 páginas
...enjoyments, and must not impede the progress of your education for another and higher state of existence. " Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun," but " remember the days of darkness," and while you "walk in the way of your heart," that is, follow the... | |
| Anne Pratt - 1840 - 448 páginas
...curious, before the townspeople have awaked from their slumbers, or have yet bethought them that " truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the fun." The basket containing these floral curiosities is sometimes half filled with bluebells, sweet... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1840 - 412 páginas
...all the elements of nature there is none more delightful and beautiful in its effects than light. " Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the gun." It diffuses a thousand shades of colouring over the hills, the vales, the rivers, and the boundless... | |
| Charles Follen - 1841 - 404 páginas
...SERMON VII. 1 CORINTHIANS ix. 22. I am made all things to all men 78 SERMON VIII. ECCLESIASTES XI. 7. Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. . 90 SERMON IX. JOHN i. 9. The true Light, which lightcth every man that Cometh into the world . .101... | |
| John Bunyan - 1841 - 586 páginas
...opposition to that which is not pleasing ; for to be " clear^ is to be pleasant. Hence it is said, " t of the Lord Jesus, JOHN BUNYAN. READER, WE, clear sun," Exod. vii. 19, 20. I read of rivers that looked red as blood, that stank like the blood... | |
| Christian - 1841 - 998 páginas
...objects from our bodily eyes, so ignorance hides the true nature of things from the eyes of the mind. ngs which are above, which we are to seek, are those supplies of heavenly grace there is nothing more unpleasant in itself, or more commonly associated with the idea of terror, than... | |
| Charles Follen - 1841 - 408 páginas
...VII. 1 CORINTHIANS ix. 22. I am made all things to all men. 78 • SERMON VIII. ECCLESIASTES XI. 7. Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the son 90 SERMON IX. JOHN i. 9. The true Light, which lighteth every man that comelh into the world. .... | |
| Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 696 páginas
...almsgiving, but not waiting and giving nothing until we feel quite sure that our alms will not be abused. " Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - 1842 - 514 páginas
...valuable, than life. " Skin for skin ; all that a man hath will he give for his life." Solomon says, " Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun." This is a beautiful world, and contains ten thousand things which are suited to please its rational... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - 1842 - 516 páginas
...valuable, than life. " Skin for skin ; all that a man hath will he give for his life." Solomon says, " Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun." This is a beautiful world, and contains ten thousand things which are suited to please its rational... | |
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