 | 1787 - 470 Seiten
...enjoyments of the world; yet, fo far from leffening my reliih of the pleafures of life, methinks I feel it heighten them all. The thought of receiving it from God, adds the blefiing of fen timen t to that of fenfaiion in every good thing I poflefs; and when calamities overtake... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 262 Seiten
...of the ' world ; yet, so far from lessening my relish of the ' pleasures of life, methinks I feel it heighten them ' all. The thought of receiving it from...my share it ' confers a dignity on my affliction, so lifts me ' above the world. Man, I know, is but a worm, ' —yet, nethinks I am then allied to God... | |
 | 1803 - 308 Seiten
...life, methinks I feel it heighten them " all. The thought of receiving it from God, addi " the blesping of sentiment to that of sensation in " every good...my share it " confers a dignity on my affliction, so lifts me " above the world. Man, I know, is but a worm " — yet, methinks, I am then allied to... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 Seiten
...that of sensation, in every good thh., vrhich I possess; and. when calamities overtake me, and I huv. had my share, it confers a dignity on my affliction,...lifts me above the world. .Man, I know, is but a worm, yet methinks I am 'allied to God!" Il would have been inhuman in our philosopher to cloud, even with... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 338 Seiten
...enjoyments of the world ; yet so far from lessening my relish of the pleasures of life, methinks I feel it heighten them all. The thought of receiving it from God, adds' the bkssing of sentiment to that of sensation in every good thing I possess, and when calamities. overtake... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...enjoyments of the world ; yet so far from lessening my relish of the pleasures of life, methinks I feel it heighten them all. The thought 'of receiving it from...me • — and I have had my share — it confers a VOL. IV. N dignity on my affliction, . so lifts me above the world ! — Man, I know, is but a worm,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 Seiten
...enjoyments of the world ; yet, so far from lessening my relish of the pleasures of life, methinks I feel it heighten them all. The thought of receiving it from...adds the blessing of sentiment to that of sensation id every good thing I possess ; and, when calamities overtake me, and I have had my share, it confers... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 Seiten
...so far from lessening my relish of the pleasures of life, that I feel it heightens them all. 35. " The thought of receiving it from God, adds the blessing...sentiment to that of sensation, in every good thing which I possess ; and when calamities overtake me, (and I have had my share), it confers a dignity... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 Seiten
...enjoyments of the world ; yet, so far from lessening my relish of the pleasures of life, methinks I feel it heighten them all. The thought of receiving it from...good thing I possess; and when calamities overtake me—and I have had my share—it confers a dignity on my affliction,— so lifts me above the world.—Man,... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 290 Seiten
...enjoyments of the world ; yet, so far from lessening my relish of the pleasures of life, methinks I feel it heighten them all. The thought of receiving it from God, adds the blessing of sentiment to that bf sensation in every good thing I possess ; and when calamities overtake me— and I have had my share—... | |
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Why should not the same thing be said of religion ? Trust me, I feel it in the same way — an energy, an inspiration, which I would not lose for all the blessings of sense, or enjoyments of the world ; yet so far from lessening my relish of the pleasures... 
