 His hardest labour is his tongue, as if he were loath to use so deceitful an Organ; and he is best company with it when he can but prattle. We laugh at his foolish sports, but his game is our earnest; and his drums, rattles, and hobby-horses, but the...  The Journal of Education for Upper Canada - Seite 71850Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1813 - 1368 Seiten
...but his game is our earnest ; and his drums, rattles, and hobby-horses, but the emblems and mocking of man's business. His father hath writ him as his...his life that he cannot remember, and sighs to see That innocence ho hath outlived. The older he grows he is a stair lower from God ; and, like his first... | |
 | 1818 - 596 Seiten
...game is our earnest, and Lis drums, rattles, and hobby-horses, but the emblems and mockings of men's business : his father hath writ him as his own little...those days of his life that he cannot remember ; and signs to see what innoccncejie hatb outlived. The elder he grows, he is a stair lower from (Jod ; and,... | |
 | 1820 - 612 Seiten
...game is our earnest, aud hi« drums, rattles, and bobby-horses, but . the emblems and mocking of men's business. His father hath writ him as his own little...story, wherein he reads those days of his life that be cannot remember, and sighs to see what innocence he has outlived. The elder he grows, he is a stair... | |
 | John Arliss - 1825 - 382 Seiten
...game is our earnest ; nnd his drums, rattles, and hobbyhorses, but the emblems and mocking of men's business. ' His father hath writ him as his own little...cannot remember, and sighs to see what innocence he has outlived. He is the Christian's example and the old man's relapse : the one imitates his pureness,... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 Seiten
...but his game is our earnest; and his drums, rattles, and hobby-horses, but the emblems and mocking of man's business. His father hath writ him as his...remember, and sighs to see what innocence he hath oulived. The elder he grows, he is a stair lower from God. He is the Christian's example, and the old... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...but his game is our earnest; and his drums, rattles, and hobby-horses, but the emblems and mocking of man's business. His father hath writ him as his...life that he cannot remember, and sighs to see what innocencehe hath oulived. The elder he grows, he is a stair lower from God. He is the Christian's example,... | |
 | 1834 - 498 Seiten
...game is our earnest ; and his drums, rattles, and hobbyhorses but the emblems and mocking of men's business. His father hath writ him as his own little...cannot remember, and sighs to see what innocence he has outlived. He is the Christian's example and the old man's relapse : the one imitates his pureness,... | |
 | 842 Seiten
...tears, and they serve him well enough to express his necessity. His hardest labour is bis tongue, as if he were loath to use so. deceitful an organ ; and...sighs to see what innocence he hath out-lived. The older he grows, he is a stair lower from God, and, like his first father, much worse in his breeches.*... | |
 | Thomas Harttree Cornish - 1836 - 538 Seiten
...game is our earnest ; and his drums, rattles, and hobbyhorses, but the emblems and mocking of men's business. His father hath writ him as his own little...cannot remember, and sighs to see what innocence he has outlived. He is the Christian's example and the old man's relapse : the one imitates his pureness,... | |
 | 1813 - 1404 Seiten
...but his game is our earnest; and bis drums, rattles, and hobby-horses, but the emblems and mocking of man's business. His father hath writ him as his...sighs to see what innocence he hath outlived. The older he grows he is a stair lower from God ; and, like his first father, much worse in his breeches.... | |
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