 It is pleasant to be virtuous and good ; because that is to excel many others : it is pleasant to grow better; because that is to excel ourselves: it is pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep them in due order, within the bounds of...  A Sequel to the Gradual Reader - Seite 72von David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1852 - 240 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Longinus - 1800 - 238 Seiten
...vides, quocunque movebis. There is a very beautiful one in archbishop Tillotson's 12th sermon. " 'Tis pleasant to be virtuous and good, because that " is to excel many others : 'Tis pleasant to grow better, " because that is to excel ourselves : Nay, 'tis pleasant " even to... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 178 Seiten
...; lest the tempest of our vengeance make thee perish in the sea of the punishment thou deservest." It is pleasant to be virtuous and good ; because that...within the bounds of reason and religion ; because this is empire : nay, it is pleasant even to mortify and subdue our lusts ; because that is victory.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 542 Seiten
...Iheefrom falling a victim to that vengeance, which thou hast so highly provoked^ and so justly deserved. It is pleasant to be virtuous and good ; because that is to excel many others : it is pleat-ant to grow better; because that is to excel ourselves: it is pleasant even to mortify and subdue... | |
 | 1808 - 540 Seiten
...to a summit of grandeur. Dr. SMITH, in a note, gives the following example from TILLOTSON : " 'Tis pleasant to be virtuous and good, because that is to excel many others : 'tis pleasant to grow better, because that is to excel ourselves : nay, 'ti$ pleasant even to mortify... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1810 - 514 Seiten
...ourselves : nay, 'tis pleasant even to mortify and subdue our lusts, because that is victory : 'tis pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and...within the bounds of reason and religion, because this is empire." Interrogations are forcible appeals to the sympathy of others for the justness of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 224 Seiten
...; lest the tempest of our vengeance make thee perish in the sea of the punishmtnt thou deservest." It is pleasant to be virtuous and good ; because that...grow better ; because that is to excel ourselves : it 15 pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep them in due order, within the bounds... | |
 | 1813 - 292 Seiten
...to be, which soon after appeared to every one, when he was less careful to keep on the mask.fm.J 2. It is pleasant to command our appetites and passions,...within the bounds of reason and religion : because this is a kind of empire; this is truly to govern. It is naturally pleasant to have power over others,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 308 Seiten
...vengeance make thee perish in the sea of the punisty ment thou deservest." 172 EXERCISES. (Figures. It is pleasant to be virtuous and good ; because that...within the bounds of reason and religion; because this is empire : nay, it is pleasant even to mortify and subdue our lusts : because that is victory.... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 Seiten
...and we can hardly do otherwise , nay, we do it many times when we do not think of it. Tillotton. 6. It is pleasant to be virtuous and good, because that...because that is to excel ourselves ; it is pleasant to mortify and svibdue our lusts, because that is victory ; it is pleasant to command our appetites and... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 Seiten
...hardly do otherwise ; nay, we do it many times when we do not think of it. II. It is pleasant tube virtuous and good, because that is to excel many others...because that is to excel ourselves ; it is pleasant to mortify and subdue our lusts, because that is victory ; it is pleasant to command our appetites and... | |
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