Through hidden dangers toils and death And through the pleasing snares of vice When worn with sickness oft hast thou Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss Ten thousand thousand precious gifts Through ev ry period of my life When nature fails and day and night My ever grateful heart O Lord Through all eternity to thee For O eternity s too short The voyage of Life. Self flatter d unexperienc d high in hope When young with sanguine cheer and streamers gay We cut our cable launch into the world And fondly dream each wind and star our friend All in some darling enterprise embark d Some steer aright but the black blast blows hard Though strong their oar still stronger is their fate With swelling sails make good the promis d port PART V. EXERCISES TO PROMOTE PERSPICUOUS AND First, with respect to single words and phrases. CHAP. I. Containing violations of the Rules of Purity. WE should be employed dailily in doing good. He is no way thy inferior; and, in this instance is no ways to blame. The assistance was welcome, and timelily afforded. For want of employment, he stroamed idly about the fields. We ought to live soberly, righteously, and godlily in the world. He was long indisposed, and at length died of the hyp. That word follows the general rule, and takes the penult accent. He was an extra genius, and attracted much attention. The hauteur of Florio was very disgracious, and disgusted both his friends and strangers. He charged me with want of resolution, in the which he was greatly mistaken. They have manifested great candidness in all the transaction. The naturalness of the thought greatly recommended it. The importance, as well as the authenticalness of the books, has been clearly displayed. It is difficult to discover the spirit and intendment of some laws. The disposition which he exhibited, was both unnatural and incomfortable. His natural severity rendered him a very impopular speaker. The disquietness of his mind, made his station and wealth far from being enviable. I received the gift with pleasure, but I shall now gladlier resign it. These are the things highliest important to the growing age. It grieveth me to look over so many blank leaves, in the book of my life. It repenteth me that I have so long walked in the paths of folly. Methinks I am not mistaken in an opinion, which I have so well considered. They thought it an important subject, and the question was strenuously debated pro and con. Thy speech bewrayeth thee; for thou art a Gallilean. Let us not give too hasty credit to stories which may injure our neighbour: peradventure they are the offspring of calumny, or misapprehension. The gardens were void of simplicity and elegance; and exhibited much that was glaring and bizarre. I HAD as lief do it myself, as persuade another to do it. Of the justness of his measures he convinced his -opponent by dint of argument. He is not a whit better than those whom he so liberally condemns. He stands upon security, and will not liberate him till it be obtained. The meaning of the phrase, as I take it, is very different from the common acceptation. The favourable moment should be embraced; for he does not hold long in one mind. He exposed himself so much amongst the people, that he had like to have gotten one or two broken heads. He was very dexterous in smelling out the views and designs of others. If his education was but a little taken care of, he might be very useful amongst his neighbours. He might have perceived, with half an eye, the difficulties to which his conduct exposed him. If I happen to have a little leisure upon my hands to-morrow, I intend to pay them a short visit. This performance is much at one with the other. The scene was new, and he was seized with wonderment at all he saw. |