 I know but one way of fortifying my soul against these gloomy presages and terrors of mind, and that is, by securing to myself the friendship and protection of that Being who disposes of events and governs futurity. He sees, at one view, the whole thread...  The London University Calendar - Page 234by London univ - 1846Full view - About this book
 | 1789 - 508 pages
...anticipate the relifh of any happinefs, nor feel the weight of any mifery, before it aftually arrives, I KNOW BUT ONE WAY OF FORTIFYING MY SOUL AGAINST THESE...BEING WHO DISPOSES OF EVENTS, AND GOVERNS FUTURITY. HE SEES, AT ONE VIEW, THE WHOLE THREAD OF MY EXISTENCE, NOT ONLY THAT PART OF IT WHICH I HAVE ALREADY... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives. I know but one way of fortifying my soul against these...Being who disposes of events, and governs futurity. He sees at one view the whole thread of my existence ; not only that part of it which I have already... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives. I know but one way of fortifying my soul against these...Being who disposes of events, and governs futurity. He sees atone view the whole thread of my existence ; not only that part of it which I have already... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1803 - 228 pages
...the soul zigainst all gloomy presages and terrors of th« mind ; and that is by securing to ourselves the friendship and protection of that Being who disposes of events and governs futurity. Events which have the appearance of misfortunes, often prove a happy source of future felicity ; this... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...fortifying the soul against all gloomy presages and terrors of mind 5 and that is, by securing to ourselves the friendship and protection of that Being who disposes of events , and governs futurity. Philosophy is then only valuable , when it serves for the law of life , and not for the ostentation... | |
 | T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...against all gloomy presag.'s and ierrors of mind ; and that is, by securing to ourselves tfce jfriendship and protection of that Being, who disposes of events, and governs futurity. Anxiety is the poison of human life. It is the parent of many sins, and of more miseries. In a world... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 416 pages
...anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives. I know but one way of fortifying my soul against these...Being who disposes of events, and governs futurity. He sees, at one view, the whole thread of my existence, not only that part of it which I have already... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, hefore it actaally arrives. I know hut one way of fortifying my soul against these gloomy presages and terrors of mind, and that is, hy securing to myselr the friendship and protection of that heing, who dispuses of events, and governs... | |
 | American literature - 1808 - 356 pages
...fortifying the soul against all gloomy presages and terrors of mind ; which is by securing to ourselves the friendship and protection of that Being who disposes of events, and governs futurity. For the Literary Magazine. OMAR AND FATIMA ; OR, THE APOTHECARY OF ISPAHAN. A Persian Tale. (Concluded... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...He knows not how to fear, who dares 1o die. There is but one way of fortifying the soul against all gloomy presages and terrors of mind ; and that is, by securing to ourselves the friendship and 'protection of that Being who disposes of events, and governs futurity.... | |
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