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The story, very widely quoted, first appears in the Gentleman's Magazine, vol. lxxxv. 597. He also himself appeared to Mr. Andrews, at Dartford Mills, who was expecting a visit from him at the time. Middleton, Lord, was taken prisoner by the Roundheads after the battle of Worcester.
The most natural explanation is that he was in Epirus, or somewhere in Greece, and that he had visited Cicero at Dyrrachium on his way. I do not quite see how this should be thought impossible in view of the last sentence of LXXXV or the next letter. Coss., P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, Q. Cæcilius Metellus Nepos.
But they operate only within a narrow area which it is easy for the husband to make still narrower; and if he keeps cool he will end by extinguishing this piece of living saltpetre. LXXXV. A husband should never allow himself to address a single disparaging remark to his wife, in presence of a third party.
But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Gen. xviii. 19. I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. Jer. vii. 3. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Isa. I. 16, 17; Cease to do evil. Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. Psal. lxxxv. 3.
LXXXV. Pompey, because he was encamped on a hill, drew up his army at the very foot of it, ever in expectation, as may be conjectured, that Caesar would expose himself to this disadvantageous situation.
LXXXV. Caesar, having selected a commanding situation, sees distinctly whatever is going on in every quarter, and sends assistance to his troops when hard pressed.
In the end he was seized with a desire to go and see his old mother, and, his wife consenting to go with him, they set off to his father's home; when his brothers saw him come, they were filled with fear and made him Raja over them and they became his servants and he lived in prosperity for the rest of his life. LXXXV. The Dog Bride.
Simon on Psal. lxxxv. 10, 11, he saith of Christmas, That mercy and truth, righteousness and peace, “of all the days of the year meet most kindly on this day.” Sermon on Psal. ii. 7, he saith of the same day, That of all other “hodies, we should not let slip the hodie of this day, whereon the law is most kindly preached, so it will be most kindly practised of all others.” Sermon on Heb. xii. 2, he saith of Good Friday, “Let us now turn to him, and beseech him by the sight of this day.” Sermon on 1 Cor. v. 7, 8, he saith of the keeping of the Christian passover upon Easter, That then “it is best for us to do it, it is most kindly to do it, most like to please Christ, and to prosper with us.
They may talk of backsliding; but they have never really been born again. They need to be treated differently from real back-sliders those who have been born of the incorruptible seed, but who have turned aside. We want to bring the latter back the same road by which they left their first love. Turn to Psalm lxxxv. 5.
I never wrote a letter which gave me so much pain in my life, as I know the unhappy consequences: I shall incur the displeasure of a gentleman for whom I have the highest respect and to whom I am deeply obliged. I am etc. LXXXV. To MR. WILLIAM DUNBAR, W.S., EDINBURGH. MAUCHLINE, 7th April 1788.
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