 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.  The North American Review - Page 1571880Full view - About this book
 | John Farrer - Parables - 1801 - 394 pages
...from any joy :for my heart rejoiced in all my labour ; and this was my portion of all my labour. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do; and behold all was vanity and vexation of spirit; and there was no... | |
 | John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - Presbyterian Church - 1802 - 636 pages
...knowledge itfelf, as a fource of prefent comfort, he affirms the vanity of them all : Ecclef. ii. n. " Then I looked on all the works that " my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had la" bored to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation " of i'pirit, and there was no profit under... | |
 | Georg Joachim Zollikofer - 1802 - 592 pages
...not my heart from any joy." But hear likewife what judgment he paffes upon all his pleafures : " Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that 1 had laboured to do ; and behold all was vanity and vexation of fpirit, and there was... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...(hows, would conclude fo : ' Solomon certainly knows beft ; let us alk him, What does he fay ? " Lo! I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do, and behold all was vanity and vexation of .fpirit, and there was... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 306 pages
...extort the fame forrowful confeffion from him, which it did from Solomon in the like cafe, — Lo ! I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do • and behold all was vanity ... cl vexation of fpirit and there... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...from any joy ; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour ; and this was my portion of all my labour. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do ,- and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 566 pages
...extort the fame forrowful ccni feffion from him, -which it did from Solomon in the like cafe, — Lo ! I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do and behold all was vanity au4 A 6 vexation of fpirit and there was... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour : and this was my portion of all my labour. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and th-ere was... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1805 - 470 pages
...will extort the same sorrowful confession from him, which it did from Solomon in the like case— Lo ! I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought,...was vanity and vexation of spirit — and there was Ho profit to me under the sun. To inflame this account the more— it will be no miracle, if, upon... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 474 pages
...all my portion, the pleasure ceased vath the novelty, and\ 1 / quickly wanted some fresh object. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and. behold, all [was] vanity and vexation of spirit, and [there... | |
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