9, and "whose loving-kindness is better than life," Ps. lxiii. 3, and "in whose favour is their life,"

These young men had no chance of marriage, and naturally strove to gain the attention of a lady, whose favour was to them so important a matter.

It was hard for Mr. Harding to make the bishop understand that this would not suit him, and that the only real favour he could confer was the continuation of his independent friendship; but at last even this was done.

Now certainly such pretended favours and kindnesses as these, are the most right down discourtesies in the World.

The favours are not slight to her I owe.

"The favour of a lord is a slippery thingmuch like an eelquick to wriggle away.

For my Friendship is so entirely void of any gainful Views, that it often gives me Pain to think it should have been chargeable to him; and I cannot at some melancholy Hours help doing his Generosity the Injury of fearing it should cool on this account, and that the last Favour might be a sort of Legacy of a departing Friendship.

The only favour he besought was permission to read his Bible; and the lamp placed within reach, he was soon deeply engrossed in the perusal of those pages from which, when earnestly sought, consolation has ever been derived under the most trying circumstances.

A favour well bestow'd, is almost as great an Honour to him who confers it, as to him who receives it.

My favours are cheap blessings, like rain and sunshine, For which we scarcely thank the gods, because We daily have them.

In fact, the principal favour I want to ask of you is an introduction to them.

Zabra: The King's favour is like gold.