Early days; or, The Wesleyan scholar's guide, Volumes 11-131856 |
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... flower : this they repeat seven or eight times , and then pass on to another flower . Butterflies lay their eggs in the chinks of woody parts of trees , and sometimes between the tree and the bark . The eggs are hatched by the heat of ...
... flower : this they repeat seven or eight times , and then pass on to another flower . Butterflies lay their eggs in the chinks of woody parts of trees , and sometimes between the tree and the bark . The eggs are hatched by the heat of ...
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... flowers . MEMOIR . SARAH BECKETT MARSDEN . THE following account of the last hours of a dearly beloved child , adding one more to innu- merable instances of the power of Divine grace upon the youthful mind and heart , exemplifies the ...
... flowers . MEMOIR . SARAH BECKETT MARSDEN . THE following account of the last hours of a dearly beloved child , adding one more to innu- merable instances of the power of Divine grace upon the youthful mind and heart , exemplifies the ...
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... flowers . When man had gone To toil and wander o'er the dreary plain , Thy tender radiance still upon him shone , And cheer'd him and his pain . For with its rays Was join'd the memory of his ancient home ; Its peaceful shades , its flowers ...
... flowers . When man had gone To toil and wander o'er the dreary plain , Thy tender radiance still upon him shone , And cheer'd him and his pain . For with its rays Was join'd the memory of his ancient home ; Its peaceful shades , its flowers ...
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... flower she gathered , every toy given to her , was brought to me with " Why ? -why ? " I began to reflect whether Clara could not " understand about Jesus , " to use Bertie's words . I took her on my knee , and began somewhat thus ...
... flower she gathered , every toy given to her , was brought to me with " Why ? -why ? " I began to reflect whether Clara could not " understand about Jesus , " to use Bertie's words . I took her on my knee , and began somewhat thus ...
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... flowers blooming in the border before the window , she cried , " Ook ! see ! come , ma ; tata ! " But afterwards she became more patient and gentle , lamenting thus , " -why ? " It was very affecting to see her give up one thing after ...
... flowers blooming in the border before the window , she cried , " Ook ! see ! come , ma ; tata ! " But afterwards she became more patient and gentle , lamenting thus , " -why ? " It was very affecting to see her give up one thing after ...
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Page 95 - Some murmur, when their sky is clear And wholly bright to view, If one small speck of dark appear In their great heaven of blue. And some with thankful love are filled, If but one streak of light, One ray of God's good mercy gild The darkness of their night.
Page 320 - LITTLE drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the beauteous land.
Page 345 - Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
Page 367 - Rang through the silence of the shrine. 2 The old man, meek and mild, The priest of Israel, slept ; His watch the temple-child, The little Levite, kept; And what from Eli's sense was sealed, The Lord to Hannah's son revealed.
Page 262 - Nought looks the same, save the nest we made!" Sad is your tale of the beautiful earth, Birds that o'ersweep it in power and mirth ! Yet through the wastes of the trackless air Ye have a guide, and shall we despair? Ye over desert and deep have pass'd — So may we reach our bright home at last ! THE GRAVES OF A HOUSEHOLD.
Page 229 - No part of its behaviour ever struck me more than the extreme timidity it always expresses with regard to rain; for though it has a shell that would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude about rain as a lady dressed in all her best attire, shuffling away on the first sprinklings, and running its head up in a corner.
Page 99 - Tis done: the great transaction's done, I am my Lord's, and He is mine: He drew me and I followed on, Charmed to confess the voice divine, 4 Now rest, my long-divided heart, Fixed on this blissful centre, rest; With ashes who would grudge to part, When called on angels
Page 367 - O give me Samuel's heart, A lowly heart that waits Where in Thy house Thou art, Or watches at Thy gates By day and night; a heart that still Moves at the breathing of Thy will.
Page 320 - Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above.
Page 277 - Dressed in beauty not my own, When I see thee as thou art, Love thee with unsinning heart, Then, Lord, shall I fully know — Not till then — how much I owe. When the praise of heaven I hear, Loud as thunders to the ear, Loud as many waters' noise, Sweet as harp's melodious voice, Then, Lord, shall I fully know — Not till then — how much I owe.