Early days; or, The Wesleyan scholar's guide1873 |
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... heart five minutes before I could lift the latch . ( " At last I opened the door , and saw the room full of neigh- bours , and my wife amidst them , weeping . When she saw me , she hid her face . O , don't tell him , ' she said ; it ...
... heart five minutes before I could lift the latch . ( " At last I opened the door , and saw the room full of neigh- bours , and my wife amidst them , weeping . When she saw me , she hid her face . O , don't tell him , ' she said ; it ...
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... heart , if you become a priest to be then ? " it will make you a good priest ; B. ( smiling ) " I expect to be if bishop , a good bishop ; if a dean , Sir . " M. " Well , and my fine boy , what do you expect to be then ? ” B. " I expect ...
... heart , if you become a priest to be then ? " it will make you a good priest ; B. ( smiling ) " I expect to be if bishop , a good bishop ; if a dean , Sir . " M. " Well , and my fine boy , what do you expect to be then ? ” B. " I expect ...
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... heart ; All to Thy work alone gladly I'll set apart ! Teach me to speak , O God ! teach me to speak , Wisely and well , with tact , as best beseems One who has faults and failings , yet doth seek Oft to light up dark hearts with ...
... heart ; All to Thy work alone gladly I'll set apart ! Teach me to speak , O God ! teach me to speak , Wisely and well , with tact , as best beseems One who has faults and failings , yet doth seek Oft to light up dark hearts with ...
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... heart . " Did you ever take an oath ? " inquired the Judge . The little girl stepped back with a look of horror , and the red blood mantled in a blush all over her face and neck as she answered , " No , Sir . " She thought he meant to ...
... heart . " Did you ever take an oath ? " inquired the Judge . The little girl stepped back with a look of horror , and the red blood mantled in a blush all over her face and neck as she answered , " No , Sir . " She thought he meant to ...
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... heart . She was closely cross - examined . The counsellor asked her many troublesome and awkward ques- tions , but she varied in no way from her first statements . It needs to be added that the man was found guilty , and that he was ...
... heart . She was closely cross - examined . The counsellor asked her many troublesome and awkward ques- tions , but she varied in no way from her first statements . It needs to be added that the man was found guilty , and that he was ...
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Page 209 - I heard the voice of JESUS say, ' Come unto Me and rest ; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My Breast ;' I came to JESUS as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad ; I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. I heard the voice of JESUS say, ' Behold I freely give The living water, thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live...
Page 62 - Neither do men put new wine into old bottles : else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish : but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Page 192 - ONE by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fall ; Some are coming, some are going, Do not strive to grasp them all ! One by one thy duties wait thee, Let thy whole strength go to each, Let no future dreams elate thee, Learn thou first what these can teach. One by one (bright gifts from Heaven) Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready too to let them go. One by one thy griefs shall meet thee, Do not fear an armed band ; One will fade as others greet thee, Shadows...
Page 30 - The clouds might give abundant rain, The nightly dews might fall, And the herb that keepeth life in man Might yet have drunk them all.
Page 82 - And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Page 129 - E that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most *• *• High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress : my God ; in him will I trust.
Page 88 - Lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high; Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last.
Page 82 - I will mock when your fear cometh: when your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind: when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon Me, but I will not answer ; they shall seek Me early, but they shall not find Me...
Page 37 - Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
Page 199 - And he urged him to take it ; but he refused. And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules...