Conversations with cousin Rachel. 4 pt. [bound in 2 vols.].1844 |
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... knew what it was , because I saw Mrs. Lawson walking slow , and wrapped up as if she had not been out before ; and the little white bundle of a . baby in its godmother's arms . And I was glad , on your account , that it was your turn at ...
... knew what it was , because I saw Mrs. Lawson walking slow , and wrapped up as if she had not been out before ; and the little white bundle of a . baby in its godmother's arms . And I was glad , on your account , that it was your turn at ...
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... knew that she was gone to set the dinner - things ; and I was not sorry to see you changing places - you sitting still , and she doing the work . A. To say the truth , I was glad to sit still ; for I did not tell you how I carried the ...
... knew that she was gone to set the dinner - things ; and I was not sorry to see you changing places - you sitting still , and she doing the work . A. To say the truth , I was glad to sit still ; for I did not tell you how I carried the ...
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... knew , as well as could be , all that was worse in church than in school . We are temples of God . So , then , to take up and encourage wicked thoughts in our minds , or to do any wicked action with our bodies , is profaning the tem ...
... knew , as well as could be , all that was worse in church than in school . We are temples of God . So , then , to take up and encourage wicked thoughts in our minds , or to do any wicked action with our bodies , is profaning the tem ...
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... knew of who were heirs to any estate , and we began to remember about Squire Jackson's little boy . He is to have that nice house and garden when he comes of age . They say he talks and thinks too much about it — at least there are ...
... knew of who were heirs to any estate , and we began to remember about Squire Jackson's little boy . He is to have that nice house and garden when he comes of age . They say he talks and thinks too much about it — at least there are ...
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... knew how it was : if you had thought as you have been taught about your duty to your mother and family , and how what- ever your hand found to do , you should do it with all your might , and had prayed for grace to help you through this ...
... knew how it was : if you had thought as you have been taught about your duty to your mother and family , and how what- ever your hand found to do , you should do it with all your might , and had prayed for grace to help you through this ...
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Page 79 - And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest ; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Page 84 - For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone, and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 105 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Page 74 - In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation : in whom also, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Page 100 - Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene, — one step enough for me.
Page 100 - I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see my path; but now lead thou me on. I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, pride ruled my will: remember not past years. So long thy power hath blest me, sure it still will lead me on, o'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till the night is gone, and with the morn those angel faces smile, which I have loved long since, and lost awhile.
Page 29 - I was made a member of Christ, a child of God, and an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven.
Page 99 - Then pass, ye mourners, cheerly on, Through prayer unto the tomb, Still, as ye watch life's falling leaf, Gathering from every loss and grief Hope of new spring and endless home. Then cheerly to your work again With hearts new-braced and set To run, untired, Love's blessed race, As meet for those, who face to face Over the gra,ve their Lord have met.
Page 98 - Who says the widow's heart must break, The childless mother sink ? — A kinder, truer voice I hear, Which even beside that mournful bier Whence parents' eyes would hopeless shrink, Bids weep no more— O heart bereft, How strange, to thee, that sound ! A widow o'er her only son, Feeling more bitterly alone For friends that press officious round. Yet is the voice of comfort heard, For Christ hath...
Page 47 - All the flowers that gild the spring Hither their still music bring ; If Heaven bless them, thankful they Smell more sweet, and look more gay.