The Greatest is Charity. A Series of Eight Stories, Etc1872 |
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... seated herself and took up her work . " What chapter have you chosen ? ” 66 Oh , it is one Aunt Esther gave me to learn while I was staying with her ; and it puzzles me , mamma . It's about charity , and I want to know what charity is ...
... seated herself and took up her work . " What chapter have you chosen ? ” 66 Oh , it is one Aunt Esther gave me to learn while I was staying with her ; and it puzzles me , mamma . It's about charity , and I want to know what charity is ...
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... seated in the chair by the bedside . He beckoned to his little girl with a smile full of sorrow . Laura bounded towards him , and he lifted her to his knee , facing her mother . The face on the pillow had a youthful look , though the ...
... seated in the chair by the bedside . He beckoned to his little girl with a smile full of sorrow . Laura bounded towards him , and he lifted her to his knee , facing her mother . The face on the pillow had a youthful look , though the ...
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... seated in the chair by the bedside . He beckoned to his little girl with a smile full of sorrow . Laura bounded towards him , and he lifted her to his knee , facing her mother . The face on the pillow had a youthful look , though the ...
... seated in the chair by the bedside . He beckoned to his little girl with a smile full of sorrow . Laura bounded towards him , and he lifted her to his knee , facing her mother . The face on the pillow had a youthful look , though the ...
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... seated in an easy chair , and although , the first burst of grief over , the knocking at the door had passed unnoticed , it was an effort beyond his power to get up and unlock it . 66 Yet Mr Carleton was not one to sorrow as those who ...
... seated in an easy chair , and although , the first burst of grief over , the knocking at the door had passed unnoticed , it was an effort beyond his power to get up and unlock it . 66 Yet Mr Carleton was not one to sorrow as those who ...
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... seated in the drawing room , and the three girls , who had been earnestly scanning the faces of the new sister and governess , were introduced . " Come here , Laura , " said her father ; " I have brought you three companions - Helen ...
... seated in the drawing room , and the three girls , who had been earnestly scanning the faces of the new sister and governess , were introduced . " Come here , Laura , " said her father ; " I have brought you three companions - Helen ...
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Page 261 - And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Page 44 - He that spared not his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Page 349 - We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort, all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation...
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Page 260 - And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned ? 26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest ; for this man is a Roman.
Page 297 - The autumn day died. The sullen clouds dropped scattered rain. The red leaves were blown in millions by the wind. The little houses on either side the road were dark, for the dwellers in them dared not show any light that might be a star to allure to them the footsteps of their foes. Bernadou sat with his arms on the table, and his head resting on them. Margot nursed her son : Reine Allix prayed. Suddenly in the street without there was the sound of many feet of horses and of men, the shouting of...
Page vii - And doubtless the answer of every serious and reflecting mind must be, that in 'pure and undefiled religion,' in 'loving the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul, and with all our strength...
Page vi - And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.