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... soon appear as unsub- stantial as a spider's web ; but it is the chartered privilege of Christians that , after living well , to die shall be their unspeakable gain . This earth has been compared to a life balloon floating in ...
... soon appear as unsub- stantial as a spider's web ; but it is the chartered privilege of Christians that , after living well , to die shall be their unspeakable gain . This earth has been compared to a life balloon floating in ...
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... soon made to find and to feel the more sober reality , and it is well for a Christian not to shrink from witnessing the progress of events , whatever they be , knowing that each is gradually producing the development of God's will in ...
... soon made to find and to feel the more sober reality , and it is well for a Christian not to shrink from witnessing the progress of events , whatever they be , knowing that each is gradually producing the development of God's will in ...
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... soon the little world of our affections and feelings appears to begin falling in fragments around us ! Before we have lived above a few years the sight of many a vacant chair at the old fire - side fills our hearts with a sorrow for ...
... soon the little world of our affections and feelings appears to begin falling in fragments around us ! Before we have lived above a few years the sight of many a vacant chair at the old fire - side fills our hearts with a sorrow for ...
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... soon returned to society , where he showed a perfect pattern of friendship , teaching us not only what we may hereafter be in heaven , but also what we should now be on earth . Those who neglect to promote the happiness , or to seek the ...
... soon returned to society , where he showed a perfect pattern of friendship , teaching us not only what we may hereafter be in heaven , but also what we should now be on earth . Those who neglect to promote the happiness , or to seek the ...
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... soon and certainly hastening — which we can only reach in safety by the guidance of God's Holy Spirit , and which it is our best wis- dom to seek . Fenelon's advice on that subject is the best : - " La préparation que je vous demande ...
... soon and certainly hastening — which we can only reach in safety by the guidance of God's Holy Spirit , and which it is our best wis- dom to seek . Fenelon's advice on that subject is the best : - " La préparation que je vous demande ...
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Page 121 - FRIEND after friend departs; Who hath not lost a friend? There is no union here of hearts,' That finds not here an end; Were this frail world our only rest, Living or dying, none were blest.
Page 81 - THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign, Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never-withering flowers : Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours.
Page 154 - A noble army: men and boys, The matron and the maid ; Around the Saviour's throne rejoice, In robes of light arrayed. They climbed the steep ascent of heaven Through peril, toil, and pain : O God, to us may grace be given To follow in their train.
Page 19 - Historical Treasury; comprising a General Introductory Outline of Universal History, Ancient and Modern, and a Series of separate Histories of every principal Nation that exists ; their Rise, Progress, and Present Condition, the Moral and Social Character of their respective inhabitants, their Religion, Manners and Customs, &c.
Page 18 - A General Dictionary of Geography, Descriptive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical ; forming a complete Gazetteer of the World. By A. KEITH JOHNSTON, FRSE 8vo. 31s. 6d. M'Culloch's Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the various Countries, Places, and principal Natural Objects in the World.
Page 16 - OF PLANTS; Including all the Plants which are now found in, or have been introduced into, Great Britain ; giving their Natural History, accompanied by such descriptions, engraved figures, and elementary details, as may enable a beginner, who is a mere English reader, to discover the name of every Plant which he may find in flower, and acquire all the information respecting it which is useful and interesting.
Page 16 - Encyclopedia of Agriculture : comprising the Theory and Practice of the Valuation, Transfer, Laying-out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and of the Cultivation and Economy of the Animal and Vegetable Productions of Agriculture ; Including all the latest Improvements, a general History of Agriculture in all Countries, a Statistical View of its present State, and Suggestions for its future progress in the British Isles.
Page 25 - Lonely, I no longer roam, Like the cloud, the wind, the wave ; Where you dwell, shall be my home, Where you die, shall be my grave...
Page 138 - Within that awful volume lies The mystery of mysteries! Happiest they of human race, To whom God has granted grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way; And better had they ne'er been born, Who read, to doubt, or read to scorn.
Page 321 - We watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears , Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept And sleeping when she died.