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... sides ; but , as insensible as the corpse upon which she lay , she made no answer . She entered eternity , suffocated at once , most probably , by the flames . NUMBER X. MY DEAR CHILDREN : In my last letter 50 LETTERS TO CHILDREN .
... sides ; but , as insensible as the corpse upon which she lay , she made no answer . She entered eternity , suffocated at once , most probably , by the flames . NUMBER X. MY DEAR CHILDREN : In my last letter 50 LETTERS TO CHILDREN .
Page 59
... that I could carry you to her dying bed - side , and would that I could show you that mournful countenance which remained as a sad monument of the wreck that there had been within , until she was screwed. LETTERS TO CHILDREN . 59 ...
... that I could carry you to her dying bed - side , and would that I could show you that mournful countenance which remained as a sad monument of the wreck that there had been within , until she was screwed. LETTERS TO CHILDREN . 59 ...
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... sides , pierce their tongues with irons , walk on the fire , and throw themselves on spikes . " At two villages , " says Mr. Ward , " Poo- sooree and Rayukalee , the worship of this god is attended by crowds of people from a dis- tance ...
... sides , pierce their tongues with irons , walk on the fire , and throw themselves on spikes . " At two villages , " says Mr. Ward , " Poo- sooree and Rayukalee , the worship of this god is attended by crowds of people from a dis- tance ...
Page 75
... side and the fin- gers on the other , and press them down to- wards the nozzle of the bellows , which forces the air through them into the fire . I should have said before , that the nozzle of the bellows passes through a small semi ...
... side and the fin- gers on the other , and press them down to- wards the nozzle of the bellows , which forces the air through them into the fire . I should have said before , that the nozzle of the bellows passes through a small semi ...
Page 79
... side of the lower part of the nose , and through the cartilage , or that substance which divides the nostrils , through which they are suspended . The higher and wealthier females wear a profusion of ornaments of gold and pearls around ...
... side of the lower part of the nose , and through the cartilage , or that substance which divides the nostrils , through which they are suspended . The higher and wealthier females wear a profusion of ornaments of gold and pearls around ...
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Page 187 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you...
Page 187 - I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Page 25 - And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
Page 18 - Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep : If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Page 88 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared • not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Page 153 - God is a spirit, and they who worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Page 90 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Page 33 - Some remain all day with their heads on the ground and their feet in the air, some cram their eyes with mud and their mouths with straw. One man may be seen lying with his...
Page 219 - Rise, touched with gratitude divine — Turn out his enemy and thine, — That soul-destroying monster, sin, And let the heavenly Stranger in. 5. Admit him, ere his anger burn, — His feet departed, ne'er return ; Admit him, or the hour's at hand You'll at his door rejected stand.
Page 70 - O for this love let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak.