The Works of Sydney Smith, Volume 1Longman, 1839 |
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... brother's life ! - Those who are as yet on the threshold of these habits should be warned , that however calm their natural temperament , however meek and placable their disposition , yet that , by the events which every moment arise ...
... brother's life ! - Those who are as yet on the threshold of these habits should be warned , that however calm their natural temperament , however meek and placable their disposition , yet that , by the events which every moment arise ...
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... brothers . The only account he could give of himself was , that he remembers reading on , regularly , till he came to the following pathetic description of a drowned tradesman ; beyond which , he recollects nothing . But to the ...
... brothers . The only account he could give of himself was , that he remembers reading on , regularly , till he came to the following pathetic description of a drowned tradesman ; beyond which , he recollects nothing . But to the ...
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... brother whom he hated . But what did I this night ? Hear , hear , and reverence ! There was a breast , on which my head had rested A thousand times ; a breast , which loved me fondly As heaven loves martyred saints : and yet this breast ...
... brother whom he hated . But what did I this night ? Hear , hear , and reverence ! There was a breast , on which my head had rested A thousand times ; a breast , which loved me fondly As heaven loves martyred saints : and yet this breast ...
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... brother , " said he , " on the state of my soul , and the fears I had entertained for my future welfare , I found myself , in an instant , in another state of existence , under the direction of a superior being , who ordered me to ...
... brother , " said he , " on the state of my soul , and the fears I had entertained for my future welfare , I found myself , in an instant , in another state of existence , under the direction of a superior being , who ordered me to ...
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... Brother Ringletaube to Brother Cran , he thus expresses himself : — The passports Government has promised you are so valu- able , that I should not think a journey too troublesome to ob- tain one for myself , if I could not get it ...
... Brother Ringletaube to Brother Cran , he thus expresses himself : — The passports Government has promised you are so valu- able , that I should not think a journey too troublesome to ob- tain one for myself , if I could not get it ...
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Page 282 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there ; save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.
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Page 16 - And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Page 280 - But Peter and John answered and said unto them; Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.