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Page 38
... Bethlin and I and the child some- times stroll into the wood , when the sacred services of the day are concluded , and watch the sun going down upon the mountain , and the red clouds ; for the ́quiet scene seems to raise our hearts to ...
... Bethlin and I and the child some- times stroll into the wood , when the sacred services of the day are concluded , and watch the sun going down upon the mountain , and the red clouds ; for the ́quiet scene seems to raise our hearts to ...
Page 54
... Bethlin Duplin was tall in stature , though slender in form . In his youth , doubtless , he had been distin- guished as a man of strength ; for though his figure was spare , he had evident characteristics of athletic powers . His work ...
... Bethlin Duplin was tall in stature , though slender in form . In his youth , doubtless , he had been distin- guished as a man of strength ; for though his figure was spare , he had evident characteristics of athletic powers . His work ...
Page 57
... re- cords : " in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread . " You are reminded by your daily employments of the truth of Scripture . Bethlin now cast his eyes pensively upon the ground , and held them there , THE COTTAGE IN THE WOOD . 57.
... re- cords : " in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread . " You are reminded by your daily employments of the truth of Scripture . Bethlin now cast his eyes pensively upon the ground , and held them there , THE COTTAGE IN THE WOOD . 57.
Page 92
... Bethlin . For many years previous and subsequent to his marriage , this hardy Switzer had followed the dubious and dangerous pursuit of arms . He had enlisted in the guards then in the service of the King of France ; and being ...
... Bethlin . For many years previous and subsequent to his marriage , this hardy Switzer had followed the dubious and dangerous pursuit of arms . He had enlisted in the guards then in the service of the King of France ; and being ...
Page 93
... Bethlin , however , or should we not rather say , providentially , he had had a quarrel with one of the younger officers of the corps to which he was attached , and , being accused of disor- derly conduct , was dismissed , as they were ...
... Bethlin , however , or should we not rather say , providentially , he had had a quarrel with one of the younger officers of the corps to which he was attached , and , being accused of disor- derly conduct , was dismissed , as they were ...
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Page 136 - And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit ; and they cried out for fear. J " But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer ; it is I ; be not afraid.
Page 76 - ... if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul ; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday : and the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones : and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Page 90 - I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate me from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Page 24 - Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee : hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
Page 108 - The rising vapours catch the silver light ; Thence fancy measures, as they parting fly, Which first will throw its shadow on the eye, Passing the source of light ; and thence away, Succeeded quick by brighter still than they.
Page 60 - Of old hast THOU laid the foundation of the earth : And the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but THOU shalt endure : Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; As a vesture shalt THOU change them, and they shall be changed : But THOU art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
Page 27 - As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth : For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 89 - O Lord, I will praise thee : though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid ; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song ; he also is become my salvation.
Page 22 - Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; Nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Page 88 - Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation : my God will hear me.