Tales of the Scottish Covenanters ...R. Carter, 1845 - 331 pages |
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... wandered upon the moun- tains , and the hands of the men of power were defiled with their blood . Such were the perilous and bloody days in which Helen and William , the subject of this story , were ushered into life . Their father ...
... wandered upon the moun- tains , and the hands of the men of power were defiled with their blood . Such were the perilous and bloody days in which Helen and William , the subject of this story , were ushered into life . Their father ...
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... wandered from him , are the gifts of his goodness ? Are you ignorant that the clothes which warm you , and the food which nourishes you , and the houses which shelter you , come all from the God whom you refuse to fear ? Do you not know ...
... wandered from him , are the gifts of his goodness ? Are you ignorant that the clothes which warm you , and the food which nourishes you , and the houses which shelter you , come all from the God whom you refuse to fear ? Do you not know ...
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... forgotten by the masters whose cruelty they had served , wandered about , especially after the persecu- tion , begging their bread , among those very peasants 6 HELEN ON THE GLEN . 61 the old man, "the soldier can hurt no ...
... forgotten by the masters whose cruelty they had served , wandered about , especially after the persecu- tion , begging their bread , among those very peasants 6 HELEN ON THE GLEN . 61 the old man, "the soldier can hurt no ...
Page 68
... wandered , that they would have cheerfully risked their own lives to procure the escape or concealment of their pastor . And what was very surprising , such was the faithful se- crecy of the inhabitants of the place , to whom alone it ...
... wandered , that they would have cheerfully risked their own lives to procure the escape or concealment of their pastor . And what was very surprising , such was the faithful se- crecy of the inhabitants of the place , to whom alone it ...
Page 74
... wandered on the mountains : they had endured cold , and fatigue , and fast- ing : at midnight , in the depth of winter , they had been often unsheltered from the severity of the weather . His mother , so tender , so affectionate , had ...
... wandered on the mountains : they had endured cold , and fatigue , and fast- ing : at midnight , in the depth of winter , they had been often unsheltered from the severity of the weather . His mother , so tender , so affectionate , had ...
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