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... the habit of looking out for faults , and telling of them , and now he could see no- thing else , and talk of nothing else . The mother of these two boys was a good and wise woman . She noticed the traits of. THE TWO SEEKERS . 43.
... the habit of looking out for faults , and telling of them , and now he could see no- thing else , and talk of nothing else . The mother of these two boys was a good and wise woman . She noticed the traits of. THE TWO SEEKERS . 43.
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... mother hit upon a thing that cured Frederick of his vice - and what do you think it was ? I do not believe that any of you can guess what it was that cured master Frederick . It was not a pill , or a poultice ; no , it was a story - and ...
... mother hit upon a thing that cured Frederick of his vice - and what do you think it was ? I do not believe that any of you can guess what it was that cured master Frederick . It was not a pill , or a poultice ; no , it was a story - and ...
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... mother , each anxious to show the prize he had won . Clarence was so forward , that he placed the serpent near his mother's hand ; on which the reptile put forth his forked tongue , and then fixed his fangs in her flesh . " In a moment ...
... mother , each anxious to show the prize he had won . Clarence was so forward , that he placed the serpent near his mother's hand ; on which the reptile put forth his forked tongue , and then fixed his fangs in her flesh . " In a moment ...
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... mother then went on as follows : " My dear Frederick - the story means that he who goes forth with a love of what is ... mother , his home , his friends ; and that the latter will bring home evil - evil to sting his mother , and evil ...
... mother then went on as follows : " My dear Frederick - the story means that he who goes forth with a love of what is ... mother , his home , his friends ; and that the latter will bring home evil - evil to sting his mother , and evil ...
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... mother . " Mother , " said he , " my fish is dead . I wish it was alive again ! Cannot you bring it to life ? " " No , my boy , it is impossible , " was the answer . " I am sorry I killed it , " said James , the tear gathering in his ...
... mother . " Mother , " said he , " my fish is dead . I wish it was alive again ! Cannot you bring it to life ? " " No , my boy , it is impossible , " was the answer . " I am sorry I killed it , " said James , the tear gathering in his ...
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Page 138 - Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them, and be clean?
Page 137 - And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? Wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
Page 138 - Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean?
Page 20 - It is a tree of life to those that lay hold on it ; and the supporters thereof are happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.
Page 137 - So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
Page 137 - And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes ? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
Page 58 - LET dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so ; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 'tis their nature to.
Page 137 - And one went in and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
Page 148 - I am afraid, and if you were half as much afraid as I am, you would turn your horse's head and ride back to the camp." As they had not advanced far, the other, indignant, returned to Wellington to tell the story, and to ask for a worthier companion. " Clap spurs to your horse," was Wellington's reply, " or the business will be done by your cowardly companion before you get there.
Page 102 - In the presence of others sing not to yourself with a humming noise, nor drum with your fingers or feet.