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... of Scio , I was conducted from my caique to a house which the old widow of a British consul inhabited , with whom I made my do- micile for some days . The mansion , when I entered , seemed strange- ly B 2 INTRODUCTION . 3.
... of Scio , I was conducted from my caique to a house which the old widow of a British consul inhabited , with whom I made my do- micile for some days . The mansion , when I entered , seemed strange- ly B 2 INTRODUCTION . 3.
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... conduct of his son . Father Dominick was distinguished in the monastery for the purity of his life , and the in- tegrity with which he maintained the holiness of the priestly character . No blame was ever imputed to this stern and ...
... conduct of his son . Father Dominick was distinguished in the monastery for the purity of his life , and the in- tegrity with which he maintained the holiness of the priestly character . No blame was ever imputed to this stern and ...
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... conduct of his brethren . The world has few more worthy than the good Father ; but he is somewhat harsh in the expression of his opinion . It is not always pleasant to be intimate with such a man , however correct in his behaviour ...
... conduct of his brethren . The world has few more worthy than the good Father ; but he is somewhat harsh in the expression of his opinion . It is not always pleasant to be intimate with such a man , however correct in his behaviour ...
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... conduct of those who profess to give the world an example , to show in themselves how little they are regulated by the precepts they profess to teach ; it is as if they had warrantry , by being teachers , to ex- empt themselves from the ...
... conduct of those who profess to give the world an example , to show in themselves how little they are regulated by the precepts they profess to teach ; it is as if they had warrantry , by being teachers , to ex- empt themselves from the ...
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... conduct spotless , he thought his ex- cellence in manner the result of virtue ; for he had never found it necessary to restrain those prone inclinations which he attributed to the inherited evil brought into the world by the original ...
... conduct spotless , he thought his ex- cellence in manner the result of virtue ; for he had never found it necessary to restrain those prone inclinations which he attributed to the inherited evil brought into the world by the original ...
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Page 208 - MARY'S DREAM The moon had climbed the highest hill Which rises o'er the source of Dee, And from the eastern summit shed Her silver light on tower and tree; When Mary laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea, When, soft and low, a voice was heard, Saying: "Mary, weep no more for me!
Page 178 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.
Page 5 - IMMEDIATELY after the celebrated battle of Pavia, in which Francis I. of France was taken prisoner by the Emperor Charles V...
Page 8 - But her self-command altogether forsook her, when, after the prescribed formula of service was at an end, her uncle again kneeled down reverently on the cushion by his bed-side, and prayed fervently for her and for her future happiness, and that the Almighty protection might be extended over her when it should please Heaven to remove him from this earthly scene. And when, as connected with this dearest object of his heart, he put up earnest petitions for him who was already destined to be her husband...