Geraldine, by E.C.A. Vol. 1,2; 3, 2nd ed, Volume 31837 |
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Page 1
... interest appeared to be a steamer , which , for the first time , was destined to carry passengers and freight to the Sister Isle . Several of these passen- gers were parading the pier , together with the idle and curious of the town ...
... interest appeared to be a steamer , which , for the first time , was destined to carry passengers and freight to the Sister Isle . Several of these passen- gers were parading the pier , together with the idle and curious of the town ...
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... interest in a travelling equipage , ad- vancing with rapid pace from the north road , and traced its progress to the principal hotel of the place . This rencontre , however , produced only disap- pointment , for the expected passengers ...
... interest in a travelling equipage , ad- vancing with rapid pace from the north road , and traced its progress to the principal hotel of the place . This rencontre , however , produced only disap- pointment , for the expected passengers ...
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... interest to both parties , and had but one cause of sorrow , which was the constraint and gloom which still hung over her father . And from this , too , he aroused as from a spell , when again on the Continent ; both heart and mind ex ...
... interest to both parties , and had but one cause of sorrow , which was the constraint and gloom which still hung over her father . And from this , too , he aroused as from a spell , when again on the Continent ; both heart and mind ex ...
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... interest she listened to his subsequent history , especially to the fact , that during many years the subterranean chapel in the abbey ruin had been the sacred spot where General Carrington had met his spiritual father , and attended ...
... interest she listened to his subsequent history , especially to the fact , that during many years the subterranean chapel in the abbey ruin had been the sacred spot where General Carrington had met his spiritual father , and attended ...
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... interest within its consecrated walls , and the joy of her heart con- tinued unabated . Her father was her sole guide and companion , and his fervour , if not equal to her own , was at least sufficient to encourage the free expression ...
... interest within its consecrated walls , and the joy of her heart con- tinued unabated . Her father was her sole guide and companion , and his fervour , if not equal to her own , was at least sufficient to encourage the free expression ...
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Page 12 - Rejoice over her thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
Page 89 - Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets ; I have slain them by the words of my mouth : and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
Page 222 - Rouse to some work of high and holy love, And thou an angel's happiness shalt know, Shalt bless the earth while in the world above ; The good begun by thee shall onward flow In many a branching stream, and wider grow ; The seed that, in these few and fleeting hours, Thy hands unsparing and unwearied sow, Shall deck thy grave with amaranthine flowers, And yield thee fruits divine in heaven's immortal bowers.
Page 405 - I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of all his people : in the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
Page 262 - Now, like moonlight waves retreating To the shore, it dies along; Now, like angry surges meeting, Breaks the mingled tide of song : Jubilate, Amen. Hush...
Page 89 - Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Page 102 - T length the worst is o'er, and Thou art laid Deep in Thy darksome bed ; All still and cold beneath yon dreary stone Thy sacred form is gone ; Around those lips where power and mercy hung, The dews of death have clung ; The dull earth o'er Thee, and Thy foes around, Thou sleep'st a silent corse, in funeral fetters wound.
Page 9 - But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth ? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee ; how much less this house which I have built...
Page 404 - Through our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son, who with thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God world without end. Amen.
Page 124 - Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be, As more of Heaven in each we see ; Some softening gleam of love and prayer Shall dawn on every cross and care.