The Memoir and Writings of James Handasyd Perkins, Volume 1Trueman & Spofford, 1851 - Ohio |
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... person of stately beauty , seated beneath curtains on a sofa , in turban and elegant attire , entertaining an admiring circle with eloquence and wit ; while the father , seemingly a giant in figure as he towered above us , alter- nately ...
... person of stately beauty , seated beneath curtains on a sofa , in turban and elegant attire , entertaining an admiring circle with eloquence and wit ; while the father , seemingly a giant in figure as he towered above us , alter- nately ...
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... person so impartial would allow himself to have , and for a time was his room - mate . I think I well know the oc- casion that first called out his special regard for his pupil . Business summoning him away one afternoon , he trusted ...
... person so impartial would allow himself to have , and for a time was his room - mate . I think I well know the oc- casion that first called out his special regard for his pupil . Business summoning him away one afternoon , he trusted ...
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... persons pass , unless rarely favored by tem- perament , social position , and congenial work ; years of baptism , years of the second birth ; -who ever did , or ever could , adequately portray their pathetic in- terest ? My cousin made ...
... persons pass , unless rarely favored by tem- perament , social position , and congenial work ; years of baptism , years of the second birth ; -who ever did , or ever could , adequately portray their pathetic in- terest ? My cousin made ...
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... person when suffering under the two most purgatorial troubles of this world , sea - sickness and disappointed love ? Let a man have a headache , or a twinge of rheumatics , and who thinks of laughing at him ? But let him be cast into a ...
... person when suffering under the two most purgatorial troubles of this world , sea - sickness and disappointed love ? Let a man have a headache , or a twinge of rheumatics , and who thinks of laughing at him ? But let him be cast into a ...
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... persons ; but I have seen so much pain , actual suffering , from this fretfulness in others , that I have wished to spare myself , and par conséquence have done all I can to bring my mind and body into such a state , that things which I ...
... persons ; but I have seen so much pain , actual suffering , from this fretfulness in others , that I have wished to spare myself , and par conséquence have done all I can to bring my mind and body into such a state , that things which I ...
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Page 230 - Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and smiles And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller betwixt life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength and skill : A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With...
Page 184 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land...
Page 185 - Congress a power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises ; to pay the debts, and provide for the common defence, and general welfare of the United States, and to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States...
Page 262 - Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Page 21 - Adieu, adieu ! my native shore Fades o'er the waters blue ; The night-winds sigh, the breakers roar, And shrieks the wild sea-mew. Yon sun that sets upon the sea We follow in his flight ; Farewell awhile to him and thee, My native Land — Good night...
Page 8 - O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide, Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height!
Page 356 - IT is a beautiful belief, That ever round our head Are hovering, on noiseless wing, The spirits of the dead. It is a beautiful belief, When ended our career, That it will be our ministry To watch o'er others here...
Page 8 - But, ah! we knew a thing or two; Our captain wheeled the van ; We routed him, we scouted him, Nor lost a single man!