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... scarce less simplicity than their own , of the Gos- pel which maketh the simple wise . The sky above them is dim with soft clouds , yet there is sunshine on the picture -the quiet light of peace . It is pleasant to come into the ...
... scarce less simplicity than their own , of the Gos- pel which maketh the simple wise . The sky above them is dim with soft clouds , yet there is sunshine on the picture -the quiet light of peace . It is pleasant to come into the ...
Page xv
... scarce- ly any other age , was vice so rampant . The severe self- examination of the friend of Evelyn , the maid of honor , Mrs. Godolphin , comes strangely to us , out of the impure court of Charles . Mystic and contemplative , this ...
... scarce- ly any other age , was vice so rampant . The severe self- examination of the friend of Evelyn , the maid of honor , Mrs. Godolphin , comes strangely to us , out of the impure court of Charles . Mystic and contemplative , this ...
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... scarce stouter , bold and manlike though it was , than her own , to fight its battle out in silence . It ended at last . The lips of the Puritan moved ; he looked at his daughter , and then , lifting his hat reverently from his head ...
... scarce stouter , bold and manlike though it was , than her own , to fight its battle out in silence . It ended at last . The lips of the Puritan moved ; he looked at his daughter , and then , lifting his hat reverently from his head ...
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... scarce tell you where : in France and a long away further off than France ; in the countries , I reckon , where snow lies summer and winter , where they have that queen that is so wise , like the Queen of Sheba in the old times ; and ...
... scarce tell you where : in France and a long away further off than France ; in the countries , I reckon , where snow lies summer and winter , where they have that queen that is so wise , like the Queen of Sheba in the old times ; and ...
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... scarce taking the best for our own comfort after our journey , and we keep you from your companion , Master Vincent . " " A singular youth , " said the preacher , hurriedly , the twitching of his upper lip giving him , while he spoke ...
... scarce taking the best for our own comfort after our journey , and we keep you from your companion , Master Vincent . " " A singular youth , " said the preacher , hurriedly , the twitching of his upper lip giving him , while he spoke ...
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