Memoir of the Life of John Bowdler, EsqA. and R. Spottiswoode, 1824 - 296 pages |
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... your dear juls have not caffend by your gistinay's task of love . It bas exceeding kind in you of them to be present in moh weather , & f our hearts thank all Jonvery much . If Ste spirit of my dear Mary retains any of her former.
... your dear juls have not caffend by your gistinay's task of love . It bas exceeding kind in you of them to be present in moh weather , & f our hearts thank all Jonvery much . If Ste spirit of my dear Mary retains any of her former.
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Thomas Bowdler. spirit of my dear Mary retains any of her former feelings the thanks gutov , for the was tenderly ... spirit . , the ment , I think , speaking bithawe of so great a privilege , portabre Cargely of her Sammis pronice ...
Thomas Bowdler. spirit of my dear Mary retains any of her former feelings the thanks gutov , for the was tenderly ... spirit . , the ment , I think , speaking bithawe of so great a privilege , portabre Cargely of her Sammis pronice ...
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... spirits very unfavourable to such an employ- ment , it is now completed rather hastily , lest more time should be lost . He trusts that those who do him the honor to accept the volume will kindly excuse its defects , if it be found less ...
... spirits very unfavourable to such an employ- ment , it is now completed rather hastily , lest more time should be lost . He trusts that those who do him the honor to accept the volume will kindly excuse its defects , if it be found less ...
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... he , " is crucified be- tween two thieves , Reason and the private Spirit ; but the peni- tent one does not appear either on the one side or the other . " which he was delivered by the firm resolution of his J. BOWDLER , ESQ . 25.
... he , " is crucified be- tween two thieves , Reason and the private Spirit ; but the peni- tent one does not appear either on the one side or the other . " which he was delivered by the firm resolution of his J. BOWDLER , ESQ . 25.
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... You will hear that the dear boy is in brave spirits . " The occasion " alluded to in this letter is thus explained by his mother in writing to a friend in Scotland . " As a few days were allowed me to write 26 MEMOIR OF.
... You will hear that the dear boy is in brave spirits . " The occasion " alluded to in this letter is thus explained by his mother in writing to a friend in Scotland . " As a few days were allowed me to write 26 MEMOIR OF.
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Page 284 - LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth ; send thy HOLY GHOST, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues ; without which, whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee : Grant this for thine only Son JESUS CHRIST'S sake. Amen.
Page 281 - Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men ; we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy Divine majesty, provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings. The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; the burden of them is intolerable.
Page 284 - Almighty Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments...
Page 212 - Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols. And the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.
Page 289 - Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day ; defend us in the same with thy mighty power, and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger...
Page 291 - O Almighty and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things that thou wouldest have done; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 286 - Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 61 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise...
Page 33 - That they are not a pipe for fortune's finger To sound what stop she please. Give me that man That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him In my heart's core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee.
Page 288 - WE humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities ; and for the glory of thy Name turn from us all those evils that we most righteously have deserved ; and grant, that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy...