Early days; or, The Wesleyan scholar's guide1864 |
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... mother think most and care most for the child that is sick ? Remember Him who was once upon earth , and bore our sicknesses and infirmities . A mother may forget , and cease to have compassion ; but " I will not forget , " are the words ...
... mother think most and care most for the child that is sick ? Remember Him who was once upon earth , and bore our sicknesses and infirmities . A mother may forget , and cease to have compassion ; but " I will not forget , " are the words ...
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... mother sweet , O ! he is dear as my mother to me ! But he will perish even as she . Who loves me best ? -The gentle dove That I have tamed with my childish love ; That everyone , save myself , doth fear ; Whose soft coo soundeth when I ...
... mother sweet , O ! he is dear as my mother to me ! But he will perish even as she . Who loves me best ? -The gentle dove That I have tamed with my childish love ; That everyone , save myself , doth fear ; Whose soft coo soundeth when I ...
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... mother learning to read , Miss T- came in . glad to see her . She seemed ever to have some good example to give , or some profitable thing to say . After talking of various things , Miss suddenly asked mother if she knew of any- one in ...
... mother learning to read , Miss T- came in . glad to see her . She seemed ever to have some good example to give , or some profitable thing to say . After talking of various things , Miss suddenly asked mother if she knew of any- one in ...
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... mother had been quite startled , and with a grave and somewhat sad countenance she begged her friend to explain herself . Miss T was quite serious too . 66 any I mean this , " she said ; " that in a Christian family little ones are ...
... mother had been quite startled , and with a grave and somewhat sad countenance she begged her friend to explain herself . Miss T was quite serious too . 66 any I mean this , " she said ; " that in a Christian family little ones are ...
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... Mother ! I cannot stay . Mother ! there's glory there Thine eyes ne'er look'd upon ; My soul shall stand serenely fair Before my Saviour's throne . I long to plume my spirit's wing , And seek those realms of light : O , mother ! come ...
... Mother ! I cannot stay . Mother ! there's glory there Thine eyes ne'er look'd upon ; My soul shall stand serenely fair Before my Saviour's throne . I long to plume my spirit's wing , And seek those realms of light : O , mother ! come ...
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Page 24 - The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man.
Page 176 - Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Page 92 - And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Page 164 - The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them ; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing : the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.
Page 101 - There's a dance of leaves in that aspen bower, There's a titter of winds in that beechen tree, There's a smile on the fruit and a smile on the flower, And a laugh from the brook that runs to the sea.
Page 172 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 44 - I WANDERED lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils, Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Page 181 - And when he putteth forth his own sheep he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him ; for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers.
Page 154 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Page 165 - And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him; "My son:" and he said unto him, "Behold, here am I." And he said: "Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; and make me savory meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I...