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DEATH . Death is the crown of life . Death wounds to cure ! we fall , we rise , we
reign . — Young . and unThe thought of meeting this king of terrors , is made
unwelcome by most of the human family . Even the Christian is prone to treat the
...
DEATH . Death is the crown of life . Death wounds to cure ! we fall , we rise , we
reign . — Young . and unThe thought of meeting this king of terrors , is made
unwelcome by most of the human family . Even the Christian is prone to treat the
...
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mourning over some loss , which makes him miserable ; a restless mortal body ,
with an immortal soul , that requires something more than earth can give to satisfy
its lofty desires ; the soul that hails death as the welcome messenger , to deliver ...
mourning over some loss , which makes him miserable ; a restless mortal body ,
with an immortal soul , that requires something more than earth can give to satisfy
its lofty desires ; the soul that hails death as the welcome messenger , to deliver ...
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In death , the contrast is still more striking . Contemplate the awful terrors , the
keen remorse , the fearful dread , the biting anguish , the dreadful death pangs ,
of the proud Alexander , the ambitious Cæsar , and the disappointed Bonaparte .
In death , the contrast is still more striking . Contemplate the awful terrors , the
keen remorse , the fearful dread , the biting anguish , the dreadful death pangs ,
of the proud Alexander , the ambitious Cæsar , and the disappointed Bonaparte .
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She was the last at his tomb , embalmed his sacred body , and the first to
discover that he had burst the bars of death , risen from the cleft rock , and
triumphed over death and the grave . Under affliction , especially physical , the
fortitude of ...
She was the last at his tomb , embalmed his sacred body , and the first to
discover that he had burst the bars of death , risen from the cleft rock , and
triumphed over death and the grave . Under affliction , especially physical , the
fortitude of ...
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I know not what course others may take , but as for me , give me liberty or death !
” The effect of this speech was electrical . The cry , “ To arms , ” burst from every
quarter ; “ Liberty or death , ” resounded and rang through every ear , and was ...
I know not what course others may take , but as for me , give me liberty or death !
” The effect of this speech was electrical . The cry , “ To arms , ” burst from every
quarter ; “ Liberty or death , ” resounded and rang through every ear , and was ...
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