Sunday Afternoon, Volume 2E.F. Merriam, 1878 |
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... took it for granted that she could do these things . She took it for granted that her strength would be as her day was . She wanted to teach these little black children . That much she knew . She had applied to a Committee of a ...
... took it for granted that she could do these things . She took it for granted that her strength would be as her day was . She wanted to teach these little black children . That much she knew . She had applied to a Committee of a ...
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... took the road by the beautiful Baie de la Forest , which lay like a huge sheet of silver before us , and was dotted here and there with the snowy sails of the fishing boats . Toward noon we came to a flat stretch of beach , with here ...
... took the road by the beautiful Baie de la Forest , which lay like a huge sheet of silver before us , and was dotted here and there with the snowy sails of the fishing boats . Toward noon we came to a flat stretch of beach , with here ...
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... took up his cane that had lain forgotten since he used it last . She held it in her hands , remembering the days when , by its aid , he went slowly through the house ; re- membering the last evening he passed in that room ; how , with ...
... took up his cane that had lain forgotten since he used it last . She held it in her hands , remembering the days when , by its aid , he went slowly through the house ; re- membering the last evening he passed in that room ; how , with ...
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... took part is one of thrilling interest . The story of Ball's Bluff is told as no man but Bart- lett could have told it , yet there is not a boastful note in the whole narrative ; he has no other con- sciousness than that of a man who ...
... took part is one of thrilling interest . The story of Ball's Bluff is told as no man but Bart- lett could have told it , yet there is not a boastful note in the whole narrative ; he has no other con- sciousness than that of a man who ...
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... took tea ; and how Laz , after he was raised , took his father's arm - chair and the old family Bible , and had prayer - meetin ' . The uncouth naïveté of these productions would appear to suggest remoteness from the dis- trict school ...
... took tea ; and how Laz , after he was raised , took his father's arm - chair and the old family Bible , and had prayer - meetin ' . The uncouth naïveté of these productions would appear to suggest remoteness from the dis- trict school ...
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Page 424 - The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream : and he that hath my word let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat ? saith the Lord. Is not my word like as a fire ? saith the Lord ; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces ? Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words, every one from his neighbour.
Page 275 - A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Page 422 - But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak : for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
Page 139 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me," even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and...
Page 63 - I therefore beg leave to move that, henceforth, prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the clergy of this city be requested to officiate in that service.
Page 184 - And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads ; and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Page 220 - And again I say unto you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Page 489 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils ; speaking lies in hypocrisy ; having their conscience seared with a hot iron ; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
Page 32 - The rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the rose, The moon doth with delight Look round her when the heavens are bare ; Waters on a starry night Are beautiful and fair ; The sunshine is a glorious birth ; But yet I know, where'er I go, That there hath passed away a glory from the earth.
Page 205 - About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation ; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.