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Page 53
... desire an insurance against the iron grasp of despair , you can obtain it without money and without price , by applying to the immaculate Re- deemer . He stands , with open arms , to receive , and keep in safety , all who believe in His ...
... desire an insurance against the iron grasp of despair , you can obtain it without money and without price , by applying to the immaculate Re- deemer . He stands , with open arms , to receive , and keep in safety , all who believe in His ...
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... desires , by turning every occurrence to his advantage , that will forward his designs . The miser deems it discreet to hoard up his gold from every source from which it can be drawn ; starve and freeze his body , and neglect the inter ...
... desires , by turning every occurrence to his advantage , that will forward his designs . The miser deems it discreet to hoard up his gold from every source from which it can be drawn ; starve and freeze his body , and neglect the inter ...
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... desire to have me shoot you , cannot be complied with . My father taught me , when a boy , never to waste powder on game not worth bringing home . " Another , " Sir , I am opposed to murder in any form of course I cannot consent to ...
... desire to have me shoot you , cannot be complied with . My father taught me , when a boy , never to waste powder on game not worth bringing home . " Another , " Sir , I am opposed to murder in any form of course I cannot consent to ...
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... which many a splendid craft has made shipwreck . Let all who desire a peace- ful life and a happy end , obey the Heavenly precept― KNOW THYSELF . EXPERIENCE . EXPERIENCE has been called the mother of science EXAMINATION . 67.
... which many a splendid craft has made shipwreck . Let all who desire a peace- ful life and a happy end , obey the Heavenly precept― KNOW THYSELF . EXPERIENCE . EXPERIENCE has been called the mother of science EXAMINATION . 67.
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... demonstrate ; but all to no purpose . Self conceit , blind confidence , carnal desires , pampered appetite , tyrannical habit ; all combine and bind the captive with chains , that require an Almighty hand to break their EXPERIENCE . 69.
... demonstrate ; but all to no purpose . Self conceit , blind confidence , carnal desires , pampered appetite , tyrannical habit ; all combine and bind the captive with chains , that require an Almighty hand to break their EXPERIENCE . 69.
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