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... perhaps at this very minute ; and how I long for your letters ! " You cannot fancy how unlike a Christmas - Day everything looked yesterday . When we waked early in the morning to look out and see a bright summer day long before it was ...
... perhaps at this very minute ; and how I long for your letters ! " You cannot fancy how unlike a Christmas - Day everything looked yesterday . When we waked early in the morning to look out and see a bright summer day long before it was ...
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... Perhaps this was one reason why she had lost her authority over Sally , who was a useful , handy girl , and not naturally ill- tempered ; but she had fallen by degrees into a terribly disrespectful and pert manner , which vexed her ...
... Perhaps this was one reason why she had lost her authority over Sally , who was a useful , handy girl , and not naturally ill- tempered ; but she had fallen by degrees into a terribly disrespectful and pert manner , which vexed her ...
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... own royal hand - or perhaps wear her amid the glossy ringlets of her hair . Surely every flower in the garden would envy her lot . And there was a lovely Primrose growing , at no great distance from the gorgeous Flower , upon a.
... own royal hand - or perhaps wear her amid the glossy ringlets of her hair . Surely every flower in the garden would envy her lot . And there was a lovely Primrose growing , at no great distance from the gorgeous Flower , upon a.
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... perhaps some bewilderment , such as might be seen on a little child's face , when it knows not where its father may be leading it , and yet feels safe , with its hand in his . These things used to come into Fanny's head , when while she ...
... perhaps some bewilderment , such as might be seen on a little child's face , when it knows not where its father may be leading it , and yet feels safe , with its hand in his . These things used to come into Fanny's head , when while she ...
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... perhaps done more to hurt and grieve her than her failure as a teacher . There had been an elder girl at Netherton , who had often talked in a very careless manner , and spoken of things such as no good girl could bear to hear of ...
... perhaps done more to hurt and grieve her than her failure as a teacher . There had been an elder girl at Netherton , who had often talked in a very careless manner , and spoken of things such as no good girl could bear to hear of ...
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Page 394 - ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts are open, all £\. desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord.
Page 215 - And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Page 403 - PEACE be to this house, and to all that dwell in it. IT When he cometh into the sick man's presence, he shall say, kneeling down, REMEMBER not, LORD, our iniquities, nor the iniquities of our forefathers ; Spare us, good LORD, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood ; and be not angry with us for ever.
Page 291 - Listen, O my son! There is no wisdom equal unto the belief in God! He created the world, and shall we liken ourselves unto Him in seeking to penetrate into the mysteries of His creation? Shall we say, Behold this star spinneth round that star, and this other star with a tail goeth and cometh in so many years ! Let it go ! He from whose hand it came will guide and direct it.
Page 214 - Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : so the last error shall be worse than the first.
Page 280 - And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house.
Page 291 - I inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mules and the other stows away in the bottom of his ship, that is no business of mine. But, above all, as to the previous history of this city, God only knows the amount of dirt and confusion that the infidels may have eaten before the coming of the sword of Islam. It were unprofitable for us to inquire into it. " Oh, my soul ! oh, my lamb ! seek not after the things which concern thee not. Thou eamest unto us,...
Page 291 - The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed all my days in this place, I have neither counted the houses nor have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants; and as to what one person loads on his mules and the other stows away in the bottom of his ship, that is no business of mine.
Page 281 - Sennacherib, the mighty king, king of the country of Assyria, sitting on the throne of judgment before the city of Lachish, gives permission for its slaughter.
Page 216 - If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.