The Words of Hannah More ...Harper & brothers, 1836 |
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... of vanity , be permitted to observe that there is a sense in which the favor she has uniformly experienced is honorable to that public who have conferred it ? Their indulgence has never been purchased by flattery ; their.
... of vanity , be permitted to observe that there is a sense in which the favor she has uniformly experienced is honorable to that public who have conferred it ? Their indulgence has never been purchased by flattery ; their.
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... favor . Honest though imperfect , sincere though fallible , he endeavors to bring his principles , his faith , and his convic- tions , into full operation ; he warmly declares what he cordi- ally feels , and faithfully testifies what he ...
... favor . Honest though imperfect , sincere though fallible , he endeavors to bring his principles , his faith , and his convic- tions , into full operation ; he warmly declares what he cordi- ally feels , and faithfully testifies what he ...
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... favor without claim , and happiness without merit ; to Him whose veracity fulfils all the promises which his good- ness has made ; to Him whose pity commiserates the afflict- ed , whose bounty supplies the indigent , whose long ...
... favor without claim , and happiness without merit ; to Him whose veracity fulfils all the promises which his good- ness has made ; to Him whose pity commiserates the afflict- ed , whose bounty supplies the indigent , whose long ...
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Hannah More. ences his other attributes in our favor , attributes which would else necessarily act against creatures at once sinful and im- potent . It makes that wisdom which sees our weakness strengthen us , and that power which might ...
Hannah More. ences his other attributes in our favor , attributes which would else necessarily act against creatures at once sinful and im- potent . It makes that wisdom which sees our weakness strengthen us , and that power which might ...
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... favor of which we offer so many arguments to convince and so many motives to persuade , cannot be very difficult to prac- tise . But to convince the understanding and to correct the will is a very different undertaking ; and not less ...
... favor of which we offer so many arguments to convince and so many motives to persuade , cannot be very difficult to prac- tise . But to convince the understanding and to correct the will is a very different undertaking ; and not less ...
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