Model womenHodder & Stoughton, 1870 - 353 pages |
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... became thoroughly established , and her writings contain admirable de- fences of the Holy Trinity , the Godhead and atonement of the Lord Jesus , and the Divine personality and work of the Eternal Spirit . Discussions on Church ...
... became thoroughly established , and her writings contain admirable de- fences of the Holy Trinity , the Godhead and atonement of the Lord Jesus , and the Divine personality and work of the Eternal Spirit . Discussions on Church ...
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... became truly pious . Both sons were called to the Christian ministry . The elder went down to his grave at the early age of twenty - four , lamented . by many to whom he had been a blessing ; and the younger at present occupies one of ...
... became truly pious . Both sons were called to the Christian ministry . The elder went down to his grave at the early age of twenty - four , lamented . by many to whom he had been a blessing ; and the younger at present occupies one of ...
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... became clearly defined . Being one of the tallest girls , a degree of freedom was at once awarded her , but her mind soon asserted a superior claim . She was a most earnest and successful student ; and it became a privilege to be ...
... became clearly defined . Being one of the tallest girls , a degree of freedom was at once awarded her , but her mind soon asserted a superior claim . She was a most earnest and successful student ; and it became a privilege to be ...
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... a good deal from tic - douloureux . When she became a woman , she was well - proportioned . Her features resembled those of her sainted brother , and intimate acquaintance was not necessary to prove that there were other 86 MODEL WOMEN .
... a good deal from tic - douloureux . When she became a woman , she was well - proportioned . Her features resembled those of her sainted brother , and intimate acquaintance was not necessary to prove that there were other 86 MODEL WOMEN .
Page 87
... became almost a reflection of her favourite authors . Her love for poetry , flowers , and everything beautiful in nature or in art , amounted to a passion . The moral character of Miss Hessel was of still superior glory . Of high spirit ...
... became almost a reflection of her favourite authors . Her love for poetry , flowers , and everything beautiful in nature or in art , amounted to a passion . The moral character of Miss Hessel was of still superior glory . Of high spirit ...
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Page 287 - If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit ; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you : continue ye in my love.
Page 316 - For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children : That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments...
Page 19 - Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice ; The confidence of reason give ; And in the light of truth thy bondman let me live ! 1805.
Page 44 - I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this.
Page 185 - Not there, not there, my child." " Is it where the feathery palm-trees rise, And the date grows ripe under sunny skies ? Or 'midst the green islands of glittering seas. Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze, And strange bright birds, on their starry wings, Bear the rich hues of all glorious things ! " "Not there, not there, ray child.
Page 186 - THE stately Homes of England, How beautiful they stand! Amidst their tall ancestral trees, O'er all the pleasant land. The deer across their greensward bound, Through shade and sunny gleam, And the swan glides past them with the sound Of some rejoicing stream.
Page 289 - Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long : And so make life, death, and that vast for-ever One grand, sweet song.
Page 186 - Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set, but all — Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death...
Page 39 - O Woman ! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!
Page 203 - I asked the next (Emily, afterwards Ellis Bell), what I had best do with her brother Branwell, who was sometimes a naughty boy; she answered, 'Reason with him, and when he won't listen to reason, whip him.