The Covenant: A Quarterly Periodical Devoted to the Cause of Odd-Fellowship1842 |
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... mind , in re- gard to the course of conduct he ought to pursue , in reference to the socie- ty or institution in question . It is due to ourselves , that this exposition should be given , because we are liable to misrepresentation . The ...
... mind , in re- gard to the course of conduct he ought to pursue , in reference to the socie- ty or institution in question . It is due to ourselves , that this exposition should be given , because we are liable to misrepresentation . The ...
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... mind the house where we were born - the schools where we were edu- cated - the grounds where we played - the groves where we wandered to gather flowers and shrubs , and alas ! the young companions who were wont to participate in our ...
... mind the house where we were born - the schools where we were edu- cated - the grounds where we played - the groves where we wandered to gather flowers and shrubs , and alas ! the young companions who were wont to participate in our ...
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... mind . This interest was first excited by an incident that occurred in the early part of our voyage . On the evening of the day we sailed , as the faint outline of home , which had for some time hung trembling on the vision , faded ...
... mind . This interest was first excited by an incident that occurred in the early part of our voyage . On the evening of the day we sailed , as the faint outline of home , which had for some time hung trembling on the vision , faded ...
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... mind to act as she appeared to . Was it possible that letter had been written by another hand ? I obtained one of her letters to my sister , for they often corresponded , and compared them together . There was a general resemblance in ...
... mind to act as she appeared to . Was it possible that letter had been written by another hand ? I obtained one of her letters to my sister , for they often corresponded , and compared them together . There was a general resemblance in ...
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... mind with fear that some dreadful evil had befallen her . For my friends I felt no solicitude ; but the image of that lovely girl in dis- tress haunted my vision night and day . I went to Venice ; and soon after my arrival there ...
... mind with fear that some dreadful evil had befallen her . For my friends I felt no solicitude ; but the image of that lovely girl in dis- tress haunted my vision night and day . I went to Venice ; and soon after my arrival there ...
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Page 98 - I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago (whether in the body I cannot tell; or whether out of the body I cannot tell: God knoweth); such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth); How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
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Page 58 - I CONSIDER a human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties; until the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein that runs through the body of it.
Page 288 - ... hereafter, in name and fact, be one body politic and corporate in law, to all intents and purposes, and shall have perpetual succession, and shall be called by the name of President and Fellows of Harvard College, and shall from time to...