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... Thomas and you spent your two days pleasantly at the sea ? Frederick . Why , not much to boast of , as to that . We went fishing one day , and though we were at it from twelve to six , as chance would have it , we caught next to nothing ...
... Thomas and you spent your two days pleasantly at the sea ? Frederick . Why , not much to boast of , as to that . We went fishing one day , and though we were at it from twelve to six , as chance would have it , we caught next to nothing ...
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... Thomas and you spent your two days pleasantly at the sea ? Frederick . Why , not much to boast of , as to that . We went fishing one day , and though we were at it from twelve to six , as chance would have it , we caught next to nothing ...
... Thomas and you spent your two days pleasantly at the sea ? Frederick . Why , not much to boast of , as to that . We went fishing one day , and though we were at it from twelve to six , as chance would have it , we caught next to nothing ...
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... the Bible again ? I have had enough of that already , so I shall be off , and leave Thomas and you to settle the mat- ter as you can . Th . What Prophet were you going to say , Richard ? R. The Prophet Jonah . It says that " There 8.
... the Bible again ? I have had enough of that already , so I shall be off , and leave Thomas and you to settle the mat- ter as you can . Th . What Prophet were you going to say , Richard ? R. The Prophet Jonah . It says that " There 8.
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... Thomas , that the boat , in which you were the other day , had upset , and you had been drowned , should you say that this would have been chance ? Th . I should be afraid to say that . R. Did you ever read of Jehoshaphat's ships being ...
... Thomas , that the boat , in which you were the other day , had upset , and you had been drowned , should you say that this would have been chance ? Th . I should be afraid to say that . R. Did you ever read of Jehoshaphat's ships being ...
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... Thomas , you were to catch a fish with a shilling in its gullet , what would you say ? Th . That I was very lucky for my pains ! R. Would you say that it was all luck when Peter caught the fish with a piece of money in its mouth ? Matt ...
... Thomas , you were to catch a fish with a shilling in its gullet , what would you say ? Th . That I was very lucky for my pains ! R. Would you say that it was all luck when Peter caught the fish with a piece of money in its mouth ? Matt ...
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Page 10 - For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth ; Likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. He sealeth up the hand of every man ; That all men may know his work.
Page 38 - And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.
Page 38 - If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young...
Page 39 - And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, "Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the Lord; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.
Page 7 - I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
Page 18 - And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
Page 33 - The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
Page 5 - And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. 13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
Page 28 - Who provideth for the raven his food ? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Page 21 - And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind : and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, it is better for me to die than to live.