The new cyclopædia of illustrative anecdote [by E.S.P.].1880 |
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... learned and unlearned , the young and the old . So true is it that " When truth in closest words shall fail , Then truth embodied in a tale Will enter in at lowly doors . Which he may read who binds the sheaf , Or builds the house , or ...
... learned and unlearned , the young and the old . So true is it that " When truth in closest words shall fail , Then truth embodied in a tale Will enter in at lowly doors . Which he may read who binds the sheaf , Or builds the house , or ...
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... learned Lord Verulam . And the truth which the ripe judgment of this gifted and accomplished writer long since set down , a varied experience of many years in the editorial conduct of a monthly magazine devoted to tutorial requirements ...
... learned Lord Verulam . And the truth which the ripe judgment of this gifted and accomplished writer long since set down , a varied experience of many years in the editorial conduct of a monthly magazine devoted to tutorial requirements ...
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... learned In the midst of from that blessed book in whom to believe ; and as he expressed his confidence that his Father would never forsake him , his eye sparkled with faith , which beamed in celestial radiance upon his pallid cheek ...
... learned In the midst of from that blessed book in whom to believe ; and as he expressed his confidence that his Father would never forsake him , his eye sparkled with faith , which beamed in celestial radiance upon his pallid cheek ...
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... learned distributor of the Testaments was Oriental , having been to visit the on a short journey through the library of a French convent , writes South of France , and stopped on thus to his friend in Persia , concern- his way at a ...
... learned distributor of the Testaments was Oriental , having been to visit the on a short journey through the library of a French convent , writes South of France , and stopped on thus to his friend in Persia , concern- his way at a ...
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... learned men in the fifteenth century , John Wesselus , of Gron- ingen , called " the light of the world , " having been once intro- duced to the presence of the Pope , was requested by the Pontiff to ask for some favour for himself . 99 ...
... learned men in the fifteenth century , John Wesselus , of Gron- ingen , called " the light of the world , " having been once intro- duced to the presence of the Pope , was requested by the Pontiff to ask for some favour for himself . 99 ...
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Page 19 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day ; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 535 - BLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Page 534 - Peace, peace! — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the North will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me...
Page 469 - Neither do men put new wine into old bottles : else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish : but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Page 534 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight ; I repeat it. sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of Hosts, is all that is left us ! They tell us, sir, that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an adversary.
Page 534 - Gentlemen may cry peace! peace! but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Page 500 - The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Page 427 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer; with man it has often been otherwise.
Page 19 - But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Page 135 - I did not understand him till I felt my head hit against the beam. He was a man...