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... Things that have for cen- turies been lying in peaceful obscurity , are unceremo- niously drawn out of their retreats and thrust upon the public gaze . While the men and things of the remotest B Spirit of in- vestigation . Effects ages ...
... Things that have for cen- turies been lying in peaceful obscurity , are unceremo- niously drawn out of their retreats and thrust upon the public gaze . While the men and things of the remotest B Spirit of in- vestigation . Effects ages ...
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... things in boast . They are stated to Urgency of show the current that has set in in favour of attempts made by the philanthropist to elevate the degraded , and to save from prostitution the yet innocent of our fellow- creatures . Nor ...
... things in boast . They are stated to Urgency of show the current that has set in in favour of attempts made by the philanthropist to elevate the degraded , and to save from prostitution the yet innocent of our fellow- creatures . Nor ...
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... , and the remarkable institutions referred to , will demonstrate the nature of our task . To a few some things may wear the Dr. Southwood Smith . appearance of startling novelty ; to those possessed with an 4 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY .
... , and the remarkable institutions referred to , will demonstrate the nature of our task . To a few some things may wear the Dr. Southwood Smith . appearance of startling novelty ; to those possessed with an 4 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY .
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... things . opinion . On consulting the opinions of various writers on the Conflicting subject , we shall find that contending theories might be somewhat reconciled with one another . Too great stress has been laid by a writer of a highly ...
... things . opinion . On consulting the opinions of various writers on the Conflicting subject , we shall find that contending theories might be somewhat reconciled with one another . Too great stress has been laid by a writer of a highly ...
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... things which tempt the honesty of the more dependent operative classes . The resort of the vicious classes to the secluded lanes and courts of the large towns has multiplied the corrupting influences , always rife in the midst of wealth ...
... things which tempt the honesty of the more dependent operative classes . The resort of the vicious classes to the secluded lanes and courts of the large towns has multiplied the corrupting influences , always rife in the midst of wealth ...
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Page 75 - And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 277 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 76 - And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God.
Page 81 - ... that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments...
Page 292 - If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not ; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works...
Page 256 - Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth ; and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth ; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Page 74 - For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for? and what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Page 299 - Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Page 50 - Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you ; and I will not be burdensome to you : for I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Page 299 - And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad : for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found.