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... common constellations , but even , with a skill which bespeaks truly accomplished astro- nomers , to be able to discover the sun from the moon ! Go on , then , with this new and wonderful science , by which you may ascend to the stars ...
... common constellations , but even , with a skill which bespeaks truly accomplished astro- nomers , to be able to discover the sun from the moon ! Go on , then , with this new and wonderful science , by which you may ascend to the stars ...
Page 33
... common with his whole family , appears not to have sympathized entirely with his conscientious refusal to obey the King's command . Her father , in a tone of deep emotion , wrote to remonstrate with her on this point , assuring her that ...
... common with his whole family , appears not to have sympathized entirely with his conscientious refusal to obey the King's command . Her father , in a tone of deep emotion , wrote to remonstrate with her on this point , assuring her that ...
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... common rule of action between men on good and virtuous principles , and thus to bind them together in bonds of brotherhood . It is very remarkable that the counsel which Jethro gave to Moses for appointing of judges was that , " They ...
... common rule of action between men on good and virtuous principles , and thus to bind them together in bonds of brotherhood . It is very remarkable that the counsel which Jethro gave to Moses for appointing of judges was that , " They ...
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... common - place book , in which he inserted , under the proper heads , all the legal information he had collected during the day . When nine o'clock struck he retired to bed , that he might have an equal portion of sleep before and after ...
... common - place book , in which he inserted , under the proper heads , all the legal information he had collected during the day . When nine o'clock struck he retired to bed , that he might have an equal portion of sleep before and after ...
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... common consent , forgot the business in hand ; the counsel rose from their seats , and the whole multitude , in a paroxysm of terror , betook themselves to their knees , and prayed for mercy , believing that " the great and terrible day ...
... common consent , forgot the business in hand ; the counsel rose from their seats , and the whole multitude , in a paroxysm of terror , betook themselves to their knees , and prayed for mercy , believing that " the great and terrible day ...
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