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... tears flowed over her checks , " when I see , how my poor old father endeavours to chew his crust of stale bread , and is unable to do it , my very heart bleeds within me . " Margaret immediately fetch'd a pot of sweet milk for him ...
... tears flowed over her checks , " when I see , how my poor old father endeavours to chew his crust of stale bread , and is unable to do it , my very heart bleeds within me . " Margaret immediately fetch'd a pot of sweet milk for him ...
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... tears , he pressed the hands of his father and moth- cr , promising them industry and obedience.Stilling , having sung his evening hymn , bolted the door with the wooden bolt , while Margaret looked after the cows , if all were well ...
... tears , he pressed the hands of his father and moth- cr , promising them industry and obedience.Stilling , having sung his evening hymn , bolted the door with the wooden bolt , while Margaret looked after the cows , if all were well ...
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... tears , and prayed in groanings , which are only intelligi- ble to Him who seeth the heart . Never did any body sleep sounder than the schoolmaster did that night . His joy however waked him in the morning earlier than usual . He left ...
... tears , and prayed in groanings , which are only intelligi- ble to Him who seeth the heart . Never did any body sleep sounder than the schoolmaster did that night . His joy however waked him in the morning earlier than usual . He left ...
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... tears of joy on hearing this . The aged father then rose from his seat , took hold of his daughter's right hand , and gave it to William with these words : " I have nothing in the world , but two daughters , this one here I regard as ...
... tears of joy on hearing this . The aged father then rose from his seat , took hold of his daughter's right hand , and gave it to William with these words : " I have nothing in the world , but two daughters , this one here I regard as ...
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... tears , but tears void of grief and sorrow . When the sun rose in full splendor , she pensively viewed the king of day , tears rolled down her cheeks , and some- times she would say : " What splendor must he posess , who has created ...
... tears , but tears void of grief and sorrow . When the sun rose in full splendor , she pensively viewed the king of day , tears rolled down her cheeks , and some- times she would say : " What splendor must he posess , who has created ...
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Page 311 - Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, 0 LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, 0 Lord, which thy hands have established.
Page 298 - And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
Page 149 - And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them ; and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived : And Israel said, It is enough ; Joseph my son is yet alive : I will go and see him before I die.
Page 337 - ... the testament. For the testament takes authority when men are dead, for it is of no value as long as he that made it is alive. Of these words it evidently appears that the new testament, wherein we have remission of sins, is sealed and ratified by the death of Christ. Therefore Christ calls the cup, the cup of the new testament in his blood, which is shed for the remission of sins. Last of all, Christ with his death and passion has gotten unto us this fruit and profit, that our cross and sufferings...
Page 337 - Cant. 2 : 6, 16, 17, and 4 : 16, and 8 : 14. 0 death, where is thy sting? 0 grave, where is thy victory ? But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 337 - Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my latter end be like his 1' This then being written to St.
Page 136 - Husamu-'d-Din, the widow of Jelal, Kira Khatun, too, departed this life, and was buried by the side of her husband. As her corpse was being borne towards its last restingplace, the procession passed through one of the gates of the town. Here, the bearers found themselves arrested by some unseen power, so that they could not move, hand or foot. This singular effect lasted for about half an hour. struck up a hymn...