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... spirit , he casts himself on ONE who , dreadful in wrath , is yet tender in mercy . Forgive - pardon , O pardon my sin ; or if past for- แ giveness , on me and my household be thy wrath 24 THE THRESHING FLOOR OF ORNAN .
... spirit , he casts himself on ONE who , dreadful in wrath , is yet tender in mercy . Forgive - pardon , O pardon my sin ; or if past for- แ giveness , on me and my household be thy wrath 24 THE THRESHING FLOOR OF ORNAN .
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... spirit sources of more exalted contemplation - and these will richly repay the loss of those less enduring and less satisfactory enjoyments . Thus the youthful disciple of Christ has often found it when counting the cost ; placing in ...
... spirit sources of more exalted contemplation - and these will richly repay the loss of those less enduring and less satisfactory enjoyments . Thus the youthful disciple of Christ has often found it when counting the cost ; placing in ...
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... spirit , and the ab- sence of refined and noble feelings . Through successive years you mingle of necessity , and the amount of peace and joy , or of discord and sorrow , which this union creates , is al- most incalculable . What more ...
... spirit , and the ab- sence of refined and noble feelings . Through successive years you mingle of necessity , and the amount of peace and joy , or of discord and sorrow , which this union creates , is al- most incalculable . What more ...
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... spirit . They put into the hands of their infant boys the little trumpet , sword , drum , and martial flag ; and chanted over the cradle of infancy the sweet war - monody . They em- braced all possible opportunities to honor their ...
... spirit . They put into the hands of their infant boys the little trumpet , sword , drum , and martial flag ; and chanted over the cradle of infancy the sweet war - monody . They em- braced all possible opportunities to honor their ...
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... spirit strikingly indicated that his soul had already come within the circle of the divine attractions of heaven . He presented the cup to his mother , with his own hand . The looks of benevo- lence and tenderness that were exchanged at ...
... spirit strikingly indicated that his soul had already come within the circle of the divine attractions of heaven . He presented the cup to his mother , with his own hand . The looks of benevo- lence and tenderness that were exchanged at ...
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Page 248 - On the river's broad expanse ! Deep and still, that gliding stream Beautiful to thee must seem, As the river of a dream. Then why pause with indecision, When bright angels in thy vision Beckon thee to fields Elysian...
Page 72 - Unpraised ; for nothing lovelier can be found In woman, than to study household good, And good works in her husband to promote.
Page 35 - Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy; take care of poor Lady Hamilton. Kiss me, Hardy ! ' ' said he. Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek, and Nelson said : "Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty I" Hardy stood over him in silence for a moment or two, then knelt again, and kissed his forehead.
Page 380 - Beyond this vale of death, There surely is some blessed clime Where life is not a breath, Nor life's affections transient fire, Whose sparks fly upward and expire.
Page 327 - How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood, When fond recollection presents them to view!
Page 31 - The enemy showed no colours till late in the action, when they began to feel the necessity of having them to strike. For this reason the Santissima Trinidad, Nelson's old acquaintance, as he used to call her, was distinguishable only by her four decks, and to the bow of this opponent he ordered the Victory to be steered. Meantime an incessant raking fire was kept up upon the Victory. The Admiral's Secretary was one of the first who fell; he was killed by a cannon-shot while conversing with Hardy.
Page 156 - He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
Page 327 - That moss-covered vessel I hail as a treasure; For often, at noon, when returned from the field, I found it the source of an exquisite pleasure, The purest and sweetest that nature can yield.
Page 380 - FRIEND after friend departs : Who hath not lost a friend ? There is no union here of hearts That finds not here an end : Were this frail world our final rest, Living or dying, none were blest.
Page 32 - ... crew on this occasion. At four minutes after twelve she opened her fire from both sides of her deck. It was not possible to break the enemy's line without running on board one of their ships; Hardy informed him of this, and asked him which he would prefer. Nelson replied: "Take your choice, Hardy; it does not signify much.