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At a suitable opportunity I went to the public - house ; and seeing the man amongst much company , I called him aside , and in the fear and dread of the Almighty expressed to him what rested on my mind .
At a suitable opportunity I went to the public - house ; and seeing the man amongst much company , I called him aside , and in the fear and dread of the Almighty expressed to him what rested on my mind .
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ic mind , as when at New - York ; only sometimes I felt my heart ready to sink with the thoughts of my friends at New - York . My support was in contemplations on the heavenly state ; as I find in my Diary of May 1 , 1723.
ic mind , as when at New - York ; only sometimes I felt my heart ready to sink with the thoughts of my friends at New - York . My support was in contemplations on the heavenly state ; as I find in my Diary of May 1 , 1723.
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The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature . Every day , the sun ; and , after sunset , Night and her stars . Ever the winds blow ; ever the grass grows .
The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature . Every day , the sun ; and , after sunset , Night and her stars . Ever the winds blow ; ever the grass grows .
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George Alsop 1638post 1666 | 27 |
Of the Situation and plenty | 34 |
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