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... soon end in ruin . Tears started from the rob- ber's eyes , while he fell upon his knees , and begged his pardon . Mr. Hill took him home and made him his coachman , and he became a reformed and good man , and after being twenty years ...
... soon end in ruin . Tears started from the rob- ber's eyes , while he fell upon his knees , and begged his pardon . Mr. Hill took him home and made him his coachman , and he became a reformed and good man , and after being twenty years ...
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... soon after went to purchase an umbrella . This was followed up by presents of flowers , chats by the way - side , and invitations to walk or ride ; all of which were gratefully accepted by the unsuspecting rustic . He was playing & game ...
... soon after went to purchase an umbrella . This was followed up by presents of flowers , chats by the way - side , and invitations to walk or ride ; all of which were gratefully accepted by the unsuspecting rustic . He was playing & game ...
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... soon be to him as the re collection of last year's butterflies . With het the wound was deeper . In her solitary cham- ber she wept , in bitterness of heart , over her ruined air - castles . And that dress which she had stolen to make ...
... soon be to him as the re collection of last year's butterflies . With het the wound was deeper . In her solitary cham- ber she wept , in bitterness of heart , over her ruined air - castles . And that dress which she had stolen to make ...
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... soon returned , and conducted him to the chamber . The nobleman appeared surprised that a plain old Quaker should thus intrude upon his luxurious privacy ; but when he heard his errand , he blushed deeply , and frankly admitted the ...
... soon returned , and conducted him to the chamber . The nobleman appeared surprised that a plain old Quaker should thus intrude upon his luxurious privacy ; but when he heard his errand , he blushed deeply , and frankly admitted the ...
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... soon , by the directions of this good man , the barren wilderness began to smile with well- cultivated fields , neat and convenient dwellings , while happiness entered every dwelling , and religion was found on every family altar . All ...
... soon , by the directions of this good man , the barren wilderness began to smile with well- cultivated fields , neat and convenient dwellings , while happiness entered every dwelling , and religion was found on every family altar . All ...
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Page 63 - Speak gently! — It is better far To rule by love than fear — Speak gently — let no harsh words mar The good we might do here!
Page 41 - This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword : And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Page 56 - My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. For, whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Page 41 - Some angel guide my pencil, while I draw, What nothing less than angel can exceed, A man on earth devoted to the skies; Like ships in seas, while in, above the world. With aspect mild, and elevated eye, Behold him seated on a mount serene, Above the fogs of sense, and passion's storm ; All the black cares and tumults of this life, Like harmless thunders, breaking at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his peace.
Page 14 - ... accomplishment of it as one of the chief felicities attendant on a fortunate man. But how much more magnanimous, how much more beneficial to mankind, is forgiveness! It is more magnanimous, because every generous and exalted disposition of the human mind is. requisite to the practice of it; for...
Page 53 - The first man on whom the experiment was to be tried was an English captain, whose history no one knew, as he had been in chains forty years. He was thought to be one of the most furious among them ; his keepers approached him with caution, as he had in a fit of fury killed one of them on the spot with a blow from his manacles. He was chained more rigorously than any of the others. Pinel entered his cell unattended, and calmly...
Page 63 - Speak gently to the young ; for they Will have enough to bear, Pass through this life as best they may,. 'Tis full of anxious care. Speak gently to the aged one, — Grieve not the care-worn heart; The sands of life are nearly run: Let such in peace depart. Speak gently...
Page 7 - And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so ? 23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou me?
Page 75 - This Is one of the most ingenious inventions of the age. A cast made of plaster of Paris, the size of the human head, on which the exact location of each of the Phrenological organs is represented, fully developed, with all the divisions and classification?.