Cyclopædia of moral and religious anecdotesVirtue, 1850 - 863 Seiten |
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... length became weary of throwing grass , and resolved on trying the virtue of stones . He sent to the druggist's for a gallon of alcohol , in which he soaked a few quarts of corn , and scattered it over his field . The blacklegs came and ...
... length became weary of throwing grass , and resolved on trying the virtue of stones . He sent to the druggist's for a gallon of alcohol , in which he soaked a few quarts of corn , and scattered it over his field . The blacklegs came and ...
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... length obliged to surrender . In the city there were two brothers , who had , in some way , obliged the conquer- ing general ; and , in consequence of this , received permission to leave the city before it was set on fire , taking with ...
... length obliged to surrender . In the city there were two brothers , who had , in some way , obliged the conquer- ing general ; and , in consequence of this , received permission to leave the city before it was set on fire , taking with ...
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... length the missionary determined to separate the mother from her three children ; and for this purpose , sent her in a boat up the Atabapo River , to the missions of the Rio Negro , at a station called Javita . Seated in the bow of the ...
... length the missionary determined to separate the mother from her three children ; and for this purpose , sent her in a boat up the Atabapo River , to the missions of the Rio Negro , at a station called Javita . Seated in the bow of the ...
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... length , united to an amiable woman , in whose society he might have shared many happy hours , and days , and years , if strong drink had not been dearer to him than all other objects . For a short time he appeared to conduct himself ...
... length , united to an amiable woman , in whose society he might have shared many happy hours , and days , and years , if strong drink had not been dearer to him than all other objects . For a short time he appeared to conduct himself ...
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... length a partner was wanted , and one ventured up and asked Mr. Hull if be would take the floor . " Certainly , madam ! " said he , rising and walking out on the floor as he spoke ; " but I have long made it a rule never to com- mence ...
... length a partner was wanted , and one ventured up and asked Mr. Hull if be would take the floor . " Certainly , madam ! " said he , rising and walking out on the floor as he spoke ; " but I have long made it a rule never to com- mence ...
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Seite 611 - I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that GOD governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that ' except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Seite 384 - The wicked is driven away in his wickedness : but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Seite 332 - Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts: but to dive into the depths of dungeons: to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the...
Seite 438 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers : for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness ? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Seite 134 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day ; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Seite 50 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Seite 468 - For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe.
Seite 135 - But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Seite 611 - I have lived, sir, a long time ; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that GOD governs in the affairs of men. And, if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Seite 611 - The small progress we have made, after four or five weeks' close attendance, and continual reasonings with each other, our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayes, is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it.