The Huguenot Galley-slave: Being the Autobiography of a French Protestant Condemned to the Galleys for the Sake of His ReligionLeypoldt & Holt, 1867 - 241 Seiten |
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... received the poor fugitive ) contained the real history of the sufferings of a young man , Jean Marteilhe , of Ber- gerac . * Amidst more pressing labors , the project of reprinting the book was postponed , and would , perhaps , have ...
... received the poor fugitive ) contained the real history of the sufferings of a young man , Jean Marteilhe , of Ber- gerac . * Amidst more pressing labors , the project of reprinting the book was postponed , and would , perhaps , have ...
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... received as usher in a school by doing drudgery as a bookseller's hack . The work which he did in this capacity was either anonymous , or under the pseudonym of James Willington , who had been a fellow - student at Trinity College ...
... received as usher in a school by doing drudgery as a bookseller's hack . The work which he did in this capacity was either anonymous , or under the pseudonym of James Willington , who had been a fellow - student at Trinity College ...
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... receiving the praise and homage of the priests and monks of the neighborhood . There was an advocate of Bergerac , named Grenier , who had a good deal of wit , but was really a little cracked , and who never had much religion , though ...
... receiving the praise and homage of the priests and monks of the neighborhood . There was an advocate of Bergerac , named Grenier , who had a good deal of wit , but was really a little cracked , and who never had much religion , though ...
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... received us . We ordered supper ; and whilst we were at table , about nine o'clock , the master of the house arrived . His wife told him that she had received two young strangers . We heard from our chamber her hus- band ask her if we ...
... received us . We ordered supper ; and whilst we were at table , about nine o'clock , the master of the house arrived . His wife told him that she had received two young strangers . We heard from our chamber her hus- band ask her if we ...
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... received for all the trouble he had taken in causing us to be arrested , added to which , a few days after , the Prince of Liège , at the solicitation of the Dutch Governor of the Castle of Couvé , dismissed him from his service , and ...
... received for all the trouble he had taken in causing us to be arrested , added to which , a few days after , the Prince of Liège , at the solicitation of the Dutch Governor of the Castle of Couvé , dismissed him from his service , and ...
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Seite xii - After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands ; And cried with a loud voice ; saying; Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Seite 237 - Christian patience and constancy, they bore their torments : in the extremity of their pain, never expressing anything like rage ; but calling upon Almighty GOD, and imploring his assistance. I visited them, day by day; and as often as I did, my conscience upbraided me for persisting so long in a religion, whose capital errors I had...
Seite i - Huguenot Galley-Slave, being the autobiography of a French Protestant condemned to the Galleys for the sake of his religion. Translated from the French of Jean Marteilhe. 12mo. $1.50. "Open the book where you will, and it is almost Impossible to lay it down again. * It is,
Seite xii - Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters : and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Seite 238 - Christians, having a little money, distributed it to his brethren and fellow-sufferers in the galleys; but the Protestants being watched more narrowly than the rest, he could not do it so secretly, but he was discovered, and brought before M.
Seite 237 - I was myself. It was wonderful to see with what true Christian patience and constancy they bore their torments ; in the extremity of their pain never expressing anything like rage, but calling upon Almighty God and imploring his assistance. I visited them day by day, and as often as I did, my conscience upbraided me for persisting so long in a religion whose capital errors I long before perceived, and, above all, that inspired so much cruelty—a temper directly opposite to the spirit of Christianity.
Seite 180 - Come unto me, all ye who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.