Memoirs of the Life of Martha Laurens Ramsay: With an Appendix, Containing Extracts from Her Diary, Letters, and Other Private Papers; and Also, from Letters Written to Her by Her Father, Henry Laurens, 1771-1776Burton and Briggs; sold also by J. Hatchard, 1815 - 259 Seiten A member of a distinguished South Carolina family, Martha Laurens Ramsay was one of few eighteenth-century Southern women whose written records provide a window into her life, her experiences, convictions, and ambivalences during the crucial epoch of the nation's founding decades. Ramsay's spiritual diary and correspondence reveal her views on patriotism, daughterly duty, household management, wifely affection, motherly aspiration, and personal autonomy. |
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... past life has been one con- tinued course of impiety , and my most holy * Written in England , by Miss Laurens , between the sixteenth and nineteenth year of her age , but not particularly dated . The breaks or divisions with their ...
... past life has been one con- tinued course of impiety , and my most holy * Written in England , by Miss Laurens , between the sixteenth and nineteenth year of her age , but not particularly dated . The breaks or divisions with their ...
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... past experiences , and remember the old loving kindnesses of my Lord . I think on Christ's unbounded love , and rest with sweet delight upon the gracious pro- mises . I often enjoy inexpressible rapture , in the contradiction of my own ...
... past experiences , and remember the old loving kindnesses of my Lord . I think on Christ's unbounded love , and rest with sweet delight upon the gracious pro- mises . I often enjoy inexpressible rapture , in the contradiction of my own ...
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... past misconduct , by my future vigilance . Oh ! that I could spend one day well ; one day wisely and without waste of time . Oh ! how much of this invaluable and precious blessing is spent ; not merely on things unnecessary , but on ...
... past misconduct , by my future vigilance . Oh ! that I could spend one day well ; one day wisely and without waste of time . Oh ! how much of this invaluable and precious blessing is spent ; not merely on things unnecessary , but on ...
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... Provi- dence . Unto thee , commit I my ways ; and on thee , as from whom alone can come help , do I cast my cares . * 6th . These three past days have been black days : Lord , deliver me from sin , especially 110 DIARY .
... Provi- dence . Unto thee , commit I my ways ; and on thee , as from whom alone can come help , do I cast my cares . * 6th . These three past days have been black days : Lord , deliver me from sin , especially 110 DIARY .
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... O my soul , on a review of the week past , how little cause have I for rejoicing ; dear Sabina has been brought through her weaning at a critical time , beyond all my ex- my pectation , and is healthy and thriving ; the rest 118 DIARY .
... O my soul , on a review of the week past , how little cause have I for rejoicing ; dear Sabina has been brought through her weaning at a critical time , beyond all my ex- my pectation , and is healthy and thriving ; the rest 118 DIARY .
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
affectionate affliction anxiety blessed body Brailsford Charleston Christ christian comfort communion consolation Countess of Huntingdon covenant DAVID RAMSAY dear husband dear Miss Sproat death delight desire divine divine grace dread duty earnestly easily besetting enable eternity everlasting faith Father favour fear feel feet folly French language give glory grace gracious happiness hath hear heaven heavenly Henry Laurens holy Holy Spirit honour hope humble iniquities Jesus John Laurens keeping the heart Keith labours letter live Lord's M. L. RAMSAY MARTHA LAURENS RAMSAY Memoirs mercy mind Miss Futerell Miss Laurens mother never outward pain pious pleased pounds sterling praise pray prayer racter Redeemer rejoice religion salvation Saviour sincere sins solemn sorrow soul spirit strength sweet thine things thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thought tion trial trouble trust unto thee Vigan vows walk worldly
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 155 - He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Seite 20 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him (xxii.
Seite 74 - I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Seite 145 - Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Seite 34 - Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Seite 35 - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church : and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Seite 86 - THEREFORE with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts ! heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
Seite 98 - Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin : Let the healing streams abound : Make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art. Freely let me take of thee : Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity.
Seite 96 - Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer ; Trials bring me to his feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
Seite 42 - There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest. There the prisoners are at ease together ; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.