Nautical Essays, Or, A Spiritual View of the Ocean and Maritime Affairs: With Reflections on the Battle of Trafalgar and Other Events |
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... command his loving kindness in the day- time , and in the night his song shall be with me.— Psalm xlii . 8 . No. XVI . - THE ANCHOR . Which hope we have as an anchor to the soul , both sure and stedfast . - Heb . vi . 19 , No. XVII ...
... command his loving kindness in the day- time , and in the night his song shall be with me.— Psalm xlii . 8 . No. XVI . - THE ANCHOR . Which hope we have as an anchor to the soul , both sure and stedfast . - Heb . vi . 19 , No. XVII ...
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... command her at sea . While she is sliding down the slips into her new element , a bottle of choice wine is thrown at the gay figure - head , and a name is given , which , on many occasions , is at once expressive of these interested ...
... command her at sea . While she is sliding down the slips into her new element , a bottle of choice wine is thrown at the gay figure - head , and a name is given , which , on many occasions , is at once expressive of these interested ...
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... command , than the majority of masters and mis- tresses on shore are , as it respects their labour- crs and domestics . This the writer speaks most positively , as the result of his cool and con- 28 NAUTICAL ESSAYS .
... command , than the majority of masters and mis- tresses on shore are , as it respects their labour- crs and domestics . This the writer speaks most positively , as the result of his cool and con- 28 NAUTICAL ESSAYS .
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... command of Christ , the captain of man's salva- tion . In the Holy Scriptures we receive our in- structions how to act on every emergency ; and all of us are alike commanded to observe the word and the providences of our heavenly Leader ...
... command of Christ , the captain of man's salva- tion . In the Holy Scriptures we receive our in- structions how to act on every emergency ; and all of us are alike commanded to observe the word and the providences of our heavenly Leader ...
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... commands , and how they slighted or fled from them . From the recollec- tion of these their thoughts follow him where he is ; and , it may be , their eyes behold him , and many with whom they once lived and worshipped , who are now in ...
... commands , and how they slighted or fled from them . From the recollec- tion of these their thoughts follow him where he is ; and , it may be , their eyes behold him , and many with whom they once lived and worshipped , who are now in ...
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Page 175 - May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious Victory; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature in the British Fleet.
Page 30 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 11 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise...
Page 12 - Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Page 126 - By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: for this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 22 - Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below?
Page 43 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Page 11 - When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm unseen convey'd me safe, And led me up to man.
Page 96 - Lord, and in the power of his might ; to put on the whole armour of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.