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Page 86
... attended regularly at the office , where , instead of the soul upon the rack , the most active spirits were essentially neces- sary for my purpose . I expected no assistance from any one , all the inferior clerks being under the ...
... attended regularly at the office , where , instead of the soul upon the rack , the most active spirits were essentially neces- sary for my purpose . I expected no assistance from any one , all the inferior clerks being under the ...
Page 127
... however , admits , that , after the closest inquiry , he could discover no traces of this version : a result which has also attended our own researches . gently agitating his affections . This had not been sufficient WILLIAM COWPER . 127.
... however , admits , that , after the closest inquiry , he could discover no traces of this version : a result which has also attended our own researches . gently agitating his affections . This had not been sufficient WILLIAM COWPER . 127.
Page 145
... attended the ordinances of public worship , and , so far as appears , never , except during one short interval , sought to draw near unto a throne of mercy in secret prayer . But in all this there was the most painful self - denial ...
... attended the ordinances of public worship , and , so far as appears , never , except during one short interval , sought to draw near unto a throne of mercy in secret prayer . But in all this there was the most painful self - denial ...
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