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... husband received in full measure . On the contrary , she had the good - will of her neighbors . She never seemed elated by prosperity ; and though she occasionally appeared in an ex- pensive Leghorn hat , a merino shawl , or a fine lace ...
... husband received in full measure . On the contrary , she had the good - will of her neighbors . She never seemed elated by prosperity ; and though she occasionally appeared in an ex- pensive Leghorn hat , a merino shawl , or a fine lace ...
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... husband's affairs were embarrassed ; she saw him constantly incurring debts , which she knew they had no means of pay- ing ; she perceived he was gradually sinking into a vice , which , while it lulls the sense of misery , annihilates ...
... husband's affairs were embarrassed ; she saw him constantly incurring debts , which she knew they had no means of pay- ing ; she perceived he was gradually sinking into a vice , which , while it lulls the sense of misery , annihilates ...
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... husband . her child , she performed her duties wisely , and with an anx- ious zeal ; the result , in part , of uncommon maternal tender- ness , and in part , of a painful consciousness of the faults of her own character , and perhaps ...
... husband . her child , she performed her duties wisely , and with an anx- ious zeal ; the result , in part , of uncommon maternal tender- ness , and in part , of a painful consciousness of the faults of her own character , and perhaps ...
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... husband and now she had worked hard , and saved all for their children ; they meant they should make as good a figure as anybody's children in the country . It took a great deal of money , said , to pay the dancing - master , and the ...
... husband and now she had worked hard , and saved all for their children ; they meant they should make as good a figure as anybody's children in the country . It took a great deal of money , said , to pay the dancing - master , and the ...
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... husband drove to the door in a smart gig , and she took leave of her sisters , observing , she was glad the child was going to be so well provided for . As she drove away , crazy Bet , who was standing by the gate , apparently intently ...
... husband drove to the door in a smart gig , and she took leave of her sisters , observing , she was glad the child was going to be so well provided for . As she drove away , crazy Bet , who was standing by the gate , apparently intently ...
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Page 144 - There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats ; For I am arm'd so strong in honesty, That they pass by me as the idle wind, Which I respect not.
Page 295 - Love thyself last; cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not; Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then, if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr!
Page 29 - Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Page 41 - Him in whom it lives, showing first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear.
Page 212 - But in these cases We still have judgment here ; that we but teach Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return To plague the inventor ; this even-handed justice Commends the ingredients of our poison'd chalice To our own lips.
Page 156 - To make us truly blest : If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But never can be blest : Nae treasures, nor pleasures, Could make us happy lang ; The heart aye's the part aye, That makes us right or wrang.
Page 237 - Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
Page 130 - The world, the clustering spheres He made, The glorious light, the soothing shade, Dale, champaign, grove and hill: The multitudinous abyss, 10 Where secrecy remains in bliss, And wisdom hides her skill. Tell them, I AM...
Page 145 - When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever: 8 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. 9 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
Page 24 - Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of these ye have done it unto Me.