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... seemed befitting to have given her a reserved , central elevation in church , as distinguished worthies sometimes had in Puritan times . She was never so much engrossed with other people , however , as to lose a word of the discourse ...
... seemed befitting to have given her a reserved , central elevation in church , as distinguished worthies sometimes had in Puritan times . She was never so much engrossed with other people , however , as to lose a word of the discourse ...
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... seemed a cascade of iridescent stones . The central street of Waterbury spanned this stream by a bridge , above which was one of the waterfalls , with its perpetual volume of sound . Further up the stream were little islands , studded ...
... seemed a cascade of iridescent stones . The central street of Waterbury spanned this stream by a bridge , above which was one of the waterfalls , with its perpetual volume of sound . Further up the stream were little islands , studded ...
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... seemed to those who sought for them more lovely and mellow in tint than all others , as the horses of Nysa , that fed on the beautiful plains of Medea , yielding the best pasturage in the world , are reported by ancient writers to have ...
... seemed to those who sought for them more lovely and mellow in tint than all others , as the horses of Nysa , that fed on the beautiful plains of Medea , yielding the best pasturage in the world , are reported by ancient writers to have ...
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... seemed to fascinate the nerves , chords , and sinews , of her own system , and draw them into correspondence of motion . " I cannot remain here ! " she said to herself , looking about her fearfully , and shrinking on to a bench in a ...
... seemed to fascinate the nerves , chords , and sinews , of her own system , and draw them into correspondence of motion . " I cannot remain here ! " she said to herself , looking about her fearfully , and shrinking on to a bench in a ...
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... seemed the key - note to the whole life - chords of the spot . Saving this , there was no sound of life about the premises ; it seemed like a deserted home on Sunday . This homestead , standing amid the stylish modern resi- dences of ...
... seemed the key - note to the whole life - chords of the spot . Saving this , there was no sound of life about the premises ; it seemed like a deserted home on Sunday . This homestead , standing amid the stylish modern resi- dences of ...
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50 cents an't appearance asked Balaam beautiful Bertrade Bessie better blessed called Celesta cents child church Circassia continued Crabtree Deacon Dennis dear Mary Dithy divine door Edith Hale emotion exclaimed eyes face Father Shaw fear feel fell felt friends gentleman girl Hagar hand head hear heard heart heaven hope Hugh Oliver Humphrey husband inquired interest Julia knew lady late leave Linn looked Loomey Lund Maria marriage married Mary Mary Pickering minister Miss Leah morning mother muslin never observed once parish pause Phanuel Pickering poor prayer preach present Raymond Regleton rejoined replied Edith returned rience Sabbath scarcely seemed smile solemn Solomon soon soul speak spirit spoke suddenly summoned Swinton tears tell things thought tion turned uncle voice walk Waterbury Wellmont wife wish Witherell woman words young Zephaniah Wilkins
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Page 298 - In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, the chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs...
Page 143 - O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew! Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon
Page 67 - Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.
Page 185 - And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, "It is my people:" and they shall say, "The Lord is my God.
Page 246 - But it shall not be so among you ; but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister ; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant...
Page 411 - Man that is born of a woman Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down : He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Page 339 - Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire : your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
Page 394 - For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for? and what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Page 33 - Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake. For, for this cause pay ye tribute also : for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all, their dues : tribute, to whom tribute is due ; custom, to whom custom ; fear, to whom fear; honor, to whom honor.
Page 92 - Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry...