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... believe you , my dear , to be in full possession of all this mystery , you shall 65 never know me , while you live , either directly , or by hints of any sort , attempt to extort , or to steal the secret from you . I should think myself ...
... believe you , my dear , to be in full possession of all this mystery , you shall 65 never know me , while you live , either directly , or by hints of any sort , attempt to extort , or to steal the secret from you . I should think myself ...
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... believe , of our station , who have so little intercourse as we with the world that is not Christian . 70 We place all the uneasiness that you have felt for us upon this subject , to the account of that cordial friendship of which you ...
... believe , of our station , who have so little intercourse as we with the world that is not Christian . 70 We place all the uneasiness that you have felt for us upon this subject , to the account of that cordial friendship of which you ...
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... believe , and so natural as to be necessary and unavoidable . I know that God is not governed by secondary causes , in any of His operations , and that , on the contrary , they are all so many agents , in His hand , which strike only ...
... believe , and so natural as to be necessary and unavoidable . I know that God is not governed by secondary causes , in any of His operations , and that , on the contrary , they are all so many agents , in His hand , which strike only ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
COWPERS LIFE | 38 |
The Diverting History of John Gilpin | 65 |
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