The Life, Character, and Literary Labours of Samuel Drew, A. M.Harper, 1835 - 363 pages |
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Page 26
... remain ; for the judgment recognises , and the conscience approves , what the will too often disavows . The seeds of some plants retain their vital principle to an unknown period . For years they may remain buried in the soil , at a ...
... remain ; for the judgment recognises , and the conscience approves , what the will too often disavows . The seeds of some plants retain their vital principle to an unknown period . For years they may remain buried in the soil , at a ...
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... remain till its expiration . The master's house was delightfully situated , in a fertile valley adjoining the mansion and grounds of the wealthy family of the Carlyons . It was , however , too secluded a spot for business ; and a boy of ...
... remain till its expiration . The master's house was delightfully situated , in a fertile valley adjoining the mansion and grounds of the wealthy family of the Carlyons . It was , however , too secluded a spot for business ; and a boy of ...
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... of his father's roof the subject of this memoir may , for a season , remain , while the reader's attention is directed to his immediate relatives . SECTION V. His brother's character - Family anecdotes - His 40 LIFE OF SAMUEL DREW .
... of his father's roof the subject of this memoir may , for a season , remain , while the reader's attention is directed to his immediate relatives . SECTION V. His brother's character - Family anecdotes - His 40 LIFE OF SAMUEL DREW .
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... remain silent . We cannot , how- ever , refrain from noticing that , besides their natural affection , there existed between Mr. Drew and herself a true congeniality of sentiment . Possessed of a disciplined understanding , refined ...
... remain silent . We cannot , how- ever , refrain from noticing that , besides their natural affection , there existed between Mr. Drew and herself a true congeniality of sentiment . Possessed of a disciplined understanding , refined ...
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... remain . Upon this , a fe- male present said aloud , Sammy Drew wishes to stop ; ' and Mr. John Rosevear , the good man who persuaded me to join the society , instantly ran out of the chapel , and overtaking him , prevailed on him to ...
... remain . Upon this , a fe- male present said aloud , Sammy Drew wishes to stop ; ' and Mr. John Rosevear , the good man who persuaded me to join the society , instantly ran out of the chapel , and overtaking him , prevailed on him to ...
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Page 47 - Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, and said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me: out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
Page 21 - Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters saith the LORD Almighty...
Page 66 - It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.
Page 47 - Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Page 264 - Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's fame? a fancied life in others' breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death.