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" A lady applied to him on behalf of an orphan. After he had given liberally, she said, * When he is old enough, I will teach him to name and thank his benefactor.' * Stop (said the good man), thou art mistaken ; we do not thank the clouds for the rain.... "
The Poetical Works of James Montgomery - Page 231
by James Montgomery - 1841
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 7

1817 - 628 pages
...circumstance comes from the same authority " A Lady applied to him on behalf of an Orphan. Afterhe hart given liberally, she said, ' When he is old enough,...thank HIM who giveth both the clouds and the rain.' • pp. 12, 13. These are characteristics which cannot be mistaken. No motives but those of a spiritual...
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Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle, Volume 27

1849 - 748 pages
...thank his benefactor." " Stop," said the good man, "thou art mistaken. We do not thank the clouds for rain. Teach him to look higher, and thank HIM who giveth both the clouds and the rain." FASHIONABLE MANNERS. THERE is a set of people whom I cannot bear — the pinks of fashionable propriety...
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A guide for young disciples of the holy Saviour in their way to immortality

John Gregory Pike - 1831 - 396 pages
...said, " When he is old enough I will teach him to name and thank his benefactor." " Stop," said he, " thou art mistaken : we do not thank the clouds for...thank HIM who giveth both the clouds and the rain." When a friend was attempting to comfort the eminently useful Richard Baxter, on his death-bed, by reminding...
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The Village Blacksmith; Or Piety and Usefulness Exemplified. In a Memoir of ...

James Everett - 1832 - 330 pages
...who applied to him on behalf of an orphan. After he had given liberally, she said, " When he is old I will teach him to name and thank his benefactor."...to look higher, and thank HIM who giveth both the ci"uds and the rain." L came to a knowledge of this, she remarked, that she had often thought that...
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Rural Repository, Volumes 10-11

1834 - 430 pages
...thank his benefactor.' » Stop,' said the good man, ' thou art mistaken We do not thank the clouds for rain. Teach him to look higher, and thank Him who giveth both the clouds and the rain.' — Gambier Obs, EXCELLENT CALCULATION. — A certain Bishop, who had ordered that no ecclesiastic...
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The Pleasures of Benevolence: A Poem

William Hamilton Drummond - 1835 - 184 pages
...liberally, she said, ' When he is old enough, I will teach him to name and thank his benefactor I' ' Stop,' said the good man, ' thou art mistaken. We...thank Him who giveth both the clouds and the rain.' So far was he from being inflated with the pride of wealth, that he spoke the genuine sentiments of...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 22

1843 - 280 pages
...wake in heaven ! — AM POKIER. A LADY applied once to the late benevolent Mr. Reynolds of Bristol, on behalf of an orphan. After he had given liberally,...thank Him who giveth both the clouds and the rain." THERE is a tear more sweet and soft Than beauty's smiling lip of love ; By angels' eyes first wept,...
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The Peace Reading-Book; Being a Series of Selections ... Condemnatory of the ...

Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - 206 pages
...gaiety of heart. BISHOP PORTEUS. A lady applied once to the late benevolent Mr. Reynolds of Bristol, on behalf of an orphan. After he had given liberally,...thank Him who giveth both the clouds and the rain. Madame Geoffrin had ordered two marble vases from the celebrated sculptor Bouchardin. They were brought...
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Parley's Magazine, Volume 2

1834 - 476 pages
...thank his benefactor." "Stop," said the good man; "thou misttikest. We do not thank the clouds for rain. Teach him to look higher, and thank Him who giveth both clpuds and rain." Some persons think it enough to give one tenth of their income to the cause of God,...
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The Christian guardian (and Church of England magazine).

1847 - 586 pages
...enough, I will teach him to name and thank his benefactor." " Stop," said the good man; "you mistake; we do not thank the clouds for the rain ; teach him...to look higher, and thank Him who giveth both the cloud and the rain." His maxim was, "I am only a steward, and must soon render up my account: therefore...
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