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... raised their arms to hurl the tyrant from his seat . The great physical power in the immediate site of go- vernment makes the citizens of London an object of desire or dread to their Princes . The scenes of civil discord are now passed ...
... raised their arms to hurl the tyrant from his seat . The great physical power in the immediate site of go- vernment makes the citizens of London an object of desire or dread to their Princes . The scenes of civil discord are now passed ...
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... , the moral tone and feeling of England has been raised far above other nations ; it has taught her sons the powerful effect of the combination of interests , and fanned that generous feeling of ONLY IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE . 17.
... , the moral tone and feeling of England has been raised far above other nations ; it has taught her sons the powerful effect of the combination of interests , and fanned that generous feeling of ONLY IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE . 17.
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... raised the fire of persecution against the faithful followers of the Lamb , violating the freedom of conscience , over which Christ proclaims himself the only um- pire , their judgment will be , just as they have done to others so will ...
... raised the fire of persecution against the faithful followers of the Lamb , violating the freedom of conscience , over which Christ proclaims himself the only um- pire , their judgment will be , just as they have done to others so will ...
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... raised the diabolical and tyrannical power of the popes of Rome to that universal dominion which lasted for so many ages ; they seated their throne upon the ruins of the Roman empire , assuming dignity and splendour , and an authority ...
... raised the diabolical and tyrannical power of the popes of Rome to that universal dominion which lasted for so many ages ; they seated their throne upon the ruins of the Roman empire , assuming dignity and splendour , and an authority ...
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... raising the tone of feeling , of pity , of love , and of adoration , to a pitch that all the energy of men's minds , or the exercise of their talents , could never have reached . It unites man to Deity , and renovates that likeness of ...
... raising the tone of feeling , of pity , of love , and of adoration , to a pitch that all the energy of men's minds , or the exercise of their talents , could never have reached . It unites man to Deity , and renovates that likeness of ...
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Page 243 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Page 179 - Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of Ev'n or Morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine...
Page 92 - And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Page 93 - Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Page 88 - And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him ; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Page 42 - The sons also- of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee ; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet ; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Page 174 - Redress the rigours of the inclement clime; Aid slighted truth with thy persuasive strain ; Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain ; Teach him, that states of native strength...
Page 109 - From seeming evil still educing good, And better thence again, and better still, In infinite progression. But I lose Myself in Him, in light ineffable ! Come, then, expressive Silence, muse His praise.
Page 133 - Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see : the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Page 56 - But wandering oft, with brute unconscious gaze, Man marks not Thee, marks not the mighty Hand That, ever busy, wheels the silent spheres ; Works in the secret deep ; shoots, steaming, thence The fair profusion that o'erspreads the Spring...