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Page 36
... Robert ; and I had a little sister , who was born when I was four years of age : we called her Sally , and sometimes little Sally ; she was the gentlest baby I ever met with , and the darling of the whole house . It was a pleasant place ...
... Robert ; and I had a little sister , who was born when I was four years of age : we called her Sally , and sometimes little Sally ; she was the gentlest baby I ever met with , and the darling of the whole house . It was a pleasant place ...
Page 37
... Robert . The eldest was Master Billy , and we thought him very grand , because he had a watch , and also a pony to ride on ; and the other was Miss Maria , and she was as great in our eyes as her brother , be- cause she wore silk slips ...
... Robert . The eldest was Master Billy , and we thought him very grand , because he had a watch , and also a pony to ride on ; and the other was Miss Maria , and she was as great in our eyes as her brother , be- cause she wore silk slips ...
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... Robert , " a scheme with you and mamma , if you please ; we are so safe and happy when you are with us , and when you are away we are not safe , and we are not happy . Please , papa and mamma , to be with us if we may have a scheme- we ...
... Robert , " a scheme with you and mamma , if you please ; we are so safe and happy when you are with us , and when you are away we are not safe , and we are not happy . Please , papa and mamma , to be with us if we may have a scheme- we ...
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... Robert and I got into the middle of the bridge , ( for our papa and mamma were behind us , ) we began to jump upon the planks , or long pieces of wood , of which the bridge was made , and were vastly pleased because the boards sprang ...
... Robert and I got into the middle of the bridge , ( for our papa and mamma were behind us , ) we began to jump upon the planks , or long pieces of wood , of which the bridge was made , and were vastly pleased because the boards sprang ...
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... Robert got out his knife and some bits of sticks , and made a little boat , with a mast and sails , the rigging being of coarse thread ; and whilst he was thus employed , I read aloud . We were sitting on the grass ; the birds were sing ...
... Robert got out his knife and some bits of sticks , and made a little boat , with a mast and sails , the rigging being of coarse thread ; and whilst he was thus employed , I read aloud . We were sitting on the grass ; the birds were sing ...
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Page 32 - For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Page 53 - For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
Page 190 - In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so. Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Page 267 - And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
Page 175 - For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
Page 91 - And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them : but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Page 188 - Gen. vi. 5, Every imagination of the thoughts of man's heart is only evil continually...
Page 224 - Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness...
Page 40 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, Even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day. The darkness and the...
Page 45 - For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away : but the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.