Woman in Sacred History: A Series of Sketches Drawn from Scriptural, Historical and Legendary Sources, by Harriet Beecher Stowe |
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... story with the same freedom of inquiry as the characters of any other history has its advantages . It takes INTRODUCTION . them out of a false , unnatural light 18 WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY . WOMEN OF THE PATRIARCHAL AGES 29 Invocation ...
... story with the same freedom of inquiry as the characters of any other history has its advantages . It takes INTRODUCTION . them out of a false , unnatural light 18 WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY . WOMEN OF THE PATRIARCHAL AGES 29 Invocation ...
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... stories . No husband could be more loyally devoted to a wife than Abraham ; no lover exhibit less of the eagerness of ... story of Joseph stands alone and unequalled in human literature . In the patriarchal families , as here given ...
... stories . No husband could be more loyally devoted to a wife than Abraham ; no lover exhibit less of the eagerness of ... story of Joseph stands alone and unequalled in human literature . In the patriarchal families , as here given ...
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... story we infer that , crowned with the power of eminent beauty , and fully understanding the sovereignty it gave her ... stories , one feels a cease- les admiration of the artless simplicity of the primitive period of which they are the ...
... story we infer that , crowned with the power of eminent beauty , and fully understanding the sovereignty it gave her ... stories , one feels a cease- les admiration of the artless simplicity of the primitive period of which they are the ...
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... story with much splendor of imagery . According to them , Abraham being obliged by famine to sojourn in Egypt , rested some days by the river Nile ; and as he and Sarah walked by the banks of the river , and he beheld her wonderful ...
... story with much splendor of imagery . According to them , Abraham being obliged by famine to sojourn in Egypt , rested some days by the river Nile ; and as he and Sarah walked by the banks of the river , and he beheld her wonderful ...
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... stories are valuable , however , as showing how profound an impression the personality of these characters had left ... story . The warmth of their humanity kept them enwreathed in a changing mist of human sympathies . : The falsehoods ...
... stories are valuable , however , as showing how profound an impression the personality of these characters had left ... story . The warmth of their humanity kept them enwreathed in a changing mist of human sympathies . : The falsehoods ...
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Aaron Abraham Ahab angel beautiful behold blessed Book of Judges bosom called camels child dark David death Deborah Divine earth Egypt Egyptian Elijah Esther eyes faith familiar spirits father Felicia Hemans give glory Hagar hand handmaid Hannah Harosheth heart heaven Hebrew holy honor human husband Isaac Ishmael Israel Jacob JEHENNE Jehovah Jephtha's daughter Jesus Jewish Jews Jezebel Judæan king land laws of Moses Leah Lith Lord hath maid MANAHEM Mary Miriam Mordecai mother mother of Jesus Nabal Naboth narrative nation numbered o'er patriarchal Philistines Pinx pray thee prayer prince Princess prophet prophetess queen race Rachel Rebekah Ruth sacred SAMSON Sarah Saul says servant Sisera SISTER OF MOSES slave sleep solemn song sorrow soul spake spirit story thine things thou hast thou shalt tribes unto thee voice weeping wife woman women wonder words young