Letters Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Volumes 1-2 |
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... taught wings " Winnow the warring element . " Till vanished every fear ; and every power " Roused into life , and action ; high in air " The acquitted parents see their soaring race , " And once rejoicing , never know them more . ' 1 23 ...
... taught wings " Winnow the warring element . " Till vanished every fear ; and every power " Roused into life , and action ; high in air " The acquitted parents see their soaring race , " And once rejoicing , never know them more . ' 1 23 ...
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... taught to consider her sex as precluded from the field of strife . Nor is a sense of propriety the only motive that deters her from engaging in a war of controversy . Doubts con- cerning the consequences which such warfare might have ...
... taught to consider her sex as precluded from the field of strife . Nor is a sense of propriety the only motive that deters her from engaging in a war of controversy . Doubts con- cerning the consequences which such warfare might have ...
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... was first taught to reason , and the heart to feel ; - above all , they will be remembered as the parting - gift of a fond , an indulgent , and ever faithful friend ! LETTER II . My dearest Lady Elizabeth , You you ( 6 )
... was first taught to reason , and the heart to feel ; - above all , they will be remembered as the parting - gift of a fond , an indulgent , and ever faithful friend ! LETTER II . My dearest Lady Elizabeth , You you ( 6 )
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... taught ; a phi- losophy , which , instead of laying down rules for the conduct in particular instances , extends its purifying influ- ence to the inmost recesses of the heart . The delight with which you imbibed its sacred tenets , the ...
... taught ; a phi- losophy , which , instead of laying down rules for the conduct in particular instances , extends its purifying influ- ence to the inmost recesses of the heart . The delight with which you imbibed its sacred tenets , the ...
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... taught , that they must be worked into the principles upon which your future character will depend . I had the pleasure of witnessing in many instances , the spontaneous ef fects of this dawn of principle , in the children so dear to my ...
... taught , that they must be worked into the principles upon which your future character will depend . I had the pleasure of witnessing in many instances , the spontaneous ef fects of this dawn of principle , in the children so dear to my ...
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Page 248 - Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble ; every man's work shall be made manifest ; for the day shall declare it ; because it shall be revealed by fire ; and the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is.
Page 94 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, And the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; That stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : That bringeth the princes to nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 46 - Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
Page 49 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Page 57 - In it thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
Page 47 - O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Page 168 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not...
Page 128 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the Lord shall reward thee.
Page 198 - But it shall not be so among you : but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister ; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant...
Page 56 - Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work : but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates : that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.