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Page 232
... ! ' , And sitting in the shade , " I am among those who wish that such a miracle were possible . Cowper , happily for him , was not . By practising " the arts of pruning , sowing , and planting , " and " 232 William Cowper.
... ! ' , And sitting in the shade , " I am among those who wish that such a miracle were possible . Cowper , happily for him , was not . By practising " the arts of pruning , sowing , and planting , " and " 232 William Cowper.
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... wish to tread in the steps of Mr. Newton , ' ' You do well to follow his steps in all other instances , but in this instance you are wrong , and so was he . Mr. Newton trod a path which no man but himself could have used so long as he ...
... wish to tread in the steps of Mr. Newton , ' ' You do well to follow his steps in all other instances , but in this instance you are wrong , and so was he . Mr. Newton trod a path which no man but himself could have used so long as he ...
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... wish always when I have a new piece in hand to be as secret as you , and there was a time when I could be so . Then 1 Hurdis was rector of Bishopstone , in Sussex , his birthplace , and professor of poetry at Oxford . He was himself a ...
... wish always when I have a new piece in hand to be as secret as you , and there was a time when I could be so . Then 1 Hurdis was rector of Bishopstone , in Sussex , his birthplace , and professor of poetry at Oxford . He was himself a ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
AN EXTRAMUNDANE AND HIS WORLD | 34 |
THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL | 158 |
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