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... dear to his own heart , from those numerous and powerful asso- ciations , of which he alone is conscious , may pre- sent but little to interest the feelings of others . If he has over - rated the talents and attainments of his beloved ...
... dear to his own heart , from those numerous and powerful asso- ciations , of which he alone is conscious , may pre- sent but little to interest the feelings of others . If he has over - rated the talents and attainments of his beloved ...
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... dear child's Essays ; and some have expressed a wish to see , at least , another volume of his productions . The biographer had in view , when composing the work , -to present an eminent intellectual and christian character in a youth ...
... dear child's Essays ; and some have expressed a wish to see , at least , another volume of his productions . The biographer had in view , when composing the work , -to present an eminent intellectual and christian character in a youth ...
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... dear , it will make you sick ; I know it is unpleasant ; but it must be taken . You will be the better forit afterwards . " This reasoning making , as may be imagined , little impression , in opposition to his feelings , I deemed it ...
... dear , it will make you sick ; I know it is unpleasant ; but it must be taken . You will be the better forit afterwards . " This reasoning making , as may be imagined , little impression , in opposition to his feelings , I deemed it ...
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... to the minuter circumstances of early life . These remarks will , it is hoped , be deemed sufficient to justify the past , or any future , detail of particulars . THE most important light in which our dear child appeared 16.
... to the minuter circumstances of early life . These remarks will , it is hoped , be deemed sufficient to justify the past , or any future , detail of particulars . THE most important light in which our dear child appeared 16.
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Thomas Durant. THE most important light in which our dear child appeared to us was that of a MORAL AND IMMORTAL BEING . And while we earnest- ly prayed for the advancement of his highest interests in time and eternity , we knew that it ...
Thomas Durant. THE most important light in which our dear child appeared to us was that of a MORAL AND IMMORTAL BEING . And while we earnest- ly prayed for the advancement of his highest interests in time and eternity , we knew that it ...
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