Memoirs and select remains of an only son [W.F. Durant].A biographical account of William Friend Durant. |
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... equally injurious to one party , and vexatious to the other ! A child that can conquer , by cries or entreaty , once in twenty times , will be sure always to make the effort : for , how- ever the chances may be against him , a mind ...
... equally injurious to one party , and vexatious to the other ! A child that can conquer , by cries or entreaty , once in twenty times , will be sure always to make the effort : for , how- ever the chances may be against him , a mind ...
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... equally distinguished by the brilliancy of his mental powers , the sweetness of his temper , and the strength and steadiness of his christian principles : -and it is not unnatural that I should give in detail the particulars of that ...
... equally distinguished by the brilliancy of his mental powers , the sweetness of his temper , and the strength and steadiness of his christian principles : -and it is not unnatural that I should give in detail the particulars of that ...
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... equally fixed in the dispensations of grace , " work , for it is God that works . " In Our hearts were naturally formed to cheer- fulness ; and the religion of Jesus had always presented itself to our minds as inexpressibly lovely , —as 18.
... equally fixed in the dispensations of grace , " work , for it is God that works . " In Our hearts were naturally formed to cheer- fulness ; and the religion of Jesus had always presented itself to our minds as inexpressibly lovely , —as 18.
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... equally from inclination and prin- ciple , that we determined , if possible , to present religion before him in her own charming and attractive form . He never saw gloom in us ; and he soon learned that religion was at once the inspirer ...
... equally from inclination and prin- ciple , that we determined , if possible , to present religion before him in her own charming and attractive form . He never saw gloom in us ; and he soon learned that religion was at once the inspirer ...
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... equally struck with astonishment at the acuteness of Butler - first , a student for the dissenting ministry , afterwards Bishop of Durham - who ranked , at the age of twenty- one , among that great writer's most powerful correspondents ...
... equally struck with astonishment at the acuteness of Butler - first , a student for the dissenting ministry , afterwards Bishop of Durham - who ranked , at the age of twenty- one , among that great writer's most powerful correspondents ...
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