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... Switzerland , where the humblest peasant would have blushed to have sought his sup port , but from the strength of his arm , and the energy of his mind ! -Switzerland , which seemed one vast family , ruled by the same spirit of activity ...
... Switzerland , where the humblest peasant would have blushed to have sought his sup port , but from the strength of his arm , and the energy of his mind ! -Switzerland , which seemed one vast family , ruled by the same spirit of activity ...
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... Switzerland , of that happi- ness from which the Swiss have been pre- cipitated , and the abject misery to which they have been reduced , do you think they would grudge to these poor creatures the charity you may extend to them ? No ...
... Switzerland , of that happi- ness from which the Swiss have been pre- cipitated , and the abject misery to which they have been reduced , do you think they would grudge to these poor creatures the charity you may extend to them ? No ...
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... Switzerland . With the name of Switzerland has been connect- ed , from our earliest years , all the worthy feelings of the heart , and all the exquisite beauties of nature ; all that the eye of taste , or the soul of benevolence , could ...
... Switzerland . With the name of Switzerland has been connect- ed , from our earliest years , all the worthy feelings of the heart , and all the exquisite beauties of nature ; all that the eye of taste , or the soul of benevolence , could ...
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... and dash down the suckling babe , as he lifted up his meek eyes for mercy . In the midst of such horrid scenes as these , many actions of heroic valour cha- racterized the last days of Switzerland ; and she died 76 For the Swiss .
... and dash down the suckling babe , as he lifted up his meek eyes for mercy . In the midst of such horrid scenes as these , many actions of heroic valour cha- racterized the last days of Switzerland ; and she died 76 For the Swiss .
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Sydney Smith. racterized the last days of Switzerland ; and she died with her face ever turned to the enemy , slowly yielding , and fiercely strug- gling to the last . In the final battle , fought near the environs of the capital ...
Sydney Smith. racterized the last days of Switzerland ; and she died with her face ever turned to the enemy , slowly yielding , and fiercely strug- gling to the last . In the final battle , fought near the environs of the capital ...
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Page 272 - dead ; I reply with the holy apostle it is the great law of nature, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die, and, that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body which shall be, but God giveth it a body, as
Page 285 - with the King to Jerusalem ? I am this " day four-score years old ; can I discern *' between good, and evil ? can thy servant " taste what I eat ? and what I drink ? Can *' I hear, any more, the voice of singing
Page 140 - And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold Esau came, and with him four hundred men; and he passed over before them, and bowed to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother:
Page 393 - I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more, wherefore I take you
Page 193 - before my Father, which is in Heaven; but whosoever shall deny me before men, him ivill I also deny before my Father, which
Page 259 - body do they come? Thou fool! that which thou sowest is not quickened except it die; and that which thou sowest, thou
Page 392 - not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, that bonds, and afflictions abide me; but none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God : I
Page 155 - I. Masters, give unto your servants that which is just, and equal, knowing that ye also have a Master in Heaven.
Page 220 - to destroy us, and our wives, and " children, and to spoil us ; but we fight " for our lives, and our laws. Wherefore, " the Lord himself will overthrow them " before our face ; and as for ye, be ye not " afraid of them." The different manner of the two people in making their attack, is solemn,
Page 213 - against the morning, that ye may " fight with these nations that are assembled " together against us, and our sanctuary, " to destroy us. For it is better for us to " die in battle than to behold the calamities