The Works of Mrs. Sherwood: Being the Only Uniform Edition Ever Published in the United States ...Harper & Brothers, 1834 - English literature |
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... miss their footing , and fall headlong into hell , whose flaming jaws will be gaping wide beneath them . " а " And will they remain for ever in hell ? " asked Goo- nah Purist . The Sheik Olislam replied , " Of those who fall from Al ...
... miss their footing , and fall headlong into hell , whose flaming jaws will be gaping wide beneath them . " а " And will they remain for ever in hell ? " asked Goo- nah Purist . The Sheik Olislam replied , " Of those who fall from Al ...
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... which the character of a good girl is described with great ac- curacy , according to the prevailing opinion of the best judges in those times . " Miss Polly always rises from her bed the moment 172 THE BROKEN HYACINTH .
... which the character of a good girl is described with great ac- curacy , according to the prevailing opinion of the best judges in those times . " Miss Polly always rises from her bed the moment 172 THE BROKEN HYACINTH .
Page 173
... Miss Polly always rises from her bed the moment the maid taps at the door ; she gets up immediately , and lays her pillow and coverlet quite straight ; she then dresses herself with the greatest care , not a spot or stain is to be seen ...
... Miss Polly always rises from her bed the moment the maid taps at the door ; she gets up immediately , and lays her pillow and coverlet quite straight ; she then dresses herself with the greatest care , not a spot or stain is to be seen ...
Page 180
... Miss Ellen- do you hear ? " - " No , " I replied , " No , I hear no music . " " But I do , " subjoined Sophia , " I do ; I hear sweet music , and there are many musicians and many instru- ments . " I stared at my sister , and Mrs ...
... Miss Ellen- do you hear ? " - " No , " I replied , " No , I hear no music . " " But I do , " subjoined Sophia , " I do ; I hear sweet music , and there are many musicians and many instru- ments . " I stared at my sister , and Mrs ...
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... Miss Agnes look at Mrs. Bloomfield , and an indistinct feeling of envy at that moment took hold of my mind ; for I had built myself up with the idea that my sister was far inferior to me , and that I was to make a much more brilliant ...
... Miss Agnes look at Mrs. Bloomfield , and an indistinct feeling of envy at that moment took hold of my mind ; for I had built myself up with the idea that my sister was far inferior to me , and that I was to make a much more brilliant ...
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Page 100 - But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Page 326 - And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
Page 110 - And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake : but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Page 133 - Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green ; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Page 119 - Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
Page 141 - If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, " Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them...
Page 137 - PREDESTINATION to Life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as vessels made to honour.
Page 157 - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church ; and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore, as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Page 131 - As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle...
Page 110 - Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves. "But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.