Social Evils: And Their Remedy, Volume 1Smith, Elder and Company, 1837 - Great Britain |
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... as if he were still alive on earth . My mother died a week after my birth , so that I knew nothing of her ; and I was given to the care of a faithful , but B 1 not very wise creature , an aunt of my THE MECHANIC; ...
... as if he were still alive on earth . My mother died a week after my birth , so that I knew nothing of her ; and I was given to the care of a faithful , but B 1 not very wise creature , an aunt of my THE MECHANIC; ...
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... mother's , whom my father took into his house on the death of her husband . She had been still - room maid , and afterwards waiting gentlewoman , in the service of my Lady Templeton , in Cheshire ; and , on the death of her mistress ...
... mother's , whom my father took into his house on the death of her husband . She had been still - room maid , and afterwards waiting gentlewoman , in the service of my Lady Templeton , in Cheshire ; and , on the death of her mistress ...
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... mother , ( the Pritchards are as honest a family as ever broke bread , ) and I went with my kinswoman , though , I must confess , half unwillingly . I liked my visit so well , that I repeated it often from Saturday evening till Monday ...
... mother , ( the Pritchards are as honest a family as ever broke bread , ) and I went with my kinswoman , though , I must confess , half unwillingly . I liked my visit so well , that I repeated it often from Saturday evening till Monday ...
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... mother ! ” - " Ay ! but all her husband's family lived in London , as I've often heard her say . " - " Odd enough ! " said Mrs. Philips , whose tone was now very friendly and fa- miliar , we are from London , at least from Spa Fields we ...
... mother ! ” - " Ay ! but all her husband's family lived in London , as I've often heard her say . " - " Odd enough ! " said Mrs. Philips , whose tone was now very friendly and fa- miliar , we are from London , at least from Spa Fields we ...
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... mother is at home alone , and your friend , Mrs. Philips , begged me to bring you to our chapel : the lec- turer is only to be here another week . What distinguishes our party is this , " he continued , as we walked forward- " a ...
... mother is at home alone , and your friend , Mrs. Philips , begged me to bring you to our chapel : the lec- turer is only to be here another week . What distinguishes our party is this , " he continued , as we walked forward- " a ...
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Page 111 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent ? or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ? " And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb.
Page 100 - And oh ! may Heaven their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-loved Isle. O Thou! who pour'd the patriotic tide That stream'd thro...
Page 94 - Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching : verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Page 79 - To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him ; Neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
Page 92 - Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God ; he riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
Page 99 - The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride. His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care ; And " Let us worship God !
Page 82 - My good Child, know this, that thou art not able to do these things of thyself, nor to walk in the Commandments of God, and to serve him, without his special grace ; which thou must learn at all times to call for by diligent prayer.
Page 1 - Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Page 27 - In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Page 127 - Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God ? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.