But, my lord, I shall never be able to finish what I have begun, unless I be removed into some quiet parsonage, where I may see God's blessings spring out of my mother earth, and eat my own bread in peace and privacy : a place where I may, without disturbance,... Selected letters, ed. by T. Chamberlain - Page 141by Selected letters - 1842Full view - About this book
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...may see God's blessings spring out of my mother earth, and eat mine own bread in peace and privacy. A place, where I may without disturbance meditate...mortality, and that great account, which all flesh must, at the last great day, give to the God of all spirits. This is my design ; and as these are the desires... | |
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