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Page 38
... position , he immediately worked his way to my couch ; and , reclining on that which I had just vacated , so that his head and mine were in the same cor- ner , he , in an agony of fear , of which I had hitherto formed no adequate idea ...
... position , he immediately worked his way to my couch ; and , reclining on that which I had just vacated , so that his head and mine were in the same cor- ner , he , in an agony of fear , of which I had hitherto formed no adequate idea ...
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... position ? If they really believed Mr. R. would be present on the Friday even- ing , nothing more easy than to say ... positions , but in either case his argument would not have agreed with his proposition , which admits that there are ...
... position ? If they really believed Mr. R. would be present on the Friday even- ing , nothing more easy than to say ... positions , but in either case his argument would not have agreed with his proposition , which admits that there are ...
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... position from the very sentiment of fair - play . " The press , pulpit , and platform dare not ignore us . " Do you come to this conclusion because they speak out against you , and declare you to be wanting in all that is needed to ...
... position from the very sentiment of fair - play . " The press , pulpit , and platform dare not ignore us . " Do you come to this conclusion because they speak out against you , and declare you to be wanting in all that is needed to ...
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... position , may not conduce to impartiality . It is rot , however , my duty to give judgment , but to see that justice is done to both parties ; and I shall endeavour to hold the scales as evenly as I can . There is a still more serious ...
... position , may not conduce to impartiality . It is rot , however , my duty to give judgment , but to see that justice is done to both parties ; and I shall endeavour to hold the scales as evenly as I can . There is a still more serious ...
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... position , and unbiassed minds will institute a balance between the two . Fourth . He has not only to meet our statements , but to refute all the possible arguments for the divine origin and authority of the Bible . Suppose he could ...
... position , and unbiassed minds will institute a balance between the two . Fourth . He has not only to meet our statements , but to refute all the possible arguments for the divine origin and authority of the Bible . Suppose he could ...
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Page 299 - Then the little Hiawatha, Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets,, How they built their nests in Summer, Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them "Hiawatha's Chickens." Of all beasts he learned the language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How the beavers built their lodges, Where the squirrels hid their acorns, How the reindeer ran so swiftly, Why the rabbit was so timid, Talked with them whene'er he...
Page 29 - For thy Maker is thy husband ; the Lord of hosts is his name ; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel ; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Page 283 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Page 311 - ... having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times, he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth, even in him...
Page 70 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
Page 224 - Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : so the last error shall be worse than the first.
Page 131 - To him who in the love of nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language; for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware.
Page 161 - And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Page 32 - He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He opened not his mouth.
Page 33 - God's true worship : lastly, whatsoever in religion is holy and sublime, in virtue amiable or grave, whatsoever hath passion or admiration in all the changes of that which is called fortune from without, or the wily subtleties and refluxes of man's thoughts from within ; all these things with a solid and treatable smoothness to point out and describe...