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Page 40
... the Bible , resulting in a complete change in the plan of Ben Hur . General Wallace died with this sentence upon his lips , " I am ready to meet my Maker . " know it as the early settlers on the New England 40 THE FASCINATION OF THE BOOK.
... the Bible , resulting in a complete change in the plan of Ben Hur . General Wallace died with this sentence upon his lips , " I am ready to meet my Maker . " know it as the early settlers on the New England 40 THE FASCINATION OF THE BOOK.
Page 64
... sentence : " Surely the Lord is in this place , and I knew it not . " We have only to remember that the form of the experience was adapted to an old - world mind , and we can see that Jacob's experience was a representative one . It was ...
... sentence : " Surely the Lord is in this place , and I knew it not . " We have only to remember that the form of the experience was adapted to an old - world mind , and we can see that Jacob's experience was a representative one . It was ...
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... sentence is care- ful to recognize that understanding is not the chief benefit of history . " The study of history , " he adds , " is chiefly valuable for its moral significance and in- fluence . " Its greater and more potent work lies ...
... sentence is care- ful to recognize that understanding is not the chief benefit of history . " The study of history , " he adds , " is chiefly valuable for its moral significance and in- fluence . " Its greater and more potent work lies ...
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... sentence that has all the dramatic suddenness of history in it— " And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch " ! The narrative is so simple , so lacking in the effort for effect , that some may even miss the silent ...
... sentence that has all the dramatic suddenness of history in it— " And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch " ! The narrative is so simple , so lacking in the effort for effect , that some may even miss the silent ...
Page 115
... note has sounded down through the years and has inspired men for many a battlefield . The won- * See I and II Samuel , I Kings , and I Chronicles . derful way in which the inspiring sentences of the Bible THE LITERATURE OF COURAGE 115.
... note has sounded down through the years and has inspired men for many a battlefield . The won- * See I and II Samuel , I Kings , and I Chronicles . derful way in which the inspiring sentences of the Bible THE LITERATURE OF COURAGE 115.
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