The Works of Laurence Sterne ...W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, G. Kearsley, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson, 1780 |
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Laurence Sterne. 2 he IC- n = 144 Cr Cerded urs and from Amine Servant , 2133CE STERNE . SERMON V. The Cafe of Elijah and the Widow of.
Laurence Sterne. 2 he IC- n = 144 Cr Cerded urs and from Amine Servant , 2133CE STERNE . SERMON V. The Cafe of Elijah and the Widow of.
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... widow of Zarephath , who had charitably taken Elijah under her roof , and adminiftered unto him in a time of great scarcity and diftrefs . There is fomething very interefting and affec- tionate in the manner this ftory is re- lated in ...
... widow of Zarephath , who had charitably taken Elijah under her roof , and adminiftered unto him in a time of great scarcity and diftrefs . There is fomething very interefting and affec- tionate in the manner this ftory is re- lated in ...
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... widow woman there to fuftain him . The prophet follows the call of his GOD : the fame hand which brought him to the gate of the city , had led alfo the poor widow out of her doors , oppreffed with forrow . She had come forth upon a ...
... widow woman there to fuftain him . The prophet follows the call of his GOD : the fame hand which brought him to the gate of the city , had led alfo the poor widow out of her doors , oppreffed with forrow . She had come forth upon a ...
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... widows in If- rael at that time , when the heavens were fhut up for three years and fix months , yet , as St. Luke obferves , to none of them was the prophet fent , fave to this widow of Sarepta : in all likelihood , fhe would not be ...
... widows in If- rael at that time , when the heavens were fhut up for three years and fix months , yet , as St. Luke obferves , to none of them was the prophet fent , fave to this widow of Sarepta : in all likelihood , fhe would not be ...
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... the fenfe of many favours and civilities which I have received from you . I am , REVEREND SIR , Your moft obliged , and faithful humble Servant , LAURENCE STERNE . SERMON V. The Cafe of Elijah and the Widow of DEDICATION .
... the fenfe of many favours and civilities which I have received from you . I am , REVEREND SIR , Your moft obliged , and faithful humble Servant , LAURENCE STERNE . SERMON V. The Cafe of Elijah and the Widow of DEDICATION .
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