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... honour to that day on which Christ rose from the dead . There- fore we may observe , all along in the sacred story , that after Christ's resurrection the apostles and primitive Christians did especially as- semble upon the first day of ...
... honour to that day on which Christ rose from the dead . There- fore we may observe , all along in the sacred story , that after Christ's resurrection the apostles and primitive Christians did especially as- semble upon the first day of ...
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... honour of it . No sooner was Constantine come over to the church , but his principal care was about the Lord's - day . He com- manded it to be solemnly observed , and that by all persons whatsoever . He made it to all a day of rest ...
... honour of it . No sooner was Constantine come over to the church , but his principal care was about the Lord's - day . He com- manded it to be solemnly observed , and that by all persons whatsoever . He made it to all a day of rest ...
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... honour of God , before the concerns of his own majesty and greatness , he commanded that , if it should so happen , that then the imperial solemnity should be put off , and deferred till another day . I shall take notice but of one ...
... honour of God , before the concerns of his own majesty and greatness , he commanded that , if it should so happen , that then the imperial solemnity should be put off , and deferred till another day . I shall take notice but of one ...
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... honour , " says the poor fellow , " I am not one of your honour's servants ; I rent a small piece of 66 66 66 ground , your honour . " 66 Then , you 28 HALF - HOURS WITH THE BEST AUTHORS . Some Account of the Great Law Suit between ...
... honour , " says the poor fellow , " I am not one of your honour's servants ; I rent a small piece of 66 66 66 ground , your honour . " 66 Then , you 28 HALF - HOURS WITH THE BEST AUTHORS . Some Account of the Great Law Suit between ...
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Half hours Charles Knight. ground , your honour . " 66 Then , you dog , " quoth the squire , " what do you mean by coming here ? the complaints of clowns ? in a blanket ; or duck him , One of these precious lords of the manor inclosed a ...
Half hours Charles Knight. ground , your honour . " 66 Then , you dog , " quoth the squire , " what do you mean by coming here ? the complaints of clowns ? in a blanket ; or duck him , One of these precious lords of the manor inclosed a ...
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Page 236 - I BRING fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams ; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun.
Page 577 - From seeming evil still educing good, And better thence again, and better still, In infinite progression.
Page 389 - The Sea The sea! the sea! the open sea! The blue, the fresh, the ever free! Without a mark, without a bound, It runneth the earth's wide regions round; It plays with the clouds ; it mocks the skies ; Or like a cradled creature lies.
Page 546 - CYRIACK, this three years day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot ; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward.
Page 352 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 574 - With light and heat refulgent. Then thy sun Shoots full perfection through the swelling year : And oft thy voice in dreadful thunder speaks ; And oft at dawn, deep noon, or falling eve, By brooks and groves, in hollow-whispering gales.
Page 104 - MUMMY (AT BELZONI'S EXHIBITION) Horace Smith And thou hast walked about (how strange a story!) In Thebes's streets three thousand years ago. When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And time had not begun to overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous, Of which the very ruins are tremendous.
Page 349 - Such seemed this man, not all alive nor dead, Nor all asleep, in his extreme old age : His body was bent double, feet and head Coming together...
Page 453 - Rumour can ope the grave. Acquaintance I would have, but when "t depends Not on the number, but the choice, of friends. Books should, not business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturb'd as death, the night.
Page 554 - ST. AGNES' EVE— Ah, bitter chill it was ! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold ; The hare limped trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold...