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... death into the world , and all our wo , " & c . " Sing heavenly Muse " Supposing that originally other beings , besides men , had 8 INTRODUCTION . On the importance of order in the distribution of our time Prosperity is redoubled to a good.
... death into the world , and all our wo , " & c . " Sing heavenly Muse " Supposing that originally other beings , besides men , had 8 INTRODUCTION . On the importance of order in the distribution of our time Prosperity is redoubled to a good.
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... death into the world , " & c . But if we were to suppose that mankind knew there was such an evil as death in other regions , though the place they inhabited had been free from it till their transgression , the line would run thus ...
... death into the world , " & c . But if we were to suppose that mankind knew there was such an evil as death in other regions , though the place they inhabited had been free from it till their transgression , the line would run thus ...
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... death ' , nor life ; nor angels ' , nor principalities " nor powers ; nor things present ' , nor things to come ; nor height ' , nor depth nor any other creature ' , shall be able to separate us from the love of God , " The reader who ...
... death ' , nor life ; nor angels ' , nor principalities " nor powers ; nor things present ' , nor things to come ; nor height ' , nor depth nor any other creature ' , shall be able to separate us from the love of God , " The reader who ...
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... death . If we would judge whether a man is really happy , it is not solely to his houses and lands , to his equipage and his retinue we are to look . Unless we could see farther , and discern what joy , or what bitterness , his heart ...
... death . If we would judge whether a man is really happy , it is not solely to his houses and lands , to his equipage and his retinue we are to look . Unless we could see farther , and discern what joy , or what bitterness , his heart ...
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... death ! where is thy sting ? O grave ! where is thy victory ? SECTION VII . 19 AGESILAUS , king of Sparta , being asked , " What things he thought most proper for boys to learn , " answered , " Those which they ought to practise when ...
... death ! where is thy sting ? O grave ! where is thy victory ? SECTION VII . 19 AGESILAUS , king of Sparta , being asked , " What things he thought most proper for boys to learn , " answered , " Those which they ought to practise when ...
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The English Reader: Or Pieces in Prose and Verse, From the Best Writers ... Lindley Murray No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 91 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me.