The sacred sketch book; containing selections from eminent religious writers in Britain and America. By J.F. WinksJoseph Foulkes Winks 1847 |
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... hope , but the grave of ambition , is the stern cor- rector of fools , but the salutary counsellor of the wise , bringing all they dread to the one , and all they desire to the other ; it warns us with a voice that even the sagest ...
... hope , but the grave of ambition , is the stern cor- rector of fools , but the salutary counsellor of the wise , bringing all they dread to the one , and all they desire to the other ; it warns us with a voice that even the sagest ...
Page 163
... hope bereft , Moan'd to the waters wild . A guide unseen , along the strand The Egyptian princess led ; The babe held out each little hand , And tears resistless shed . Soft pity touch'd her royal heart ; She drew him from the wave ...
... hope bereft , Moan'd to the waters wild . A guide unseen , along the strand The Egyptian princess led ; The babe held out each little hand , And tears resistless shed . Soft pity touch'd her royal heart ; She drew him from the wave ...
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... hope . Pollok . THE CHRISTIAN'S HOPE AND TRIUMPH . WHO would not be a Christian ? Who but now Would share the Christian's triumph and his hope ? His triumph is begun . Tis his to hail , Amid the chaos of a world convulsed , A new ...
... hope . Pollok . THE CHRISTIAN'S HOPE AND TRIUMPH . WHO would not be a Christian ? Who but now Would share the Christian's triumph and his hope ? His triumph is begun . Tis his to hail , Amid the chaos of a world convulsed , A new ...
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THE DIVINE BEING CREATION FALL OF MAN | 9 |
Goodness of God | 15 |
Power of Prayer | 16 |
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