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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Page 87
... tears of penitential sorrow or grateful joy , drawn from eyes that will weep no more . Thousands have sealed their belief of its truth with their blood ; rejoicing to shed it in defence of a book which , while it led them to the stake ...
... tears of penitential sorrow or grateful joy , drawn from eyes that will weep no more . Thousands have sealed their belief of its truth with their blood ; rejoicing to shed it in defence of a book which , while it led them to the stake ...
Page 163
... tears she stood ; Then , with a look of sorrow wild , She launched him on the flood . Forlorn , in ark of bulrush left , Misfortune's meekest child , Of every human hope bereft , Moan'd to the waters wild . A guide unseen , along the ...
... tears she stood ; Then , with a look of sorrow wild , She launched him on the flood . Forlorn , in ark of bulrush left , Misfortune's meekest child , Of every human hope bereft , Moan'd to the waters wild . A guide unseen , along the ...
Page 170
... tears , his eye Beseechingly to hers , and half in fear , Turn'd from the white rob'd priest , and round her arm Clung e'en as ivy clings ; the deep spring - tide Of nature then swell'd high ; and o'er her child Bending , her soul broke ...
... tears , his eye Beseechingly to hers , and half in fear , Turn'd from the white rob'd priest , and round her arm Clung e'en as ivy clings ; the deep spring - tide Of nature then swell'd high ; and o'er her child Bending , her soul broke ...
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THE DIVINE BEING CREATION FALL OF MAN | 9 |
Goodness of God | 15 |
Power of Prayer | 16 |
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