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... Leaves ........ 87 11. - Water ........ .26 47. - Mummy Wheat ....... 89 12 - Jesus Christ . 28 48. - The Clean Home .......... 30 13. - The Marriage Tie 14. - The Ox and the Horse 15. - Jesus a Guide 16. - The Pilot ....... 17 ...
... Leaves ........ 87 11. - Water ........ .26 47. - Mummy Wheat ....... 89 12 - Jesus Christ . 28 48. - The Clean Home .......... 30 13. - The Marriage Tie 14. - The Ox and the Horse 15. - Jesus a Guide 16. - The Pilot ....... 17 ...
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... leaves were very dry : Water ! water for the tree ! Pure and free ! 4. " Water ! water ! " said the flower , Whispering with its perfumed breath ; " Let me have it in an hour , Ere I , thirsting , droop in death ! Water ! water soft and ...
... leaves were very dry : Water ! water for the tree ! Pure and free ! 4. " Water ! water ! " said the flower , Whispering with its perfumed breath ; " Let me have it in an hour , Ere I , thirsting , droop in death ! Water ! water soft and ...
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... LEAVES . A a LL the children loved good old Mr. Stanwood , and claimed a sort of relationship to him . He was known among them as " Uncle John . " When- ever they saw him approaching , they were glad to. THIRD READER . 87 -The Power of ...
... LEAVES . A a LL the children loved good old Mr. Stanwood , and claimed a sort of relationship to him . He was known among them as " Uncle John . " When- ever they saw him approaching , they were glad to. THIRD READER . 87 -The Power of ...
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... leaves were falling in great num- bers from the trees . They came silently down upon the river , and drifted swiftly away under the arch . They were of different colors , - - crimson , scarlet , yel- low , and variegated ; and some were ...
... leaves were falling in great num- bers from the trees . They came silently down upon the river , and drifted swiftly away under the arch . They were of different colors , - - crimson , scarlet , yel- low , and variegated ; and some were ...
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American Tract Society (Boston, Mass.) minded , by the withering leaves , that a time is coming when we too shall die , we should also be led to think of that Omnipotent One , our Redeemer , who can make us live again in a world where ...
American Tract Society (Boston, Mass.) minded , by the withering leaves , that a time is coming when we too shall die , we should also be led to think of that Omnipotent One , our Redeemer , who can make us live again in a world where ...
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Page 126 - It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us,— that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to...
Page 145 - And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to-day : for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Page 145 - And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them ; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them : 20.
Page 144 - And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness?
Page 141 - The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed; And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore.
Page 195 - Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Page 162 - Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies ; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Page 129 - And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Page 126 - But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract.
Page 262 - My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love ; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above.