Excelsior: Helps to Progress in Religion, Science, and Literature, Volume 1James Nisbet and Company, Berners Street, 1854 |
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Page 83
... brought him there . But what of that ? Is it not sad that he should be shut up in that blank and dreary cell whilst there is warm summer in the world ? and perhaps the poor wretch has a wife and children whom he has not * Gilbert on the ...
... brought him there . But what of that ? Is it not sad that he should be shut up in that blank and dreary cell whilst there is warm summer in the world ? and perhaps the poor wretch has a wife and children whom he has not * Gilbert on the ...
Page 84
... brought the mischief on your own pate ; and well was it that it was into your own dwell- ing , and not into an undeserving neighbour's , that the desperado stumbled . You did a wrong . It was painful to your feelings to see the captive ...
... brought the mischief on your own pate ; and well was it that it was into your own dwell- ing , and not into an undeserving neighbour's , that the desperado stumbled . You did a wrong . It was painful to your feelings to see the captive ...
Page 85
... brought himself , and a compassion deeper still in thinking of his wickedness . Alas ! that you should be so bad ! Alas ! that with your fine powers and brilliant outset you should have at last besotted yourself into such coarse ...
... brought himself , and a compassion deeper still in thinking of his wickedness . Alas ! that you should be so bad ! Alas ! that with your fine powers and brilliant outset you should have at last besotted yourself into such coarse ...
Page 107
... brought thee here already ? Well , let us try back again to our old place . " And when he comes over again , he finds the Ass on the spot where he had left him , and must now own beaten , and confess that the cross is not to be trifled ...
... brought thee here already ? Well , let us try back again to our old place . " And when he comes over again , he finds the Ass on the spot where he had left him , and must now own beaten , and confess that the cross is not to be trifled ...
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... brought home , a small drop may be taken at random , and placed in what microscopical observers call an aquatic box or live - box ; a small fragment of duckweed- root , or the stem of some slender water - plant , put in also , I will ...
... brought home , a small drop may be taken at random , and placed in what microscopical observers call an aquatic box or live - box ; a small fragment of duckweed- root , or the stem of some slender water - plant , put in also , I will ...
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Page 392 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted friars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter,* that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.
Page 81 - The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty ; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
Page 414 - And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
Page 415 - When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick : 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Page 283 - All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Page 268 - Jerusalem, my happy home, When shall I come to thee ? When shall my sorrows have an end, Thy joys when shall I see...
Page 323 - My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. * He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
Page 120 - The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Page 143 - He is the chief of the ways of God : he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
Page 204 - Seeing then that we have a great High-priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.