The young woman's companion; or, Female instructor [by J.A. Stewart].Bartlett and Newman, 1814 |
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... Christ , and of the way of salvation by a Mediator . It must be confessed , that , in former ages , before printing was invented , the art of reading was not so common even in polite nations , because books were much more costly , since ...
... Christ , and of the way of salvation by a Mediator . It must be confessed , that , in former ages , before printing was invented , the art of reading was not so common even in polite nations , because books were much more costly , since ...
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... Right Worshipful the Governors of Christ's Hospital . To the Master , Wardens , and Court of Assistants , of the Worshipful Company of Drapers . ENGLISH GRAMMAR . As it it a necessary part of 22 The Young Woman's Companion , & c .
... Right Worshipful the Governors of Christ's Hospital . To the Master , Wardens , and Court of Assistants , of the Worshipful Company of Drapers . ENGLISH GRAMMAR . As it it a necessary part of 22 The Young Woman's Companion , & c .
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... Christ the Son of God ; who came down from heaven into our world , and lived a life of pure and perfect holiness , and suffered death to reconcile sinners to the great and holy God , who is offended by the sins of men ; and now he lives ...
... Christ the Son of God ; who came down from heaven into our world , and lived a life of pure and perfect holiness , and suffered death to reconcile sinners to the great and holy God , who is offended by the sins of men ; and now he lives ...
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... Christ , till he come again from heaven to judge the world . This is the sum and substance of the Christian religion , drawn out into a very few plain articles ; and children of common capacity , who are arrived at three or four years ...
... Christ , till he come again from heaven to judge the world . This is the sum and substance of the Christian religion , drawn out into a very few plain articles ; and children of common capacity , who are arrived at three or four years ...
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... Christ . Thus were the great laws of morality res- tored to the Jews , and through them transmitted to other nations ; and by that means a great restraint was opposed to the torrent of vice and impiety , which began to prevail over the ...
... Christ . Thus were the great laws of morality res- tored to the Jews , and through them transmitted to other nations ; and by that means a great restraint was opposed to the torrent of vice and impiety , which began to prevail over the ...
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Page 311 - All sacrifices do but speed forward that great day, when the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.
Page 262 - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding; for the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Page 422 - My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case." Said John, " It is my wedding-day, And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware.
Page 267 - God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but have life everlasting.
Page 550 - And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Page 423 - Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear, For while he spake a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might As he had done before.
Page 424 - Stop thief, stop thief — a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute, And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space, The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race.
Page 49 - Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
Page 422 - But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong ; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song. Away...
Page 308 - Behold the picture ! Is it like ? — Like whom ? The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And then skip down again ; pronounce a text ; Cry — hem ; and reading what they never wrote, Just fifteen minutes, huddle up their work, And with a well-bred whisper close the scene...