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This was such a spur to the emulation of the young gentleman and his sisters ,
that they were constantly racking their invention to outvie each other ; and by this
method there was not a sentiment of their father ' s which they did not so ...
This was such a spur to the emulation of the young gentleman and his sisters ,
that they were constantly racking their invention to outvie each other ; and by this
method there was not a sentiment of their father ' s which they did not so ...
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How glad was this young lady to be loosed from those restraints and fears , which
she now thought were only fit to intimidate the vulgar . Like a deer escaped from
the huntsman , she determined once more to mix with the herd , and to enjoy ...
How glad was this young lady to be loosed from those restraints and fears , which
she now thought were only fit to intimidate the vulgar . Like a deer escaped from
the huntsman , she determined once more to mix with the herd , and to enjoy ...
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Indeed , Madam , replied the young lady , I scarcely know what I doubt , or what I
believe . Of tbis only I am certain , that I am unhappy ; and your proving to me the
trùth of Revelation , if you could do it , would only plunge me deeper into misery ...
Indeed , Madam , replied the young lady , I scarcely know what I doubt , or what I
believe . Of tbis only I am certain , that I am unhappy ; and your proving to me the
trùth of Revelation , if you could do it , would only plunge me deeper into misery ...
Page 149
Mrs . Law began with saying , tliat she was exceedingly sorry to see my place at
church empty ; that she believed me to be a well - disposed young lady ; and that
such ought to stay in the church to benefit others by their example . I , continued ...
Mrs . Law began with saying , tliat she was exceedingly sorry to see my place at
church empty ; that she believed me to be a well - disposed young lady ; and that
such ought to stay in the church to benefit others by their example . I , continued ...
Page 208
If you and my honoured parent cannot silence the objections of my dear sister ,
how can I expect to succeed ? My father coinmended my brother for his wisdom
and prudence ; and observed , that young people , when they met with an
heretical ...
If you and my honoured parent cannot silence the objections of my dear sister ,
how can I expect to succeed ? My father coinmended my brother for his wisdom
and prudence ; and observed , that young people , when they met with an
heretical ...
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Page 459 - O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, 'Behold your God!
Page 454 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Page 458 - He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Page 463 - For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; Then I could have borne it : Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; Then I would have hid myself from him : But it was thou, a man mine equal, My guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, And walked unto the house of God in company.
Page 454 - And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Page 464 - All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Page 463 - If ye think good, give me my price ; and if not, forbear." So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said unto me, "Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prized at of them!" And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.
Page 457 - But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been of old, from everlasting.
Page 453 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 453 - ... but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the 7 P».
Bibliographic information
| Title | Thornton Abbey: A Series of Letters on Religious Subjects ... |
| Author | John Satchel |
| Publisher | Williams & Whiting, 1809 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 13 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 468 pages |
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