The Lay PreacherHarrison Hall, 1817 - 168 pages |
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... fancy , or invoke the cherub contemplation . . But , to return to a more rigorous exposition of the text , and consider it merely as an ex- hortation to the tranquil exercise of our mental powers , in the retirement of the closet , I do ...
... fancy , or invoke the cherub contemplation . . But , to return to a more rigorous exposition of the text , and consider it merely as an ex- hortation to the tranquil exercise of our mental powers , in the retirement of the closet , I do ...
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... by a mother , was not , as a poet's fancy might suggest , of a silken tex- ture , it was of wool from a Gideon's fleece , and watered with the kindliest dews of Heaven . E STORY OF MOSES . " And he sat down by STORY OF SAMUEL . 49.
... by a mother , was not , as a poet's fancy might suggest , of a silken tex- ture , it was of wool from a Gideon's fleece , and watered with the kindliest dews of Heaven . E STORY OF MOSES . " And he sat down by STORY OF SAMUEL . 49.
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... fancy him the ever- varying Proteus , recent from his coral cave . He was , at pleasure , a poet , a painter , a musician , a divine . With men of learning and wit , he poured forth the copious stores of extensive eru dition . With ...
... fancy him the ever- varying Proteus , recent from his coral cave . He was , at pleasure , a poet , a painter , a musician , a divine . With men of learning and wit , he poured forth the copious stores of extensive eru dition . With ...
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... fancy that he consorted with low society ; and , instead of claiming the privilege of genius , to knock and be admitted at palaces , that he chose to sneak in at the back door of hovels , and wallow bru- tishly in the sty of the vulgar ...
... fancy that he consorted with low society ; and , instead of claiming the privilege of genius , to knock and be admitted at palaces , that he chose to sneak in at the back door of hovels , and wallow bru- tishly in the sty of the vulgar ...
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... fancy , and pursue with eagerness the phantoms of hope , " learn to be on your guard against the cheating Labans of life , and rely not too implicitly on the expectation of clasp- ing the Rachel of your joys . Ye know not what a night ...
... fancy , and pursue with eagerness the phantoms of hope , " learn to be on your guard against the cheating Labans of life , and rely not too implicitly on the expectation of clasp- ing the Rachel of your joys . Ye know not what a night ...
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Page 24 - Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him : every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear-ring of gold.
Page 42 - Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken ? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
Page 64 - And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews ; to them that are under the law...
Page 83 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Page 118 - When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat...
Page 31 - And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. 11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
Page 142 - Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Page 48 - Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
Page 57 - Jews ; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To...
Page 30 - And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.