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E. Very true . We have learned something already . Mr. F. Then again , though you had knowledge , if you did not possess prudence , you might do your sick friend more harm than good , by talking discouragingly of the wound , by showing ...
E. Very true . We have learned something already . Mr. F. Then again , though you had knowledge , if you did not possess prudence , you might do your sick friend more harm than good , by talking discouragingly of the wound , by showing ...
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M. That appears very true ; but the worst of it is , papa , that , when frightened , we forget reason , and everything else but the danger . Mr. F. It is for this very reason that we should make a good use of our reflective faculties ...
M. That appears very true ; but the worst of it is , papa , that , when frightened , we forget reason , and everything else but the danger . Mr. F. It is for this very reason that we should make a good use of our reflective faculties ...
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The higher you aim with your bow and arrow , Edward , the higher you shoot . Edward . Yes , that is true . Mr. F. The highest duty we all have to perform is our duty to God ; and this consists 24 LEARNING TO ACT .
The higher you aim with your bow and arrow , Edward , the higher you shoot . Edward . Yes , that is true . Mr. F. The highest duty we all have to perform is our duty to God ; and this consists 24 LEARNING TO ACT .
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It is true , that we can fall on our knees in prayer and praise , read his holy word , and go to his house to attend the means of grace ; but , as I said , our duty to God is visibly set forth , chiefly by obedience to him , and our ...
It is true , that we can fall on our knees in prayer and praise , read his holy word , and go to his house to attend the means of grace ; but , as I said , our duty to God is visibly set forth , chiefly by obedience to him , and our ...
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True it was , that he was lame ; but , on the whole , his general health was good : he had been blessed with prosperity , his family were growing up in the fear of the Lord , and his amiable partner , as well as himself , possessed that ...
True it was , that he was lame ; but , on the whole , his general health was good : he had been blessed with prosperity , his family were growing up in the fear of the Lord , and his amiable partner , as well as himself , possessed that ...
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Page 26 - And they came to the place which God had told him of ; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Page 80 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.
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| Title | Learning to act [by G. Mogridge]. |
| Author | George Mogridge |
| Published | 1799 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 11 Oct 2006 |
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