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... consigned to the tomb , “ I am the God of Abraham , ” this exhibits a relation between God and the faithful , which perfectly reconciles the mind to the thoughts of dissolution . Indeed it is impossible to . conceive any thing more ...
... consigned to the tomb , “ I am the God of Abraham , ” this exhibits a relation between God and the faithful , which perfectly reconciles the mind to the thoughts of dissolution . Indeed it is impossible to . conceive any thing more ...
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Now the powers of the mind , in sleep , loudly proclaim their own divinity ; free and unfettered , the soul plunges into futurity , ascends its native sky . Hence we may conclude how enlarged those powers will be , when undepressed ...
Now the powers of the mind , in sleep , loudly proclaim their own divinity ; free and unfettered , the soul plunges into futurity , ascends its native sky . Hence we may conclude how enlarged those powers will be , when undepressed ...
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We are this evening to contemplate one of those rare examples of true greatness of mind , which made a voluntary sacrifice of the most enviable situation , and the most flattering prospects , which human life admits of ; and that at an ...
We are this evening to contemplate one of those rare examples of true greatness of mind , which made a voluntary sacrifice of the most enviable situation , and the most flattering prospects , which human life admits of ; and that at an ...
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In Moses , then , in the very prime and vigour of his . life , we see a mind uncorrupted by the maxims and manners of an impious , tyrannical , idolatrous court ; a mind not intoxicated by royal favour , not seduced by the allurements ...
In Moses , then , in the very prime and vigour of his . life , we see a mind uncorrupted by the maxims and manners of an impious , tyrannical , idolatrous court ; a mind not intoxicated by royal favour , not seduced by the allurements ...
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And the pleasing recollection of protection given and received , the natural sensibility of a female mind to personal accomplishments , but more especially to generosity and courage , on the one hand ; and the irresistible charms of ...
And the pleasing recollection of protection given and received , the natural sensibility of a female mind to personal accomplishments , but more especially to generosity and courage , on the one hand ; and the irresistible charms of ...
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| Title | Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added, the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah ... Volume 2 of Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added, the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah, Henry Hunter |
| Author | Henry Hunter |
| Publisher | Edward Earle, 1818 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 20 Nov 2015 |
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