Uncle Barnaby: Or, Recollections of His Character and Opinions1799 - 356 pages |
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... occasion . The noble river , and the stately oak , with its massive trunk and wide - spreading branches , enriched and mellowed with the tints of autumn , were more in unison with our feelings than the busy pismires at its feet . And ...
... occasion . The noble river , and the stately oak , with its massive trunk and wide - spreading branches , enriched and mellowed with the tints of autumn , were more in unison with our feelings than the busy pismires at its feet . And ...
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... occasion first referred to , I do not know , nor does it much sig- nify ; but it was the first time I had heard my uncle make use of the expression , " I cannot afford it , " and it rather startled me , and left a painful impression on ...
... occasion first referred to , I do not know , nor does it much sig- nify ; but it was the first time I had heard my uncle make use of the expression , " I cannot afford it , " and it rather startled me , and left a painful impression on ...
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... occasions , I gathered up a few of uncle Barnaby's observations , which were some- what to the following effect . I cannot afford that any property should be wasted . However much I possess , I may find 28 I CANNOT AFFORD IT . "
... occasions , I gathered up a few of uncle Barnaby's observations , which were some- what to the following effect . I cannot afford that any property should be wasted . However much I possess , I may find 28 I CANNOT AFFORD IT . "
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... occasion to go into the store - room , or even as she passed by the door , she would exclaim , “ Oh dear ! there are those pre- serves ! I must see about tying them down . " But the repetition of this hacknied phrase seemed gradually to ...
... occasion to go into the store - room , or even as she passed by the door , she would exclaim , “ Oh dear ! there are those pre- serves ! I must see about tying them down . " But the repetition of this hacknied phrase seemed gradually to ...
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... occasion was , " No ; but I will see about doing something to- night . " But while she was delaying , disease was rapidly gaining ground on her frame ; and , when a medical man was called in , he immediately expressed his apprehensions ...
... occasion was , " No ; but I will see about doing something to- night . " But while she was delaying , disease was rapidly gaining ground on her frame ; and , when a medical man was called in , he immediately expressed his apprehensions ...
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Popular passages
Page 74 - For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life...
Page 222 - Through mere good fortune, took a different course. The flock grew calm again, and I, the road Following, that led me to my own abode, Much...
Page 82 - For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Page 89 - And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said ; Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 260 - They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life : in thy light shall we see light.
Page 133 - Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Page 133 - Trust in the Lord, and do good ; So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Page 216 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Page 80 - Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs ; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please; O let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence.
Page 78 - But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.