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instruction ; and the benevolent donors of it to their poor neighbours , she flatters
berself , will not find the duty of a previous perusal a tiresome task . To those who
entertain objections to fiction in the work of serious instruction , it may be ...
instruction ; and the benevolent donors of it to their poor neighbours , she flatters
berself , will not find the duty of a previous perusal a tiresome task . To those who
entertain objections to fiction in the work of serious instruction , it may be ...
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The first general observation I made on my neighbours was , that the
dispensations of Providence , though various , were not so unequal as I once
imagined ; for I saw the blessings of health imparted where wealth was withheld .
I saw peculiar ...
The first general observation I made on my neighbours was , that the
dispensations of Providence , though various , were not so unequal as I once
imagined ; for I saw the blessings of health imparted where wealth was withheld .
I saw peculiar ...
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The second gerieral observation I made was , the effect good morals produced
on the temporal interest of my poor neighbours . It gained them the respect and
assistance of the rich ; insomuch , that after many years of observation , I did not ...
The second gerieral observation I made was , the effect good morals produced
on the temporal interest of my poor neighbours . It gained them the respect and
assistance of the rich ; insomuch , that after many years of observation , I did not ...
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Oh ! Sir , if it was but possible to take all one's neighbours to heaven with one . " “
Spoke in the true spirit of Christian love and zeal , ” replied I , “ and by your
appeal to me it should seem as though you suspected I held the same principle .
Oh ! Sir , if it was but possible to take all one's neighbours to heaven with one . " “
Spoke in the true spirit of Christian love and zeal , ” replied I , “ and by your
appeal to me it should seem as though you suspected I held the same principle .
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... such abroad , as in some cases it might injure qur neighbour's property . ... had
been as . sailed ; for his line of business led him to know much of the private
affairs of his neighbours and he found that altho it was generally thought ' none
149.
... such abroad , as in some cases it might injure qur neighbour's property . ... had
been as . sailed ; for his line of business led him to know much of the private
affairs of his neighbours and he found that altho it was generally thought ' none
149.
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| Title | Familiar Scenes, Histories, and Reflections |
| Author | Harriet Corp |
| Publisher | author annd sold, 1814 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 14 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 166 pages |
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