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Page 120
from my informant , the following dialogue took place : John- " Well , this to my
thinking was a fine sermon , though to be sure it put one out of conceit with one's
self , that is , with one's own beauty ; for my part I always did think it nonsense to ...
from my informant , the following dialogue took place : John- " Well , this to my
thinking was a fine sermon , though to be sure it put one out of conceit with one's
self , that is , with one's own beauty ; for my part I always did think it nonsense to ...
Page 133
To be sure they are , replied I , and mayhap some of your custoiners inay like to
look at them , and they save you the expence of newspapers . Well , cried old
Thrifty of the Bear , that's a good thought , I suppose you get these things cheap .
To be sure they are , replied I , and mayhap some of your custoiners inay like to
look at them , and they save you the expence of newspapers . Well , cried old
Thrifty of the Bear , that's a good thought , I suppose you get these things cheap .
Page 134
There's something in that , Master Jolly , to be sure , replied I , but take both sides
of the argument . Now you'll allow that wickedness ought to have its bounds , and
you don't wish to see your neighbours in prison , or at the gallows . No , no ...
There's something in that , Master Jolly , to be sure , replied I , but take both sides
of the argument . Now you'll allow that wickedness ought to have its bounds , and
you don't wish to see your neighbours in prison , or at the gallows . No , no ...
Page 144
his covenant - love , ordered in all things and sure , and feel our interest in the
righteousness he has wrought out for us , will be our advancement in holiness of
heart and life , without which no man shall see the Lord : yet there are seasons ...
his covenant - love , ordered in all things and sure , and feel our interest in the
righteousness he has wrought out for us , will be our advancement in holiness of
heart and life , without which no man shall see the Lord : yet there are seasons ...
Page 151
Be sure to clear your house as early as possible on a Saturday night , that you
may have time to settle your week's accounts , and so have your mind clear from
money concerns in going to the house of God , which I pray you may never
forsake ...
Be sure to clear your house as early as possible on a Saturday night , that you
may have time to settle your week's accounts , and so have your mind clear from
money concerns in going to the house of God , which I pray you may never
forsake ...
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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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