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... she was faint , and as strong as ever next day . " " Call Rachel and the others , " said the old man , " and bid them bring the wine . " The younger men sped up the bank , and soon re- turned with the rest of the party , who one.
... she was faint , and as strong as ever next day . " " Call Rachel and the others , " said the old man , " and bid them bring the wine . " The younger men sped up the bank , and soon re- turned with the rest of the party , who one.
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... Rachel , who had soon learned to love the gentle girl , was at length rewarded . When the early days of December brought bitter winds from the snow covered mountains , they RECOVERY . 49 found Nonna pale and thin , but 48 NONNA .
... Rachel , who had soon learned to love the gentle girl , was at length rewarded . When the early days of December brought bitter winds from the snow covered mountains , they RECOVERY . 49 found Nonna pale and thin , but 48 NONNA .
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... Rachel summoning them to the morning's meal , gave her the opportunity for which she was longing . She hurried into her own chamber , and falling down upon her knees by the side of her bed , the long agony of months was relieved by the ...
... Rachel summoning them to the morning's meal , gave her the opportunity for which she was longing . She hurried into her own chamber , and falling down upon her knees by the side of her bed , the long agony of months was relieved by the ...
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... would arouse her . If you had but heard her merry laugh just now by the fig - tree , you would not be uneasy on her account . " " Laughed , " replied Rachel , " why , I do not know AN EVENTFUL DAY . 67 how to believe that she 66 NONNA .
... would arouse her . If you had but heard her merry laugh just now by the fig - tree , you would not be uneasy on her account . " " Laughed , " replied Rachel , " why , I do not know AN EVENTFUL DAY . 67 how to believe that she 66 NONNA .
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... Rachel chattered incessantly , doing all in her power to sustain those spirits in her guest which she was so thankful to believe were at length reviving . At length the meal was over , and Rachel said : 6 " When last pastor Basil was ...
... Rachel chattered incessantly , doing all in her power to sustain those spirits in her guest which she was so thankful to believe were at length reviving . At length the meal was over , and Rachel said : 6 " When last pastor Basil was ...
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Page 169 - Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? 3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Page 96 - I view, * * And days are dark, and friends are few, On Him I lean, who, not in vain, Experienced every human pain : He sees my wants, allays my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears.
Page 215 - Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill: But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still: Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds; Upon Death's purple altar now See, where the victor-victim bleeds: Your heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom...
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Page 122 - Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
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Page 163 - ... oh, when stoops on Judah's path In shade and storm the frequent night, Be THOU, long-suffering, slow to wrath, A burning and a shining light ! Our harps we left by Babel's streams, The tyrant's jest, the Gentile's scorn ; No censer round our altar beams, And mute are timbrel, trump, and horn. But THOU hast said, The blood of goat, The flesh of rams, I will not prize ; A contrite heart, a humble thought, Are mine accepted sacrifice.
Page 62 - There is yet another, in which these Horadan maxims are still more pointedly enforced, and from this we shall select a few stanzas : — Be merry, man, and tnk not sair in mind The wavering of this wretched world of sorrow ; To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, And with thy neighbours gladly lend and borrow ; His chance to-night, it may be thine to-morrow...