The Mother's Assistant and Young Lady's Friend, Volume 1David H. Ela, 1841 |
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... Importance of Fresh Air , 61 37 Is it the Bible ? " 102 38 Influence of a Christian Mother , 127 52 Influence of Praying Mothers , 243 60 Keep your Children Clean , 180 62 Letter of Rev. J. Porter , 12 82 Little Child's Morning Prayer ...
... Importance of Fresh Air , 61 37 Is it the Bible ? " 102 38 Influence of a Christian Mother , 127 52 Influence of Praying Mothers , 243 60 Keep your Children Clean , 180 62 Letter of Rev. J. Porter , 12 82 Little Child's Morning Prayer ...
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... Importance of Little Things , " I Love Thee , Brother , " 48 Incidents of Travel , & c . 66 Loveliness of Female Piety , 71 Loveliness of Female Piety , 119 Loveliness of Female Piety , 138 Life An Allegory , 163 Lady of Refinement ...
... Importance of Little Things , " I Love Thee , Brother , " 48 Incidents of Travel , & c . 66 Loveliness of Female Piety , 71 Loveliness of Female Piety , 119 Loveliness of Female Piety , 138 Life An Allegory , 163 Lady of Refinement ...
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... importance of their becoming pious . But they should exercise caution not to say too much directly to them in the way of dictation . This caution is , however , the more needful after they have passed their earlier years . They are then ...
... importance of their becoming pious . But they should exercise caution not to say too much directly to them in the way of dictation . This caution is , however , the more needful after they have passed their earlier years . They are then ...
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... important that precisely what I mean by obedience , should be understood . · A mother sees a child playing with something it ought not to have , and commands him to bring it to her . " O , mother , I want it , " says the child , turning ...
... important that precisely what I mean by obedience , should be understood . · A mother sees a child playing with something it ought not to have , and commands him to bring it to her . " O , mother , I want it , " says the child , turning ...
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... important , then , that mothers should be properly enlight- ened and stimulated on the subject of their duties ! All classes of society have claims upon the wisdom of the age , and should be in- structed as to their duties and interests ...
... important , then , that mothers should be properly enlight- ened and stimulated on the subject of their duties ! All classes of society have claims upon the wisdom of the age , and should be in- structed as to their duties and interests ...
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Page 275 - Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed! Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head. Sleep, my babe; thy food and raiment, House and home, thy friends provide; All without thy care or payment: All thy wants are well supplied.
Page 237 - God might have made the earth bring forth Enough for great and small, The oak tree and the cedar tree, Without a flower at all.
Page 92 - twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ;} " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this cheek a little red.
Page 251 - LORD, truly I am thy servant ; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid : thou hast loosed my bonds.
Page 27 - For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 4 - Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me : he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Page 156 - Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made: Stronger by weakness, wiser, men become As they draw near to their eternal home. Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view That stand upon the threshold of the new.
Page 46 - The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed: It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes...
Page 93 - Wouldst thou from sorrow find a sweet relief ? Or is thy heart oppressed with woes untold ? Balm wouldst thou gather for corroding grief? Pour blessings round thee like a shower of gold. 'Tis when the rose is...
Page 237 - Then wherefore, wherefore were they made, All dyed with rainbow light, All fashioned with supremest grace Upspringing day and night : — Springing in valleys green and low. And on the mountains high, And in the silent wilderness Where no man passes by ? Our outward life requires them not — Then wherefore had they birth ? — : To minister delight to man, To beautify the earth ; To comfort man — to whisper hope, Whene'er his faith is dim, For who so careth for the flowers . Will much more care...