Jessy Allan, the Lame Girl: A Story Founded on FactsWilliam Oliphant and Company, 1850 - 72 pages |
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... pains which are bestowed upon them . I wonder if they ever ask them- selves these questions , Why do our Sabbath - School masters come to meet with us so kindly every Sabbath evening ? However cold , or wet , or bad it is , still they ...
... pains which are bestowed upon them . I wonder if they ever ask them- selves these questions , Why do our Sabbath - School masters come to meet with us so kindly every Sabbath evening ? However cold , or wet , or bad it is , still they ...
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... pain from the blow was so great , that she could not stand , and almost fainted . She was known to some of the people near her ; and on finding where she lived , the man lifted her up in his arms , and carried her towards her house with ...
... pain from the blow was so great , that she could not stand , and almost fainted . She was known to some of the people near her ; and on finding where she lived , the man lifted her up in his arms , and carried her towards her house with ...
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... pain , en- treated her mother to be quiet , assuring her that the man was not in the least to blame ; but Mrs Grey would not listen , and the man at last , after hearing in silence , every sort of abuse , felt himself growing angry ...
... pain , en- treated her mother to be quiet , assuring her that the man was not in the least to blame ; but Mrs Grey would not listen , and the man at last , after hearing in silence , every sort of abuse , felt himself growing angry ...
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... pain , and the talking and disputes around her were most distressing . At last it was agreed that it should be done up in soap and sugar . This dressing , applied on a coarse rag , and bound with others of the same description , and far ...
... pain , and the talking and disputes around her were most distressing . At last it was agreed that it should be done up in soap and sugar . This dressing , applied on a coarse rag , and bound with others of the same description , and far ...
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... pain is not half so ill to bear . When we can say , ' It is my God , my Father , my Re- finer , who has sent this in order to purify my soul , and prepare me for himself , ' we can much more easily en- dure the sharpest suffering , and ...
... pain is not half so ill to bear . When we can say , ' It is my God , my Father , my Re- finer , who has sent this in order to purify my soul , and prepare me for himself , ' we can much more easily en- dure the sharpest suffering , and ...
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