Selections from the Writings of Mrs. Sarah Hall: Author of Conversations on the BibleH. Hall, 1833 - 180 pages |
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... of revenge is a natural passion , and ought to be carefully eradicated , but it is too often confirmed by the father in the heart of a boy , under the notion of giving him a manly ON THE EXTENT OF FEMALE INFLUENCE . 7.
... of revenge is a natural passion , and ought to be carefully eradicated , but it is too often confirmed by the father in the heart of a boy , under the notion of giving him a manly ON THE EXTENT OF FEMALE INFLUENCE . 7.
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... passion of reading appears in some children so early , that we cannot question its being a natural endowment . In most cases it is inherited , for it is usually found in those families in which the parents are readers . But it may be ...
... passion of reading appears in some children so early , that we cannot question its being a natural endowment . In most cases it is inherited , for it is usually found in those families in which the parents are readers . But it may be ...
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... passions of men , or their treache rous friends , can always make the extreme case their own . Again , they cannot brook the contempt of the world - the man who refuses a challenge is despised ! By whom is he despised ? By those whose ...
... passions of men , or their treache rous friends , can always make the extreme case their own . Again , they cannot brook the contempt of the world - the man who refuses a challenge is despised ! By whom is he despised ? By those whose ...
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... passions of violent spirits . While human nature continues to be what it now is , and what it ever has been , men will always be found ready to vindicate the relentless wretch who outrages the first principle of the civil compact ...
... passions of violent spirits . While human nature continues to be what it now is , and what it ever has been , men will always be found ready to vindicate the relentless wretch who outrages the first principle of the civil compact ...
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... passions of misguided men . These , it has been found necessary to restrain by force ever since the world began . Let them roam at large , and a paradise would soon become a desert ! America , with a very laudable ambition , is ...
... passions of misguided men . These , it has been found necessary to restrain by force ever since the world began . Let them roam at large , and a paradise would soon become a desert ! America , with a very laudable ambition , is ...
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Page 177 - If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
Page 179 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? . . . When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 36 - Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
Page 61 - And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Page 177 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends ; for the hand of God hath touched me.
Page 62 - They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Page 36 - And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Page 176 - Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty : For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Page 13 - And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them ; and they shall afflict them four hundred years...
Page 63 - Then shall the earth yield her increase ; And GOD, even our own GOD, shall bless us. GOD shall bless us ; And all the ends of the earth shall fear him.