Selections from the Writings of Mrs. Sarah Hall: Author of Conversations on the BibleH. Hall, 1833 - 180 pages |
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... taste ; and as it was not thought necessary , then , for females to read at all , and no course of study was marked out for her , she perused with avidity , all the most elegant productions of the press which fell in her way . Even this ...
... taste ; and as it was not thought necessary , then , for females to read at all , and no course of study was marked out for her , she perused with avidity , all the most elegant productions of the press which fell in her way . Even this ...
Page xiv
... taste was not for retirement . She was naturally gay ; and she loved books , society , and her friends , too dearly , to be satisfied with a country life , in a se- cluded neighbourhood . After their residence in Maryland , they settled ...
... taste was not for retirement . She was naturally gay ; and she loved books , society , and her friends , too dearly , to be satisfied with a country life , in a se- cluded neighbourhood . After their residence in Maryland , they settled ...
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... taste . His wit , his gentlemanly character , and companion- able qualities , procured him many friends ; and it became fashionable to write for his miscellany . Philadelphia was at that time , the Athens of Ame- rica . Elegant ...
... taste . His wit , his gentlemanly character , and companion- able qualities , procured him many friends ; and it became fashionable to write for his miscellany . Philadelphia was at that time , the Athens of Ame- rica . Elegant ...
Page xix
... taste . But it taught her to mingle instruc- tion with amusement , and to ascribe praise to the Giver of all good , for every enjoyment , as well as for every affliction , which marked the days of her pilgrimage . Her young friends ...
... taste . But it taught her to mingle instruc- tion with amusement , and to ascribe praise to the Giver of all good , for every enjoyment , as well as for every affliction , which marked the days of her pilgrimage . Her young friends ...
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... taste and sentiment , are neces- sary to perfect enjoyment . It is palpable , that a woman of cultivated mind , must be disgusted with a husband whose knowledge is inferior to her own , and a man of sense must be mortified by hearing ...
... taste and sentiment , are neces- sary to perfect enjoyment . It is palpable , that a woman of cultivated mind , must be disgusted with a husband whose knowledge is inferior to her own , and a man of sense must be mortified by hearing ...
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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.