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Mr. Good- rich , and other Orthodox New - England- ers , of Milton's description of Death , - " Black it stood as night , " You will , in general , 6 " Fierce as ten furies , terrible as hell . " Yet numbers of people , nothing ...
Mr. Good- rich , and other Orthodox New - England- ers , of Milton's description of Death , - " Black it stood as night , " You will , in general , 6 " Fierce as ten furies , terrible as hell . " Yet numbers of people , nothing ...
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As death drew near , the memories of early youth arose vividly in his mind . He wished to be buried in the cemetery of the Quakers , in whose principles his father had edu- cated him . He sent for a leading mem- ber of the sect to ask a ...
As death drew near , the memories of early youth arose vividly in his mind . He wished to be buried in the cemetery of the Quakers , in whose principles his father had edu- cated him . He sent for a leading mem- ber of the sect to ask a ...
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-that affecting letter , written upon the death of his wife , by Sir James Mackin- tosh to Dr. Parr ? " Such was she whom I have lost ; and I have lost her when her excellent natural sense was rapidly im- proving , after eight years of ...
-that affecting letter , written upon the death of his wife , by Sir James Mackin- tosh to Dr. Parr ? " Such was she whom I have lost ; and I have lost her when her excellent natural sense was rapidly im- proving , after eight years of ...
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It enters into all plans and operations with a helping hand ; animals and plants owe their lives to it ; but when the shadow of death begins to fall upon them , it is as ready to aid in their destruction . Like calumny , which blackens ...
It enters into all plans and operations with a helping hand ; animals and plants owe their lives to it ; but when the shadow of death begins to fall upon them , it is as ready to aid in their destruction . Like calumny , which blackens ...
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was not an acquaintance she did not dread to meet , in her present circum- stances , even worse than death itself , or , what is next door to it , a police - station . The streets had emptied themselves of their rushing throngs ...
was not an acquaintance she did not dread to meet , in her present circum- stances , even worse than death itself , or , what is next door to it , a police - station . The streets had emptied themselves of their rushing throngs ...
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