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... . The fort has been greatly enlarged , improved , and strengthened since it passed into the hands of the United States , presenting a grand and picturesque view to the observer from the water or the opposite PARENTAGE . 19.
... . The fort has been greatly enlarged , improved , and strengthened since it passed into the hands of the United States , presenting a grand and picturesque view to the observer from the water or the opposite PARENTAGE . 19.
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... United States ; and other revered clergymen . One of her near neighbors and cherish- ed intimate friends was Mrs. Walter Scott ( the moth- er of the poet ) , of whose excellent spirit and affec- tionate kindness Mrs. Bethune often spoke ...
... United States ; and other revered clergymen . One of her near neighbors and cherish- ed intimate friends was Mrs. Walter Scott ( the moth- er of the poet ) , of whose excellent spirit and affec- tionate kindness Mrs. Bethune often spoke ...
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... United States then held its sittings in New York , where , con- sequently , the President ( General Washington ) , the heads of departments , and the members of both houses resided , at least for a considerable part of 54 MEMOIRS OF MRS ...
... United States then held its sittings in New York , where , con- sequently , the President ( General Washington ) , the heads of departments , and the members of both houses resided , at least for a considerable part of 54 MEMOIRS OF MRS ...
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... united in encouraging Mrs. Graham to undertake a school of the highest order , which was soon filled to its utmost capacity , and fully employed the talents and time of her two daughters , Joanna and Isabella ( afterward Mrs. Andrew ...
... united in encouraging Mrs. Graham to undertake a school of the highest order , which was soon filled to its utmost capacity , and fully employed the talents and time of her two daughters , Joanna and Isabella ( afterward Mrs. Andrew ...
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... united to my beloved partner the July following . Now we could take sweet counsel together ; and I , in my turn , became a help - meet to him - could understand some- thing of the principle of living by faith ; and when the dear saint ...
... united to my beloved partner the July following . Now we could take sweet counsel together ; and I , in my turn , became a help - meet to him - could understand some- thing of the principle of living by faith ; and when the dear saint ...
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Page 171 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, To set them among princes, And to make them inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, And he hath set the world upon them.
Page 136 - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people...
Page 140 - O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Page 191 - Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me ? Hope thou in God ; for I shall yet praise him for the help of his. countenance.
Page 180 - The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down : for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
Page 166 - Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Page 180 - Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Page 180 - Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb; 'and even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Page 154 - Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love; Here's my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for Thy courts above.
Page 184 - Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean ; from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you ; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments and do them.