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... forces in Nature whose origin and in- fluence we cannot fully explain , while yet we are com- pelled to acknowledge their existence ; so , though we may not comprehend how prayer accomplishes its di- vinely appointed ends , yet it is ...
... forces in Nature whose origin and in- fluence we cannot fully explain , while yet we are com- pelled to acknowledge their existence ; so , though we may not comprehend how prayer accomplishes its di- vinely appointed ends , yet it is ...
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... forth the arms that move the world . He who is driven aloft by the force of circumstances becomes the noblest soul and the mighti- * Rev . Augustine Caldwell . IS est power . Call we a humble home , 83 CHAPTER III PREPARATION FOR HIS WORK.
... forth the arms that move the world . He who is driven aloft by the force of circumstances becomes the noblest soul and the mighti- * Rev . Augustine Caldwell . IS est power . Call we a humble home , 83 CHAPTER III PREPARATION FOR HIS WORK.
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... force , humor , energy , and eloquence of his addresses . Thus thrown again into active politics , he was elected to Congress in 1846 , from the Central Dis- trict of Illinois , by a majority of fifteen hundred , being the only Whig ...
... force , humor , energy , and eloquence of his addresses . Thus thrown again into active politics , he was elected to Congress in 1846 , from the Central Dis- trict of Illinois , by a majority of fifteen hundred , being the only Whig ...
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... force in his conclusions , which were perfectly irresistible . The vast throng were silent as death : every eye was fixed upon the speaker , and all gave him serious atten- tion . He was the tall man eloquent : his countenance glowed ...
... force in his conclusions , which were perfectly irresistible . The vast throng were silent as death : every eye was fixed upon the speaker , and all gave him serious atten- tion . He was the tall man eloquent : his countenance glowed ...
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... force of more than two thousand men , were on parade . Georgetown sent companies of cavalry , infantry , and ar- tillery , of fine appearance . The troops stationed at the City Hall and Willard's Hotel became objects of attrac tion to ...
... force of more than two thousand men , were on parade . Georgetown sent companies of cavalry , infantry , and ar- tillery , of fine appearance . The troops stationed at the City Hall and Willard's Hotel became objects of attrac tion to ...
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