Justina: Or, The Will. A Domestic Story ...C. Wiley, 1823 |
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Page 115
... Grafton looking out for a young woman to teach her daughters ? -did you not tell me that she had commissioned you to procure her one you could recom- mend , " said Mrs. Mortimer to Miss Rush- brook . 66 Yes , she sent me such a ...
... Grafton looking out for a young woman to teach her daughters ? -did you not tell me that she had commissioned you to procure her one you could recom- mend , " said Mrs. Mortimer to Miss Rush- brook . 66 Yes , she sent me such a ...
Page 95
... Grafton , told me she would come from church to dine with me , and I suspect she is there already . " " What , that Mrs. Grafton , " said Justina , " whom you were talking of a long time since , as wanting a preceptress for her chil ...
... Grafton , told me she would come from church to dine with me , and I suspect she is there already . " " What , that Mrs. Grafton , " said Justina , " whom you were talking of a long time since , as wanting a preceptress for her chil ...
Page 102
... Grafton's children , if she is not provided , and you will recommend me to her . " " No ! that you never shall ! " said Mary ; " you do not know what a woman she is ; Mrs. Mortimer is meek and humble com- pared to her . " " I am ...
... Grafton's children , if she is not provided , and you will recommend me to her . " " No ! that you never shall ! " said Mary ; " you do not know what a woman she is ; Mrs. Mortimer is meek and humble com- pared to her . " " I am ...
Page 106
... Grafton was there waiting to see her . She directly obeyed . Miss Rush- brook introduced them to each other . Mrs. Grafton looked at Justina with a cold scru- tiny , and half bent her head in return to her low courtesy . She then said ...
... Grafton was there waiting to see her . She directly obeyed . Miss Rush- brook introduced them to each other . Mrs. Grafton looked at Justina with a cold scru- tiny , and half bent her head in return to her low courtesy . She then said ...
Page 107
... Grafton gave her purse to Justina , and told her to furnish herself with what- ever she deemed necessary for the children ; she then added , " you hold yourself enga- ged to me , do you ? " " Yes , madam , " said Justina , “ we can at ...
... Grafton gave her purse to Justina , and told her to furnish herself with what- ever she deemed necessary for the children ; she then added , " you hold yourself enga- ged to me , do you ? " " Yes , madam , " said Justina , “ we can at ...
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Page 132 - I care not, fortune, what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face, You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve : Let health my nerves and finer fibres brace, And I their toys to the great children leave : Of fancy, reason, virtue, nought can me bereave.
Page 238 - Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ? who hath gathered the wind in his fists ? who hath bound the waters in a garment ? who hath established all the ends of the earth ? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell ? 5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Page 164 - When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all his holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.
Page 243 - Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
Page 238 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Page 209 - If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Page 242 - For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
Page 242 - For he that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Page 104 - My soul prays to God for thee, that thou mayest stand in the day of trial, that thy children may be blessed of the Lord, and thy people saved by his power.
Page 226 - Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.