Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Elizabeth Carter,: With a New Edition of Her Poems, Some of which Have Never Appeared Before; to which are Added, Some Miscellaneous Essays in Prose, Together with Her Notes on the Bible, ...F.C. and J. Rivington, no. 62, St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1807 - 643 sidor |
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... perhaps " short and simple , " should be written in such a manner as may serve for an ex- ample to others , as well as for their instruction and amuse- ment . • In In delivering this opinion , the Author of these Memoirs PREFACE .
... perhaps " short and simple , " should be written in such a manner as may serve for an ex- ample to others , as well as for their instruction and amuse- ment . • In In delivering this opinion , the Author of these Memoirs PREFACE .
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... perhaps by none . Her eyes were closed by the hand that traces these lines , and the writer of them had the mournful satisfaction of attending her in her last illness , and of seeing a Christian life closed by a Christian death . Very ...
... perhaps by none . Her eyes were closed by the hand that traces these lines , and the writer of them had the mournful satisfaction of attending her in her last illness , and of seeing a Christian life closed by a Christian death . Very ...
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... perhaps unsettle the faith ; and the answer to it , however good , might fail to carry conviction , so that much might be lost while nothing could be gained . And perhaps with regard to a great part of the world this reasoning may be ...
... perhaps unsettle the faith ; and the answer to it , however good , might fail to carry conviction , so that much might be lost while nothing could be gained . And perhaps with regard to a great part of the world this reasoning may be ...
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... perhaps be surprised when they are told , that Mrs. Carter loved dancing , was somewhat , when very young , of a romp , and subscribed to assemblies ; nay , once at least , she took a part in a play , in which the other performers were ...
... perhaps be surprised when they are told , that Mrs. Carter loved dancing , was somewhat , when very young , of a romp , and subscribed to assemblies ; nay , once at least , she took a part in a play , in which the other performers were ...
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... perhaps be thought that this was carrying a sense of duty too far ; but it should be consi- dered , that at this time her father's preferment was small ; and his fortune , before his brother's death , still less . His family too was ...
... perhaps be thought that this was carrying a sense of duty too far ; but it should be consi- dered , that at this time her father's preferment was small ; and his fortune , before his brother's death , still less . His family too was ...
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Sida 585 - I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Sida 592 - Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Sida 584 - For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
Sida 446 - For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Sida 451 - She was dressed in black, her skin was contracted into a thousand wrinkles, her eyes deep sunk in her head, and her complexion pale and livid as the countenance of death. Her looks were filled with terror and unrelenting severity, and her hands armed with whips and scorpions.
Sida 397 - Blest source of purer joys ; In ev'ry form of beauty bright, That captivates the mental sight With pleasure and surprise; To thy unspotted shrine I bow, Assist thy modest suppliant's vow, That breathes no wild desires : But, taught by thy unerring rules To shun the fruitless wish of fools, To nobler views aspires.
Sida 456 - Return then, with me, from continual misery, to moderate enjoyment, and grateful alacrity. Return from the contracted views of solitude, to the proper duties of a relative and dependent being.
Sida 454 - ... of a stricter self-government. Whoever has been guilty of voluntary excesses must patiently submit both to the painful workings of nature, and needful severities of medicine, in order to his cure. Still he is entitled to a moderate share of whatever alleviating accommodations this fair mansion of his merciful Parent affords, consistent with his recovery.
Sida 85 - Yes, I am proud; I must be proud to see Men not afraid of God afraid of me: Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by ridicule alone.
Sida 514 - We were sufficiently instructed by experience, what the holy Psalmist means by the dew of Hermon, our tents being as wet with it, as if it had rained all night.