The School for Sisters, Or, The Lesson of ExperienceLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 - 246 páginas |
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... frequent and affec- tionate letters of her mother caused her much pleasure yet , time seemed long , and Ellen welcomed the shortening days and increasing cold as bringing nearer Christmas . As the vacation approached , the joy of the ...
... frequent and affec- tionate letters of her mother caused her much pleasure yet , time seemed long , and Ellen welcomed the shortening days and increasing cold as bringing nearer Christmas . As the vacation approached , the joy of the ...
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... frequently I was not aware how rapidly her illness increased , yet I believe , till yesterday , when , during a violent fit of coughing , she broke a blood - vessel , no one thought there was any danger ; but , dear Ellen , we have sent ...
... frequently I was not aware how rapidly her illness increased , yet I believe , till yesterday , when , during a violent fit of coughing , she broke a blood - vessel , no one thought there was any danger ; but , dear Ellen , we have sent ...
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... frequently alluded to the time when she should be no more , in order that their grief might not be increased by the event being unexpected . At first , these allusions were slight , and dropped at the sight of the tears they occasioned ...
... frequently alluded to the time when she should be no more , in order that their grief might not be increased by the event being unexpected . At first , these allusions were slight , and dropped at the sight of the tears they occasioned ...
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... frequently visiting ; and it was agreed , that they , with Miss Almeria , should go down early on the Wednesday morn- ing , that the carriage might return for Mrs. H. and her friend . Almeria , delighted at the thoughts of the bustle ...
... frequently visiting ; and it was agreed , that they , with Miss Almeria , should go down early on the Wednesday morn- ing , that the carriage might return for Mrs. H. and her friend . Almeria , delighted at the thoughts of the bustle ...
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... frequently , and in earnest , when and where he pleases . The na- tural infirmity of man requiring , however , helps , a church was ordained , in some shape , by the Apostles themselves : but this becoming in time corrupt , has been ...
... frequently , and in earnest , when and where he pleases . The na- tural infirmity of man requiring , however , helps , a church was ordained , in some shape , by the Apostles themselves : but this becoming in time corrupt , has been ...
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Página 16 - For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self...
Página 16 - If any man lack Wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth freely to them that ask him, and upbraideth no man, James, 1 : 5.
Página 113 - ... a foolish contempt, the proper occasions for exercising them. It is not in the study of sublime speculations, nor amidst the pompous scenery of some imaginary theatre of action, that the heart grows wiser, or the temper more correct. It is in the daily occurrences of mere common life, with all its mixture of folly and impertinence, that the proper exercise of virtue lies. It is here that the temptations to vanity, to selfishness, to discontent, and innumerable other unwarrantable affections arise;...
Página 113 - I believe it is much oftener our pride than our virtue, which is hurt, by a submission to what we are- apt to deem trifles. We are led to form much too magnificent ideas of our own powers of action, and by this means, to overlook, with a foolish contempt, the proper occasions for exercising them. It is not in the study of sublime speculations, nor amidst the pompous scenery of some imaginary theatre of action, that the heart grows wiser, or the temper more correct. It is in the daily occurrences...