The School for Sisters, Or, The Lesson of ExperienceLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 - 246 páginas |
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School. " true practical religion , distinct alike from fanaticism on the one hand , or coldness on the other , " is the sure and only path to as much happiness as is attainable in this world , as well as the infallible conductor to that ...
School. " true practical religion , distinct alike from fanaticism on the one hand , or coldness on the other , " is the sure and only path to as much happiness as is attainable in this world , as well as the infallible conductor to that ...
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... hand the delicate one of Ellen , " God bless you , dear child , " said she , " pray be good , and learn fast , that you may come back to us very soon . " Clara , too , felt at last the parting from her sister , and flinging her arms ...
... hand the delicate one of Ellen , " God bless you , dear child , " said she , " pray be good , and learn fast , that you may come back to us very soon . " Clara , too , felt at last the parting from her sister , and flinging her arms ...
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School. school agreeable to her . She was a tall , hand- some girl , about thirteen , who , from being the niece of Mrs. Hall , possessed considerable in- fluence . She was likewise the only surviving child of a numerous family , and ...
School. school agreeable to her . She was a tall , hand- some girl , about thirteen , who , from being the niece of Mrs. Hall , possessed considerable in- fluence . She was likewise the only surviving child of a numerous family , and ...
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... hand , and intro- duced her to a few of the leaders , by whom she was scrutinized with an earnestness that brought blushes into her cheeks . " " " She is really pretty , " said an affected Miss St. Clair , " though she looks like a ...
... hand , and intro- duced her to a few of the leaders , by whom she was scrutinized with an earnestness that brought blushes into her cheeks . " " " She is really pretty , " said an affected Miss St. Clair , " though she looks like a ...
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... hands . 66 My dear Ellen's ready compliance with my wishes has still more endeared my adopted children to my heart . I send with this a trusty D. servant , who will take upon herself all the expences THE SCHOOL FOR SISTERS . 49.
... hands . 66 My dear Ellen's ready compliance with my wishes has still more endeared my adopted children to my heart . I send with this a trusty D. servant , who will take upon herself all the expences THE SCHOOL FOR SISTERS . 49.
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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...