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... seemed to be no real reason why the promise given should not be performed . Mr. Archer , not being one of those who put off till to - morrow what may be done to - day , entered at once on the following conversation with his nephew . 66 ...
... seemed to be no real reason why the promise given should not be performed . Mr. Archer , not being one of those who put off till to - morrow what may be done to - day , entered at once on the following conversation with his nephew . 66 ...
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... seemed to pass by us ; and because we still kept our places , and every thing about the carriage seemed just the same , you could not at first believe that it was ourselves who were moving , instead of the different objects we saw in ...
... seemed to pass by us ; and because we still kept our places , and every thing about the carriage seemed just the same , you could not at first believe that it was ourselves who were moving , instead of the different objects we saw in ...
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... seemed ready to overwhelm it , the foam being much higher than the top of the mast ; but when hope was almost gone , and every eye was rivetted upon it , expect- ing to see it overwhelmed by the billows , it rose so lightly over , the ...
... seemed ready to overwhelm it , the foam being much higher than the top of the mast ; but when hope was almost gone , and every eye was rivetted upon it , expect- ing to see it overwhelmed by the billows , it rose so lightly over , the ...
Page 117
... seemed spitefully bent on the destruction of the boat ; the sailor boy turned fiercely round , and , by his threatening attitude for a season kept them under control . Now and then , however , a stray stone splashed into the sea ; but ...
... seemed spitefully bent on the destruction of the boat ; the sailor boy turned fiercely round , and , by his threatening attitude for a season kept them under control . Now and then , however , a stray stone splashed into the sea ; but ...
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... seemed to escape , and the tempest fell around it harmlessly . Shower followed shower , and the surface of the smooth water was made rough by the stones that plunged therein ; but the boat , though frequently upset , righted , and again ...
... seemed to escape , and the tempest fell around it harmlessly . Shower followed shower , and the surface of the smooth water was made rough by the stones that plunged therein ; but the boat , though frequently upset , righted , and again ...
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Page 164 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go ; and where thou lodgest I will lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: " Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 283 - And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip ; and his sling was in his hand : and he drew near to the Philistine.
Page 6 - Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth ; keep the door of my lips.
Page 165 - WHO is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man ; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Page 40 - And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
Page 195 - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
Page 219 - Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth : and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Page 164 - O come, let us sing unto the Lord ; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with Psalms.
Page 253 - I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue : I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Page 187 - And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones : and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.