...Jesus Christ, and thy tender mercies which have been ever of old. O remember how short our time is, and so ' teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.'" The concluding paragraph of the prayer the prisoner read several times with the utmost fervour, viz. :...

...frail I am." " Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins ; let them not have dominion over me." And "so teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." The cemetery of Père la Chaise is of great extent, comprising about eighty acres. I entered it with strange...

...entreaties were only known to that great Being to whom they were addressed. The woman, too, seemed to be similarly engaged, whilst every soul in that assembled...the numerous party, who immediately advanced, and, ns if well accustomed to such operations, he felt the pulse, placed his hand upon the heart, examined...