The Clergyman's Orphan; Or, The Child of Providence: A Tale Founded Upon FactsJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - 210 pages |
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... from that of the other servants in the house , and before sleep closed up her eyes in the slumbers of the night , she felt as happy and familiar with Margaret as if they had been acquainted almost for years 34 THE CLERGYMAN'S ORPHAN .
... from that of the other servants in the house , and before sleep closed up her eyes in the slumbers of the night , she felt as happy and familiar with Margaret as if they had been acquainted almost for years 34 THE CLERGYMAN'S ORPHAN .
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... felt inexpressible pleasure at hearing this avowal , and answered , " I am glad to hear you say so , Miss Jane . and if you really desire to know how to pray , God will teach you ; for in his Word he has promise to teach those who ...
... felt inexpressible pleasure at hearing this avowal , and answered , " I am glad to hear you say so , Miss Jane . and if you really desire to know how to pray , God will teach you ; for in his Word he has promise to teach those who ...
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... felt very proud ? have you not felt envy , when you saw others possess things which you had not ? have you not sometimes been angry , told untruths , and done many things which you knew to be wrong ? Now all these things come from the ...
... felt very proud ? have you not felt envy , when you saw others possess things which you had not ? have you not sometimes been angry , told untruths , and done many things which you knew to be wrong ? Now all these things come from the ...
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... felt unspeakable pleasure in witness- ing the rapid growth in grace of her young charge , and observing the happy state of her mind ; not that the peace which Jane felt was uniform and settled , for as her disorder in- creased she was ...
... felt unspeakable pleasure in witness- ing the rapid growth in grace of her young charge , and observing the happy state of her mind ; not that the peace which Jane felt was uniform and settled , for as her disorder in- creased she was ...
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... felt this inward struggle as well as you . upon frames and feelings , God . " We must not live but by faith upon " But , Margaret , " said Jane , " I am so impa- tient under my sufferings . I am ready some- times to think so hardly of ...
... felt this inward struggle as well as you . upon frames and feelings , God . " We must not live but by faith upon " But , Margaret , " said Jane , " I am so impa- tient under my sufferings . I am ready some- times to think so hardly of ...
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