The Clergyman's Orphan; Or, The Child of Providence: A Tale Founded Upon FactsJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - 210 pages |
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... interest excited at the present day on the subject of the mental and moral training of the young , and of the amount of talented labour bestowed upon the production of works aim- ing both at the solid culture and the innocent enter ...
... interest excited at the present day on the subject of the mental and moral training of the young , and of the amount of talented labour bestowed upon the production of works aim- ing both at the solid culture and the innocent enter ...
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... interest . He appeared to them as the oak which the lightning had scathed , and by the same stroke consecrated too ; and when he concluded his last admonitions with these words , " Oh ! make trial of it for yourselves , and you will be ...
... interest . He appeared to them as the oak which the lightning had scathed , and by the same stroke consecrated too ; and when he concluded his last admonitions with these words , " Oh ! make trial of it for yourselves , and you will be ...
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... interest pervaded every bosom , and the solemn silence of the auditory was only broken by its stifled sobs : for they sor- rowed at the thought , they should see his face no more . On the next day he was confined to his chamber . His ...
... interest pervaded every bosom , and the solemn silence of the auditory was only broken by its stifled sobs : for they sor- rowed at the thought , they should see his face no more . On the next day he was confined to his chamber . His ...
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... interest was observable in the early years of Mary and Jane Banner . Like other children , they had their pleasures and their pains , their pets and reconciliations ; but theirs was almost one uniform , monoto- nous mode of life , which ...
... interest was observable in the early years of Mary and Jane Banner . Like other children , they had their pleasures and their pains , their pets and reconciliations ; but theirs was almost one uniform , monoto- nous mode of life , which ...
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... listened to her . She saw that already a deep interest had been awakened in the bosom of Jane in behalf of religion , and often did she secretly lift up her neart in silent and ejaculatory prayer , that the good 38 THE CLERGYMAN'S ORPHAN .
... listened to her . She saw that already a deep interest had been awakened in the bosom of Jane in behalf of religion , and often did she secretly lift up her neart in silent and ejaculatory prayer , that the good 38 THE CLERGYMAN'S ORPHAN .
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The Clergyman's Orphan: Or, the Child of Providence. a Tale Founded Upon Facts Clergyman of New-York (Pseud ) No preview available - 2015 |
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