The Clergyman's Orphan; Or, The Child of Providence: A Tale Founded Upon FactsJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - 210 pages |
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... tion in this plastic period of their existence , when the elements of future character are receiving their moulding impress , the Publishers pledge themselves that the utmost care and scrupulosity shall be exer- cised . They are fixed ...
... tion in this plastic period of their existence , when the elements of future character are receiving their moulding impress , the Publishers pledge themselves that the utmost care and scrupulosity shall be exer- cised . They are fixed ...
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... tion ; but I hope this girl may not be one of your evangelicals . I would not have one of that sort about my house . She would be preaching to Jane about religion till she had made the poor thing quite superstitious and melancholy ...
... tion ; but I hope this girl may not be one of your evangelicals . I would not have one of that sort about my house . She would be preaching to Jane about religion till she had made the poor thing quite superstitious and melancholy ...
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... tion of it . " " Why so ? " inquired Jane . " Because , " said Margaret , " it is God's own word . It is the blessed book which he has given to tell us how we may be saved , and how at last we may get to heaven . " " Was that the book ...
... tion of it . " " Why so ? " inquired Jane . " Because , " said Margaret , " it is God's own word . It is the blessed book which he has given to tell us how we may be saved , and how at last we may get to heaven . " " Was that the book ...
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... tion of her aunt , who talked of any thing but reli- gious subjects , was to her exceedingly irksome : her spirits were sunk , and she felt more than ever her weakness . On the ensuing day the medical attendant pronounced her to be grow ...
... tion of her aunt , who talked of any thing but reli- gious subjects , was to her exceedingly irksome : her spirits were sunk , and she felt more than ever her weakness . On the ensuing day the medical attendant pronounced her to be grow ...
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... tion ; a hundred times she quits her occupa- tions , and runs to look out , that she may see if he be returning . She inquires of every body if they know when he will return . She thinks she hears him - that at a distance she sees him ...
... tion ; a hundred times she quits her occupa- tions , and runs to look out , that she may see if he be returning . She inquires of every body if they know when he will return . She thinks she hears him - that at a distance she sees him ...
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