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It is not to be supposed that the possession of the beloved object can possibly lessen such an affection . It is however necessary to remember , that love is a tender and delicate passion , which cannot be kept in vigorous exercise ...
It is not to be supposed that the possession of the beloved object can possibly lessen such an affection . It is however necessary to remember , that love is a tender and delicate passion , which cannot be kept in vigorous exercise ...
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However , I may safely atfirm , that , ' A good wife is the greatest blessing , and the most valuable possession , that a man can possibly enjoy in this life . She makes the cares of the world sit easy , and adds a sweetness to its ...
However , I may safely atfirm , that , ' A good wife is the greatest blessing , and the most valuable possession , that a man can possibly enjoy in this life . She makes the cares of the world sit easy , and adds a sweetness to its ...
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6 Oh what an inexpressible blessing , my dear Sir , to enjoy such an advantage , to be blest with the possession of such a woman ! Her price is above rubies , the heart of her husband doth safely trust in her , he knows that it is her ...
6 Oh what an inexpressible blessing , my dear Sir , to enjoy such an advantage , to be blest with the possession of such a woman ! Her price is above rubies , the heart of her husband doth safely trust in her , he knows that it is her ...
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... and multiply thee , and I will make of thee a multitude of people , and will give this land to thy seed after thee , for an everlasting possession . And now thy two sons Ephraim and Manasseh , they shall be mine .
... and multiply thee , and I will make of thee a multitude of people , and will give this land to thy seed after thee , for an everlasting possession . And now thy two sons Ephraim and Manasseh , they shall be mine .
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You must have observed in your speculation on human nature , that nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man , than power , or dominion ; and this I think myself amply possessed of , as I am the father of a family .
You must have observed in your speculation on human nature , that nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man , than power , or dominion ; and this I think myself amply possessed of , as I am the father of a family .
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Page 44 - Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 40 - And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night because the sun was set ; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Page 7 - Unargued I obey : so God ordains. God is thy law ; thou, mine : to know no more, Is woman's happiest knowledge, and her praise 1 With thee conversing, I forget all time, All seasons and their change, all please alike.
Page 15 - Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; * but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Page 27 - The world was sad ! — the garden was a wild ! And man, the hermit, sigh'd — till woman smiled...
Page 43 - And the women said unto Naomi, "Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life and a nourisher of thine old age; for thy daughter-in-law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.
Page 39 - And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Page 80 - Before the angel, and of him to ask Chose rather ; he, she knew, would intermix Grateful digressions, and solve high dispute With conjugal caresses : from his lip Not words alone pleased her.
Page 40 - I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac ; the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed: and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Page 3 - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church : and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
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| Title | The Duties, Advantages, Pleasures, and Sorrows of the Marriage State |
| Author | John Ovington |
| Publisher | author, 1813 |
| Length | 138 pages |
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