No Fiction: A Narrative, Founded on Recent and Interesting Facts, Volume 2Francis Westley, 1820 |
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Page 84
... Russell arri- ved . A delirous fit was upon him . She spake to him ; it was useless . He was not sensible to surrounding objects . The most affecting , the most awful things escaped him . She sat down by his side , weeping for him , as ...
... Russell arri- ved . A delirous fit was upon him . She spake to him ; it was useless . He was not sensible to surrounding objects . The most affecting , the most awful things escaped him . She sat down by his side , weeping for him , as ...
Page 88
... Russell , dropping down by his bed- side , and raising her hands as in supplica- tion . " He has said , he will cast out none that come to him - if you had a thousand souls , you might trust them all on that . ” " I cannot - I cannot ...
... Russell , dropping down by his bed- side , and raising her hands as in supplica- tion . " He has said , he will cast out none that come to him - if you had a thousand souls , you might trust them all on that . ” " I cannot - I cannot ...
Page 89
... Russell . " He has said , ' ask and ye shall receive - seek and ye shall find .'- Do pray to him ! -Only say , ' God be merciful to me a sinner ! ' He will hear you . " " Yes , he will hear you , my dear Charles , rely upon it , " said ...
... Russell . " He has said , ' ask and ye shall receive - seek and ye shall find .'- Do pray to him ! -Only say , ' God be merciful to me a sinner ! ' He will hear you . " " Yes , he will hear you , my dear Charles , rely upon it , " said ...
Page 90
... Russell , for love , for hope ; we hope you will recover we hope our prayers will be heard . " - " No never ! -no never ! " he exclaimed in a deep and resolved voice— “ your prayers will bless you , but they cannot bless me- none can ...
... Russell , for love , for hope ; we hope you will recover we hope our prayers will be heard . " - " No never ! -no never ! " he exclaimed in a deep and resolved voice— “ your prayers will bless you , but they cannot bless me- none can ...
Page 98
... from the same causes . Lefevre's religious friends would still have supplied the deficiencies of his worldly connections ; but their efforts were una- vailing . Mrs. Russell had called , and was not CHAPTER XXIII. ...
... from the same causes . Lefevre's religious friends would still have supplied the deficiencies of his worldly connections ; but their efforts were una- vailing . Mrs. Russell had called , and was not CHAPTER XXIII. ...
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Page 202 - О that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
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Page 136 - Take with you words, and turn unto the Lord, and say unto Him : Take away all iniquity and receive us graciously.
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