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... urging on the young , a tender affection for one another , as he has pointed out
to them a pair of love - parrots , so remarkable for this feeling ; and sometimes a
story of Uncle William ' s comes , as people say , “ very pat . ” To give an instance
...
... urging on the young , a tender affection for one another , as he has pointed out
to them a pair of love - parrots , so remarkable for this feeling ; and sometimes a
story of Uncle William ' s comes , as people say , “ very pat . ” To give an instance
...
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Look , for instance , at the noble figures , whose dark skins prove that they belong
to an African tribe , as they roam in their native wilds . That young chief is
begrimed from head to foot with red paint , and his wife has her hair all matted
together ...
Look , for instance , at the noble figures , whose dark skins prove that they belong
to an African tribe , as they roam in their native wilds . That young chief is
begrimed from head to foot with red paint , and his wife has her hair all matted
together ...
Page 65
There would not have been a single deed , or word , or thought , in which we
could glory . As God is the giver of all good , we should only have surrendered to
him that which was his own . But we have not done this ; in every instance of
failure ...
There would not have been a single deed , or word , or thought , in which we
could glory . As God is the giver of all good , we should only have surrendered to
him that which was his own . But we have not done this ; in every instance of
failure ...
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I will give you an instance , where , perhaps , you would little expect it to be found
; it relates to Napoleon , a nephew of the late emperor of France . It was new year
' s day , and he had received from an affectionate relative a large present of ...
I will give you an instance , where , perhaps , you would little expect it to be found
; it relates to Napoleon , a nephew of the late emperor of France . It was new year
' s day , and he had received from an affectionate relative a large present of ...
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Another instance of the same kind occurs to me . Every day , at the same hour ,
the African damask parrots fly to the water to bathe themselves . In doing so they
take much delight . As only the purest water will please them , they have often to ...
Another instance of the same kind occurs to me . Every day , at the same hour ,
the African damask parrots fly to the water to bathe themselves . In doing so they
take much delight . As only the purest water will please them , they have often to ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Kind Words for His Young Friends |
| Author | William (uncle, pseud.) |
| Publisher | Religious Tract Society, 1842 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 25 Aug 2006 |
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