Tales of the village, Volume 1I. Burns, 1840 |
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Page 69
... I shall want somebody to read to me . And then there is poor Mr. Lee , who is feebler than he used to be . And , in short , the best thing Magdalen can do , will be to come and look after me CH . IV . 69 AN UNEXPECTED GUEST .
... I shall want somebody to read to me . And then there is poor Mr. Lee , who is feebler than he used to be . And , in short , the best thing Magdalen can do , will be to come and look after me CH . IV . 69 AN UNEXPECTED GUEST .
Page 70
... Magdalen herself , in which she assures me that my communication reached her at a moment when her prospects were any thing but encouraging ; that , in short , she was leaving the Cawarden family , and had hitherto failed of securing a ...
... Magdalen herself , in which she assures me that my communication reached her at a moment when her prospects were any thing but encouraging ; that , in short , she was leaving the Cawarden family , and had hitherto failed of securing a ...
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... Magdalen Fernley ? " I inquired . " " Even so , " said Mr. Lee . " Was Mrs. Sutton aware of the fact previously to her coming here ? " " " ' Oh no , the subject never entered her head ; she had never thought about it . The father being ...
... Magdalen Fernley ? " I inquired . " " Even so , " said Mr. Lee . " Was Mrs. Sutton aware of the fact previously to her coming here ? " " " ' Oh no , the subject never entered her head ; she had never thought about it . The father being ...
Page 72
... Magdalen Fernley's present tenets have been the result of accident , -the early death of her father , her long continuance in a foreign country , or the like , -I conceive it will be my duty to use all means to bring her over from the ...
... Magdalen Fernley's present tenets have been the result of accident , -the early death of her father , her long continuance in a foreign country , or the like , -I conceive it will be my duty to use all means to bring her over from the ...
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... Magdalen Fern- ley . The first time I saw her , both Mr. Lee and Mrs. Sutton were absent from home ; so that I had the opportunity of seeing her alone , and forming my own unbiassed opinions . I was particularly pleased with her quiet ...
... Magdalen Fern- ley . The first time I saw her , both Mr. Lee and Mrs. Sutton were absent from home ; so that I had the opportunity of seeing her alone , and forming my own unbiassed opinions . I was particularly pleased with her quiet ...
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Page 17 - I fondly ask: but Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, 'God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best: his state Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.
Page 155 - O Lord, save thy people : and bless thine heritage. Govern them : and lift them up for ever. Day by day : we magnify thee ; And we worship thy Name : ever world without end. Vouchsafe, O Lord : to keep us this day without sin. O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy upon us. O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us : as our trust is in thee. O Lord, in thee have I trusted : let me never be confounded.
Page 78 - Scriptures contain all things necessary to salvation : so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.
Page 136 - Lord, whose property is always to have mercy : grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us.
Page 21 - The eyes of all wait upon thee ; And thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Page 127 - Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels...
Page 156 - God the Father, Who hath created thee, God the Son, Who hath redeemed thee, God the Holy Ghost, Who hath infused His grace into thee, be now and evermore thy defence, assist thee in this thy last trial, and bring thee into the way of everlasting life. Amen.
Page 79 - THE Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in controversies of faith : And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain anything that is contrary to God's Word written ; neither may it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another.
Page 135 - The body and blood of Christ which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper.
Page 115 - Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves ; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female...