The Children's friend [ed.] by W.C. Wilson [and others]., Volume 4William Carus Wilson Kirkby Lonsdale, 1827 |
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... mother hastened to offer a suin of money for his freedom . The white man took the money , but - awful to relateseized the mother , and two days after shipped both mother and son for America . The son , indignant at the outrage , stabbed ...
... mother hastened to offer a suin of money for his freedom . The white man took the money , but - awful to relateseized the mother , and two days after shipped both mother and son for America . The son , indignant at the outrage , stabbed ...
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... mother . In the agony of her feel . ings she made a hideous howling ; and for that crime was flogged . Soon after le sold her other child . This turned her heart within her , and threw her into a kind of madness . She howlcd night and ...
... mother . In the agony of her feel . ings she made a hideous howling ; and for that crime was flogged . Soon after le sold her other child . This turned her heart within her , and threw her into a kind of madness . She howlcd night and ...
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... mother was a poor widow , and had three other children younger than he . She of course had to work very hard to maintain her family , which she did by going out to work daily . She has told me , that often on a night when she had ...
... mother was a poor widow , and had three other children younger than he . She of course had to work very hard to maintain her family , which she did by going out to work daily . She has told me , that often on a night when she had ...
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... mother would join with him in singing a hymn . How different is this to the conduet of many children , who instead of being a comfort to their widowed mothers , or geeking to lessen the cares and ease the sorrows of their parents , add ...
... mother would join with him in singing a hymn . How different is this to the conduet of many children , who instead of being a comfort to their widowed mothers , or geeking to lessen the cares and ease the sorrows of their parents , add ...
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... mother sat by his side , and could do nothing to give him any ease , but exhorted hiin to pray that God would enable him to suffer with resignation . He then lifted up his little heart in prayer , and soon after said , “ Oh mother , how ...
... mother sat by his side , and could do nothing to give him any ease , but exhorted hiin to pray that God would enable him to suffer with resignation . He then lifted up his little heart in prayer , and soon after said , “ Oh mother , how ...
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Page 272 - Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
Page 172 - And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Page 125 - And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him ; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Page 217 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
Page 81 - And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter ; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
Page 182 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Page 133 - And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. 47 For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life...
Page 121 - And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
Page 121 - For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright ; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
Page 159 - Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear ; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.