The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... dark valley of the shadow of death ; but the scenes of opening life have for you been shaded by the clouds of personal affliction . May you learn more impressively than ever , from this touching narrative , to what source to apply for ...
... dark valley of the shadow of death ; but the scenes of opening life have for you been shaded by the clouds of personal affliction . May you learn more impressively than ever , from this touching narrative , to what source to apply for ...
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... dark chamber of sickness , it is said " they that sow in tears shall reap in joy . " The drops of sanctified sorrow on earth , are the seeds of immortal joys in the heavenly world . " Our light affliction , which is but for a moment ...
... dark chamber of sickness , it is said " they that sow in tears shall reap in joy . " The drops of sanctified sorrow on earth , are the seeds of immortal joys in the heavenly world . " Our light affliction , which is but for a moment ...
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... dark and dense as to render nothing visible to him but the gloomy shadow that had fallen upon his prospect ; and we hear him at the very time when a nation , proud of his name , was laying the tribute of its homage at his feet , giving ...
... dark and dense as to render nothing visible to him but the gloomy shadow that had fallen upon his prospect ; and we hear him at the very time when a nation , proud of his name , was laying the tribute of its homage at his feet , giving ...
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... dark valley of the shadow of death . O ! for him to have her snatched from his embrace almost before the altar , when she was so soon to be united with him in the bonds of wedded love ! What a mockery of earthly ex- pectations was here ...
... dark valley of the shadow of death . O ! for him to have her snatched from his embrace almost before the altar , when she was so soon to be united with him in the bonds of wedded love ! What a mockery of earthly ex- pectations was here ...
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... dark fogs gather and settle upon the prospect ; she saw the enchanting scenes which had so lately spread out in vernal beauty before her , sink one after the other into the deepening gloom ; she witnessed the preparation of her nuptials ...
... dark fogs gather and settle upon the prospect ; she saw the enchanting scenes which had so lately spread out in vernal beauty before her , sink one after the other into the deepening gloom ; she witnessed the preparation of her nuptials ...
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