The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... enjoying his well - merited success ; he caused him- self to be carried thither , and wished that his last breath should be drawn there . His countenance was in a state of perfect repose , and never did his noble head appear to me more ...
... enjoying his well - merited success ; he caused him- self to be carried thither , and wished that his last breath should be drawn there . His countenance was in a state of perfect repose , and never did his noble head appear to me more ...
Page 37
... enjoys a sweet and incomparable tranquillity . Formerly , I vaguely assured myself that a merciful God would pardon me : but now I feel that I have obtained that pardon , that I obtain it every moment , and I experience inexpres- sible ...
... enjoys a sweet and incomparable tranquillity . Formerly , I vaguely assured myself that a merciful God would pardon me : but now I feel that I have obtained that pardon , that I obtain it every moment , and I experience inexpres- sible ...
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... enjoyed . To one of her Christian friends , she wrote as follows : - 66 Ours is , indeed , a delightful intimacy , for it will never end . Often I anticipate the day when we shall be all united in the same love . O how unhappy must they ...
... enjoyed . To one of her Christian friends , she wrote as follows : - 66 Ours is , indeed , a delightful intimacy , for it will never end . Often I anticipate the day when we shall be all united in the same love . O how unhappy must they ...
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... enjoyed more of its favours , than this nobleman . Yet you see in how poor , ab- ject , and wretched a condition , at the time when he most wanted help and comfort , the world left him , and he left the world . The sentences above cited ...
... enjoyed more of its favours , than this nobleman . Yet you see in how poor , ab- ject , and wretched a condition , at the time when he most wanted help and comfort , the world left him , and he left the world . The sentences above cited ...
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... enjoy many things , and many of his de- sires were granted ; he wished to have sons , and sons were given him ; to have grand- children , and his eyes have seen them ; to be admitted to the feasts and assemblies of the people , and he ...
... enjoy many things , and many of his de- sires were granted ; he wished to have sons , and sons were given him ; to have grand- children , and his eyes have seen them ; to be admitted to the feasts and assemblies of the people , and he ...
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