The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... hand ; How kind was thy chastising rod , That forced my conscience to a stand , And brought my wand'ring soul to God ! Foolish and vain , I went astray ; Ere I had felt thy scourges , Lord , I left my guide and lost my way ; But now I ...
... hand ; How kind was thy chastising rod , That forced my conscience to a stand , And brought my wand'ring soul to God ! Foolish and vain , I went astray ; Ere I had felt thy scourges , Lord , I left my guide and lost my way ; But now I ...
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... hand of a chastising God , and have not only made it their confession on earth , but the theme of their song in hea- ven , - " It is good for me that I was afflicted . " God is love , and since he has placed our world , through the ...
... hand of a chastising God , and have not only made it their confession on earth , but the theme of their song in hea- ven , - " It is good for me that I was afflicted . " God is love , and since he has placed our world , through the ...
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... hands , and was heard to sob bitterly . A respectful and profound silence reigned through the whole assembly ; all present had known Clementine , and therefore all could under- stand and excuse this deep emotion . At length Cuvier ...
... hands , and was heard to sob bitterly . A respectful and profound silence reigned through the whole assembly ; all present had known Clementine , and therefore all could under- stand and excuse this deep emotion . At length Cuvier ...
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... hand which he had extended to me , while he said in a voice scarcely ar- ticulate , ' You see what a difference there is between the man of Tuesday , ( we had met on that day , ) and the man of Sunday ; yet so many things remain to be ...
... hand which he had extended to me , while he said in a voice scarcely ar- ticulate , ' You see what a difference there is between the man of Tuesday , ( we had met on that day , ) and the man of Sunday ; yet so many things remain to be ...
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... hand find- eth to do , do it with thy might ; for there is no work , nor device , nor knowledge , nor wisdom , in the grave whither thou goest . ' ECCLES . 9 , 10. Reader , when death comes , may this not be your exclamation in refer ...
... hand find- eth to do , do it with thy might ; for there is no work , nor device , nor knowledge , nor wisdom , in the grave whither thou goest . ' ECCLES . 9 , 10. Reader , when death comes , may this not be your exclamation in refer ...
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