The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... knowledge , nor wisdom , in the grave whither thou goest . ' ECCLES . 9 , 10. Reader , when death comes , may this not be your exclamation in refer- ence to the GREAT WORK , the work of your salvation . Yet how common a case is this ...
... knowledge , nor wisdom , in the grave whither thou goest . ' ECCLES . 9 , 10. Reader , when death comes , may this not be your exclamation in refer- ence to the GREAT WORK , the work of your salvation . Yet how common a case is this ...
Page 106
... knowledge ; of introducing the Bible to families , where not even a stray beam of divine truth had ever before entered ; of directing to the house of God those feet that had wandered per- petually in the Sabbath - breaker's path . I ...
... knowledge ; of introducing the Bible to families , where not even a stray beam of divine truth had ever before entered ; of directing to the house of God those feet that had wandered per- petually in the Sabbath - breaker's path . I ...
Page 107
... gather- ed in another world . In communicating the knowledge and principles of divine truth , we are sowing seed of which the har- vest will be reaped in eternity , and through it . What we do for the mere temporal comfort US HAPPY . 107.
... gather- ed in another world . In communicating the knowledge and principles of divine truth , we are sowing seed of which the har- vest will be reaped in eternity , and through it . What we do for the mere temporal comfort US HAPPY . 107.
Page 108
... knowledge to knowledge , holiness to holiness , happiness to happiness , making approaches to goodness and bliss which are all but infinite , for ever adorn- ing the heavens with new beauties , and brightening with the splendour of ...
... knowledge to knowledge , holiness to holiness , happiness to happiness , making approaches to goodness and bliss which are all but infinite , for ever adorn- ing the heavens with new beauties , and brightening with the splendour of ...
Page 109
... knowledge cannot be too various or too great , provided the useful is blended with the ornamental : nor is it much to your credit if you are not ever seeking to build upon the foundation that was laid at school . Cultivate a love of ...
... knowledge cannot be too various or too great , provided the useful is blended with the ornamental : nor is it much to your credit if you are not ever seeking to build upon the foundation that was laid at school . Cultivate a love of ...
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