The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... lost my way ; But now I love and keep thy word . ' Tis good for me to wear the yoke , For pride is apt to rise and swell ; " T is good to bear my Father's stroke , That I might learn his statutes well . Youth is a time eminently ...
... lost my way ; But now I love and keep thy word . ' Tis good for me to wear the yoke , For pride is apt to rise and swell ; " T is good to bear my Father's stroke , That I might learn his statutes well . Youth is a time eminently ...
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... gentlemen , I was a father , and I have lost . all . " Then , with a violent effort , he re- sumed the business of the day with his usual perspicuity , and pronounced judg ment with his ordinary calmness and jus- tice . " 18 MEMOIR OF.
... gentlemen , I was a father , and I have lost . all . " Then , with a violent effort , he re- sumed the business of the day with his usual perspicuity , and pronounced judg ment with his ordinary calmness and jus- tice . " 18 MEMOIR OF.
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... revealed the habits of her mind , and the disposition of her heart , at that early age . She lost a book of prayers , which she was accustomed to use ; it was found by a friend , who assisted her father in the 30 MEMOIR OF.
... revealed the habits of her mind , and the disposition of her heart , at that early age . She lost a book of prayers , which she was accustomed to use ; it was found by a friend , who assisted her father in the 30 MEMOIR OF.
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... of the respect entertained by Baron Cuvier for the religious belief and habits of her whom he had so prematurely lost . But a short time before her death , she had 4 CLEMENTINE CUVIER . 49 hours before her death, "you are my sister ...
... of the respect entertained by Baron Cuvier for the religious belief and habits of her whom he had so prematurely lost . But a short time before her death , she had 4 CLEMENTINE CUVIER . 49 hours before her death, "you are my sister ...
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... lost trea- sure was ascertained . It is usual in France to raise the hands of deceased persons , place them on the breast , and support them in that position by some object that had belonged to the de- parted . In this case , a book , a ...
... lost trea- sure was ascertained . It is usual in France to raise the hands of deceased persons , place them on the breast , and support them in that position by some object that had belonged to the de- parted . In this case , a book , a ...
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