The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... , That I might learn his statutes well . Youth is a time eminently favourable to the cultivation and enjoyment of religion ; the body is then vigorous , the mind lively , the time at command , the spirit unoppress- ed with DEDICATION . 5.
... , That I might learn his statutes well . Youth is a time eminently favourable to the cultivation and enjoyment of religion ; the body is then vigorous , the mind lively , the time at command , the spirit unoppress- ed with DEDICATION . 5.
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... mind with God in sending them ; and you know what that is , that you might be a partaker of his holiness . An affliction sanctified , is better , said an old divine , than an affliction removed ; and the first proof of a sanctified ...
... mind with God in sending them ; and you know what that is , that you might be a partaker of his holiness . An affliction sanctified , is better , said an old divine , than an affliction removed ; and the first proof of a sanctified ...
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... mind , and so great was the versatility of his ge- nius , that in whatever situation he was placed , his superiority was soon acknow- ledged by his associates and competitors . His greatest celebrity was derived from his extensive ...
... mind , and so great was the versatility of his ge- nius , that in whatever situation he was placed , his superiority was soon acknow- ledged by his associates and competitors . His greatest celebrity was derived from his extensive ...
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... state of the study of creation that sublime - study , which , while it enlightens and strengthens the human mind , ought to pre- serve it from the deceptive habit of regard- ing things apart from their relation to each other , 20 MEMOIR OF.
... state of the study of creation that sublime - study , which , while it enlightens and strengthens the human mind , ought to pre- serve it from the deceptive habit of regard- ing things apart from their relation to each other , 20 MEMOIR OF.
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... mind displayed a precocious vigour ; when very young she preferred study to play , and always evinced a desire for improve- ment , which triumphed over all that is re- pulsive in serious occupations to the ardour and gaiety of youth ...
... mind displayed a precocious vigour ; when very young she preferred study to play , and always evinced a desire for improve- ment , which triumphed over all that is re- pulsive in serious occupations to the ardour and gaiety of youth ...
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