The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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Page 37
... peace which passeth all understanding " -the heart of Clementine was soon filled with delight and joy . In a letter written in April last , she thus ex- pressed herself : — " I want to tell you how happy I am : my heart has at length ...
... peace which passeth all understanding " -the heart of Clementine was soon filled with delight and joy . In a letter written in April last , she thus ex- pressed herself : — " I want to tell you how happy I am : my heart has at length ...
Page 38
... peace which the smallest and most imperceptible grain of faith gives to the soul , with all that the world alone can give of joy , or happiness , or glory , I feel that the least in the kingdom of heaven , is a hundred times more ...
... peace which the smallest and most imperceptible grain of faith gives to the soul , with all that the world alone can give of joy , or happiness , or glory , I feel that the least in the kingdom of heaven , is a hundred times more ...
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... peace and tranquillity which nothing else could inspire . " It was in the midst of the preparations for her nuptials , that she was attacked by the disease which soon brought her to the grave . So fatal a result was not at first ...
... peace and tranquillity which nothing else could inspire . " It was in the midst of the preparations for her nuptials , that she was attacked by the disease which soon brought her to the grave . So fatal a result was not at first ...
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... peace , surpassing wisdom , and all the sources of sensual gratification , could satisfy the desires of an immortal soul , then had not Solomon been compelled by experience , to reduce the sum total of the world's power of giving ...
... peace , surpassing wisdom , and all the sources of sensual gratification , could satisfy the desires of an immortal soul , then had not Solomon been compelled by experience , to reduce the sum total of the world's power of giving ...
Page 66
... this invitation , till she opened her heart to the enjoyment of reli- gion ; and then she found rest and peace for her spirit , and hungered and thirsted no more . But her short history proves the vanity of the world 66 VANITY OF.
... this invitation , till she opened her heart to the enjoyment of reli- gion ; and then she found rest and peace for her spirit , and hungered and thirsted no more . But her short history proves the vanity of the world 66 VANITY OF.
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