The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell JamesD. Appleton & Company, 1838 - 192 pages |
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... wisdom . He seemed , as it were , by the examination of the visible world , to be led to the pre- cincts of that which is invisible , and the examination of the creature evoked the Creator . At last these words fell from him , BARON ...
... wisdom . He seemed , as it were , by the examination of the visible world , to be led to the pre- cincts of that which is invisible , and the examination of the creature evoked the Creator . At last these words fell from him , BARON ...
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... wisdom ? How noble , how affecting , and how prophetic ! So soon to appear before the supreme tribunal , what convic- tion could he express , what words could he pronounce which would have formed a more suitable preparation ? After this ...
... wisdom ? How noble , how affecting , and how prophetic ! So soon to appear before the supreme tribunal , what convic- tion could he express , what words could he pronounce which would have formed a more suitable preparation ? After this ...
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... 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 ! 12 What ...
... 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 ! 12 What ...
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... wisdom , on the subjects that had been presented by their reading , or on those most suitable to their peculiar conditions . In the midst of these useful and delightful exertions , she was assailed by a pulmonary disease . Towards the ...
... wisdom , on the subjects that had been presented by their reading , or on those most suitable to their peculiar conditions . In the midst of these useful and delightful exertions , she was assailed by a pulmonary disease . Towards the ...
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... 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 happiness to two mere ...
... 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 happiness to two mere ...
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