Floral Biography, Or, Chapters on FlowersBaker & Scribner, 1848 - 321 páginas |
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... earth . She had struggled and prayed against this : it was a species of de- lirium over which time seemed to have no power ; and it was to avoid a task so torturing that she had engaged my attention for hours , in the hope of my ...
... earth . She had struggled and prayed against this : it was a species of de- lirium over which time seemed to have no power ; and it was to avoid a task so torturing that she had engaged my attention for hours , in the hope of my ...
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... earth , is . sing- ing a new and glorious song before the throne of that Incomprehensible ONE , whom he knew and adored as Creator , Redeemer , and Sanctifier- while seeing through a glass more dark , perhaps , than that which we are ...
... earth , is . sing- ing a new and glorious song before the throne of that Incomprehensible ONE , whom he knew and adored as Creator , Redeemer , and Sanctifier- while seeing through a glass more dark , perhaps , than that which we are ...
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... earth , and showed me that it was so dry he could scarcely dig then proceeded to tell me , that , be- cause of the drought , he feared potatoes would not grow well in Ireland ; and poor Irish would be all bone , and would be sick and ...
... earth , and showed me that it was so dry he could scarcely dig then proceeded to tell me , that , be- cause of the drought , he feared potatoes would not grow well in Ireland ; and poor Irish would be all bone , and would be sick and ...
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... earth , then stuck his spade exultingly into it , and told me that he prayed a long while before he went to bed - got up soon after , to pray again— and , on returning to his little couch , slept till morn- ing ; that while Jack was ...
... earth , then stuck his spade exultingly into it , and told me that he prayed a long while before he went to bed - got up soon after , to pray again— and , on returning to his little couch , slept till morn- ing ; that while Jack was ...
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... earth , and praying . Yet the idea of the soul slumbering was to him perfectly ridiculous - he quite laughed at it . The day before his death , he asked me , with a very sweet and composed look , what mes- sage I wished him to deliver ...
... earth , and praying . Yet the idea of the soul slumbering was to him perfectly ridiculous - he quite laughed at it . The day before his death , he asked me , with a very sweet and composed look , what mes- sage I wished him to deliver ...
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afflicted appeared babe beautiful behold believe beloved beneath blessed blood blossom bosom breath bright buds CHAPTER character cheerful child Christian Christmas rose church countenance crooked fingers dark dear death delicate delight demnation divine divine grace Doghery dumb boy earth Eben-ezer endeared eternal exquisite faith father feeling felt flower garden gaze glorious glory gospel grace Guernsey Lily hand Hannah More's happy heart heart's-ease heaven holy hope Ireland Irish Jack Jessamine Jesus Christ kingdom of heaven knew Lauristinus leaves light look Lord Marie mercy mind never O'Neil parterre passed perfect petals plant poor popery pray prayer precious privilege protestantism racter reader rejoice rich rose-trees Satan scene scripture season shamrock shining shrub smile sorrow soul spirit suffering sure sweet sympathy tears tender things thought tint tion told trees tribulation unto varigated word
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Página 62 - People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His Name. 4 Blessings abound where'er He reigns; The prisoner leaps to lose his chains ; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest.
Página 67 - Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following spring supplies, They fall successive, and successive rise: So generations in their course decay, So flourish these, when those are past away.
Página 219 - Man may trouble and distress me, 'Twill but drive me to thy breast ; Life with trials hard may press me, Heaven will bring me sweeter rest. Oh, 'tis not in grief to harm me, While thy love is left to me ; Oh, 'twere not in joy to charm me, Were that joy unmixed with thee.
Página 223 - Ye woodlands all, awake : a boundless song Burst from the groves ! and when the restless day, Expiring, lays the warbling world asleep, Sweetest of birds, sweet Philomela, charm The listening shades, and teach the night His praise.
Página 79 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number : he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power ; not one faileth.
Página 159 - God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility ; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen.
Página 49 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Página 316 - God ; to comfort all that mourn ; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness ; that they might be called the trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
Página 319 - ... not that I speak in respect of want; for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound ; every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Página 133 - Godliness hath the promise of this life, as well as of that which is to come.