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... fire , taking vengeance on those who know not God , and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ ; and they shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord , and from the glory of His power . " It makes ...
... fire , taking vengeance on those who know not God , and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ ; and they shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord , and from the glory of His power . " It makes ...
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... and the magnificent library of Augustus . Titus generously took the entire loss upon himself , and repaired all the damages out of the imperial D revenues . The fire was soon followed by a plague BIOGRAPHY AND ANECDOTE . 47.
... and the magnificent library of Augustus . Titus generously took the entire loss upon himself , and repaired all the damages out of the imperial D revenues . The fire was soon followed by a plague BIOGRAPHY AND ANECDOTE . 47.
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Alexander Winton Buchan. revenues . The fire was soon followed by a plague , in which great multitudes perished . The emperor's exertions in these trying circumstances were gratefully acknowledged by the senate and people ; ingenuity was ...
Alexander Winton Buchan. revenues . The fire was soon followed by a plague , in which great multitudes perished . The emperor's exertions in these trying circumstances were gratefully acknowledged by the senate and people ; ingenuity was ...
Side 50
... fire , but the dethroned monarch's mind was far away devising means of relieving his country , and thus occupied , he let the cakes burn unnoticed . The worthy dame , seeing his carelessness , cried out , " Man ! 50 BIOGRAPHY AND ANECDOTE .
... fire , but the dethroned monarch's mind was far away devising means of relieving his country , and thus occupied , he let the cakes burn unnoticed . The worthy dame , seeing his carelessness , cried out , " Man ! 50 BIOGRAPHY AND ANECDOTE .
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... fire , and being lifted up by another soldier , he set fire to a golden window , through which there was a passage to the north side of the holy house . As the flames went upwards the Jews made a great clamour , and ran together to ...
... fire , and being lifted up by another soldier , he set fire to a golden window , through which there was a passage to the north side of the holy house . As the flames went upwards the Jews made a great clamour , and ran together to ...
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Side 235 - There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast — The desert and illimitable air — Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fanned, At' that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near.
Side 68 - This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Side 267 - Not as a child shall we again behold her ; For when with raptures wild In our embraces we again enfold her, She will not be a child ; But a fair maiden, in her Father's mansion, Clothed with celestial grace ; And beautiful with all the soul's expansion Shall we behold her face. And though at times impetuous with emotion And anguish long suppressed, The swelling heart heaves moaning like the ocean, That cannot be at rest, — We will be patient, and assuage the feeling We may not wholly stay ; By...
Side 14 - And, behold, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended from Heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
Side 225 - The names of those who love the Lord." "And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,
Side 272 - Who sank thy sunless pillars deep in earth? Who filled thy countenance with rosy light? Who made thee parent of perpetual streams?
Side 272 - Who gave you your invulnerable life, Your strength, your speed, your fury, and your joy, Unceasing thunder and eternal foam? And who commanded (and the silence came), Here let the billows stiffen, and have rest?
Side 299 - She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word. To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.
Side 266 - Let us be patient ! These severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise. We see but dimly through the mists and vapors Amid these earthly damps What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps.
Side 303 - So went to bed : where eagerly his sickness Pursued him still ; and, three nights after this, About the hour of eight, (which he himself Foretold should be his last, ) full of repentance, Continual meditations, tears, and sorrows, He gave his honours to the world again, His blessed part to heaven, and slept in peace.