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... rest to help us to turn our first thoughts to Him who should be at all times the chief object of them , to inflame ... rest . At the end of each stage the traveller comes to some station where he may refresh himself , and recruit his ...
... rest to help us to turn our first thoughts to Him who should be at all times the chief object of them , to inflame ... rest . At the end of each stage the traveller comes to some station where he may refresh himself , and recruit his ...
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... rest , from which we shall only be roused to an eternity of enjoyment , surpassing our utmost expectations . " " I'm sure you need not tell us the meaning of the next lines , dear Sophia , " said Eliza , a tall girl in black , somewhat ...
... rest , from which we shall only be roused to an eternity of enjoyment , surpassing our utmost expectations . " " I'm sure you need not tell us the meaning of the next lines , dear Sophia , " said Eliza , a tall girl in black , somewhat ...
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... rest ; whereas , the Bishops desire seems rather to have been to reach that blest place , where his spirit should be free from the clogs which encumbered it , and checked its ardour and activity here below . He wanted to be able to ...
... rest ; whereas , the Bishops desire seems rather to have been to reach that blest place , where his spirit should be free from the clogs which encumbered it , and checked its ardour and activity here below . He wanted to be able to ...
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... rest , for her voice was not strong - and the girls began slowly turning back the leaves of their little books , as if to reconsider the verses they had just heard . Anna was the first to make any remark . " I think , " said she ...
... rest , for her voice was not strong - and the girls began slowly turning back the leaves of their little books , as if to reconsider the verses they had just heard . Anna was the first to make any remark . " I think , " said she ...
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... rest ; Sleep , after man's laborious cares , By soft refreshment strength repairs . 66 * Sleep is emblematic of Death . " To sleep " is con- tinually used in Scripture as synonymous with “ to die , ” " to be dead ; " the most remarkable ...
... rest ; Sleep , after man's laborious cares , By soft refreshment strength repairs . 66 * Sleep is emblematic of Death . " To sleep " is con- tinually used in Scripture as synonymous with “ to die , ” " to be dead ; " the most remarkable ...
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Page 4 - I wake, I wake, ye heavenly choir ; May your devotion me inspire ; That I, like you, my age may spend, Like you may on my God attend.
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Page 3 - AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice.