The Listener, Volume 1James Nisbet, 1830 - Education |
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... expression of earnestness on subjects with which the thought of Him could not possibly combine . How I wished I were at that moment on the mound , to see if a blush did not suffuse the cheeks of the singer , as she uttered a name she ...
... expression of earnestness on subjects with which the thought of Him could not possibly combine . How I wished I were at that moment on the mound , to see if a blush did not suffuse the cheeks of the singer , as she uttered a name she ...
Page 11
... expression , and not quite unsuccessfully for one remarked it was a wretched day , another wished it was fine , and a third hoped it shortly would be so . Mean- time the index of the clock went round - it was gaining close upon eleven ...
... expression , and not quite unsuccessfully for one remarked it was a wretched day , another wished it was fine , and a third hoped it shortly would be so . Mean- time the index of the clock went round - it was gaining close upon eleven ...
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... expressing themselves from want of being accus- tomed to it , a difficulty their indolence would rather keep than make an effort to subdue , prevents their joining in conversation on subjects on which they are fully THE LISTENER . 19.
... expressing themselves from want of being accus- tomed to it , a difficulty their indolence would rather keep than make an effort to subdue , prevents their joining in conversation on subjects on which they are fully THE LISTENER . 19.
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... expression and manner of the preacher . And then the mistakes and inconsistencies of all the religious people in their circle of acquaintance were hinted and wondered at , and very conscientiously bewailed . It was a point as difficult ...
... expression and manner of the preacher . And then the mistakes and inconsistencies of all the religious people in their circle of acquaintance were hinted and wondered at , and very conscientiously bewailed . It was a point as difficult ...
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... expression , be- come by habit the language of our lives . What sin in the perversion of that power whose use is un- limited in good - in telling forth the praises of God - in speaking comfort to the suffering - in giving information to ...
... expression , be- come by habit the language of our lives . What sin in the perversion of that power whose use is un- limited in good - in telling forth the praises of God - in speaking comfort to the suffering - in giving information to ...
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