Dr. Livingstone' Cambridge Lectures: Together with a Prefatory Letter by Prof. Sedgwick |
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... Chief Good , " sought but not found by philosophy of old , in regions where the Gospel had not yet been preached . Towards China he turned his thoughts . There was true heroism in this resolve , for China of all others was perhaps the ...
... Chief Good , " sought but not found by philosophy of old , in regions where the Gospel had not yet been preached . Towards China he turned his thoughts . There was true heroism in this resolve , for China of all others was perhaps the ...
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... chief is quite as desirous for such a settlement as he . No. " To every man his work . " The chief's is done : he dies . Our traveller's plan of settlement is set aside ; once more he is a wanderer , and soon afterwards in company with ...
... chief is quite as desirous for such a settlement as he . No. " To every man his work . " The chief's is done : he dies . Our traveller's plan of settlement is set aside ; once more he is a wanderer , and soon afterwards in company with ...
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... chief : which every African expects , and is expected , at some time of his life , to do . Now that difficulty is removed . Great success and applause turn the brains of some per- sons ; not so with our traveller . With all this well ...
... chief : which every African expects , and is expected , at some time of his life , to do . Now that difficulty is removed . Great success and applause turn the brains of some per- sons ; not so with our traveller . With all this well ...
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... chief , and 30 having died of small pox ' . Teté being his centre of operations for some time , he made excursions round the neighbourhood with important results . On attempting to go up the river in order to proceed to the Makololo ...
... chief , and 30 having died of small pox ' . Teté being his centre of operations for some time , he made excursions round the neighbourhood with important results . On attempting to go up the river in order to proceed to the Makololo ...
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... chief , received them very kindly after he knew them to be English , and neutral in the war . One interesting circum- stance occurred to Captain Bedingfeld , that of meeting with a number of wandering Zoolus , men , women and children ...
... chief , received them very kindly after he knew them to be English , and neutral in the war . One interesting circum- stance occurred to Captain Bedingfeld , that of meeting with a number of wandering Zoolus , men , women and children ...
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Page 322 - After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands ; And cried with a loud voice ; saying; Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Page 318 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Page 316 - And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand.
Page 302 - Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Page 224 - For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
Page 325 - A man's heart deviseth his way : but the LORD directeth his steps.
Page 343 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
Page 227 - All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the LORD'S : and he is the governor among the nations.
Page 334 - For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you : for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ...