Memoir of Edmund Dwight1857 - 22 pages |
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... influence which the possession of great wealth in- variably bestows . Under a quiet demeanor and very courteous man- ners , he concealed an iron will and great steadfastness of purpose . These qualities had ample scope in his occupation ...
... influence which the possession of great wealth in- variably bestows . Under a quiet demeanor and very courteous man- ners , he concealed an iron will and great steadfastness of purpose . These qualities had ample scope in his occupation ...
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... influence of her visible example ; and that her peculiar pro- vince was to render goodness attractive by the charm of her manner and the silent teachings of her character . The first ten years of Mr. Dwight's married life were spent in ...
... influence of her visible example ; and that her peculiar pro- vince was to render goodness attractive by the charm of her manner and the silent teachings of her character . The first ten years of Mr. Dwight's married life were spent in ...
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... influence . He was an eminently a sagacious and practical philanthropist , far - reaching and even magnificent in his purposes , but patient in execution , finding , perhaps , a pleasure in con- tending with difficulties , shrewd and ...
... influence . He was an eminently a sagacious and practical philanthropist , far - reaching and even magnificent in his purposes , but patient in execution , finding , perhaps , a pleasure in con- tending with difficulties , shrewd and ...
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... influence of Mr. Edward Everett , then governor of the State . It established a Board of Education , consisting of the governor and lieutenant governor , with eight unpaid members ap- pointed for a limited term from the people at large ...
... influence of Mr. Edward Everett , then governor of the State . It established a Board of Education , consisting of the governor and lieutenant governor , with eight unpaid members ap- pointed for a limited term from the people at large ...
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... influence with the members of the legislature , especially with those from the country and the western part of the State ; and after 1840 , he was himself elected for several years to the lower House , where his opinions upon any matter ...
... influence with the members of the legislature , especially with those from the country and the western part of the State ; and after 1840 , he was himself elected for several years to the lower House , where his opinions upon any matter ...
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Page 11 - Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls early or too late. Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still.
Page 1 - And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; that ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Page 36 - For here my friends and kindred dwell; And since my glorious God Makes thee his blest abode, My soul shall ever love thee well.
Page 11 - The place of fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she strews That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er...
Page 29 - As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Page 5 - I would not outlive that very thought ; I have so abject a conceit of this common way of existence, this retaining to the sun and elements, I cannot think this is to be a man, or to live according to the dignity of humanity : in expectation of a better, I can with patience embrace this life, yet in my best meditations do often defy death...
Page 40 - But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Page 20 - remember, I know in whom I have believed, and that He holds the winds in his fist, and the waters in the hollow of his hand.
Page 22 - When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee, When thou walkest through the fire Thou shalt not be burned, Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour...
Page 20 - For when the morn came, dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed — she had Another morn than ours.