Dr. Livingstone' Cambridge Lectures: Together with a Prefatory Letter by Prof. Sedgwick |
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... feel within himself the degrading impotency of a blighted mind , together with the dark forebodings of a soul unblest -- such an one must feel miserable and condemned , in pondering the noble issue of an early struggle such as this — an ...
... feel within himself the degrading impotency of a blighted mind , together with the dark forebodings of a soul unblest -- such an one must feel miserable and condemned , in pondering the noble issue of an early struggle such as this — an ...
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... feel the necessity and value of a per- sonal application of the provisions of that atonement to my own case . The change was like what may be supposed would take place were it possible to cure a case of colour blind- ness . ' The ...
... feel the necessity and value of a per- sonal application of the provisions of that atonement to my own case . The change was like what may be supposed would take place were it possible to cure a case of colour blind- ness . ' The ...
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... feel as if I were laid under a load of obligation to do better than I have ever done as yet . I expect to find for myself no large fortune in that country , nor do I expect to explore any large portions of a new country , but I do hope ...
... feel as if I were laid under a load of obligation to do better than I have ever done as yet . I expect to find for myself no large fortune in that country , nor do I expect to explore any large portions of a new country , but I do hope ...
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... feel convinced that if we can establish a system of free labour in Africa , it will have a most decided influence ... feeling which has been displayed towards me , since my return to my native land , has arisen from the belief that my ...
... feel convinced that if we can establish a system of free labour in Africa , it will have a most decided influence ... feeling which has been displayed towards me , since my return to my native land , has arisen from the belief that my ...
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... feeling of want in the soul in viewing one's poor com- panions , and hearing their bitter impure words jarring on the ear in the perfection of the scenes of nature ; and a longing that both their hearts and ours might be brought into ...
... feeling of want in the soul in viewing one's poor com- panions , and hearing their bitter impure words jarring on the ear in the perfection of the scenes of nature ; and a longing that both their hearts and ours might be brought into ...
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Page 244 - And the Lord said, Behold the people is one, and they have all one language ; and this they begin to do : and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Page 320 - 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 312 - 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 218 - 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 298 - 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 271 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Page 212 - While the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease.
Page 341 - 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.