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Page 163 - FORGIVE thy foes;—nor that alone, Their evil deeds with good repay : Fill those with joy who leave thee none, And kiss the hand upraised to slay. So does the fragrant sandal bow In meek forgiveness to its doom; And o'er the axe, at every blow, Sheds in
Page 219 - The SACRED PRECEPTOR: or, a Series of Questions and Answers, elucidating the Doctrines, Practice, and Natural History of Scripture. For the Use of Schools and Young Persons. Second Edition. 18mo. 3s. neatly half-bound.
Page 219 - 1. SERMONS on the PRINCIPAL FESTIVALS of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH ; to which are added, Three Sermons on Good Friday, Third Edition. 8vo.
Page 218 - Contents.—1. Indulgence of Grief. 2- Moderation of Grief. 3. Excessive Sorrow. 4. Advantages of Sorrow. 5. Selfexamination. 6. Resignation. 7. Sources of Consolation.
Page 218 - By the Rev. LEGH RICHMOND, AM late Rector of Turvey, Bedfordshire. With an Introductory Sketch of the Author; by the Rev. JOHN AYRE, AM A new Edition, 18mo.
Page 219 - 6. FOUR SERMONS, on .Subjects relating to the CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, and Preached on different Occasions. 3*. sewed.
Page 95 - THE ELOQUENCE OF DEATH. HE lay, and a smile was on his face ; Affection over him bent to trace The token Mercy had left to tell That with the spirit all was well. It was the smile that marks the blest— It told that in hope he had sunk to rest Of a joyful rising after his sleep, No more to
Page 218 - the HISTORY of PETER: delivered during Lent, 1829, at the Church of St. Luke, Chelsea. By the Rev. HENRY BLUNT, AM Curate of the Parish, &c. &c.
Page 97 - I knew that body should rise again, As the soul immortal, and free from stain: I felt that however long to me The slumber of the grave might be, I should know him again, 'mid the countless throng Who shall bear their part in the seraphim's song; Not by the look he wore in life, While his spirit was
Page 106 - on Calvary died ! Oh, welcome the sufferings, whenever they come, That bring with them comforts like these ! Let me always be filled with such foretastes of home, And I sigh not for health or for ease! That angel's soft touch