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Page 160
... glory at our expense . We cannot wholly deprive them of the merit of a sacrifice so nobly intended , but we may cut them short of their desires ; in the place of that death by which their glory would be consummated , let us bury them ...
... glory at our expense . We cannot wholly deprive them of the merit of a sacrifice so nobly intended , but we may cut them short of their desires ; in the place of that death by which their glory would be consummated , let us bury them ...
Page 208
... glory . The whole life of that monarch had been a scene of extraordinary exertion , attend- Did the pope succeed in reconciling the kings of Scotland and Eng . land ? -What excited the bitter animosity that existed between the English ...
... glory . The whole life of that monarch had been a scene of extraordinary exertion , attend- Did the pope succeed in reconciling the kings of Scotland and Eng . land ? -What excited the bitter animosity that existed between the English ...
Page 319
... glory spread its folds divine , O'er the green hills and vales of Palestine ; And lo ! descending angels , hovering there , Stretch'd their loose wings , and in the purple air , Hung o'er the sleepless guardians of the fold ; - When ...
... glory spread its folds divine , O'er the green hills and vales of Palestine ; And lo ! descending angels , hovering there , Stretch'd their loose wings , and in the purple air , Hung o'er the sleepless guardians of the fold ; - When ...
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