Memoir of Mary Anna LongstrethJ.B. Lippincott, 1885 - 224 oldal |
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18. oldal - Isa. 26 : 13, every sin and every lust ; and bid, in thy name, an eternal defiance to the powers of hell, which have most unjustly usurped the empire over my soul, and to all the corruptions which their fatal temptations have introduced into it. The whole frame of my nature, all the faculties of my mind, and all the members of my body, would I present before thee this day, ' as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, which' I know to be 'my most reasonable service.
189. oldal - She doeth little kindnesses, Which most leave undone, or despise ; For naught that sets one heart at ease, And giveth happiness or peace, Is low-esteemed in her eyes.
141. oldal - She never found fault with you, never implied Your wrong by her right; and yet men at her side Grew nobler, girls purer, as through the whole town The children were gladder that pulled at her gown — My Kate.
12. oldal - Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the first fruits of all thine increase; so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
16. oldal - Surely goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
219. oldal - Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, that they may rest from their labours, and their works do follow them.
103. oldal - And steering, now, from a purple cove, Now pacing mute by ocean's rim Till, in a narrow street and dim, I stayed the wheels at Cogoletto, And drank, and loyally drank to him» Nor knew we well what pleased us most, Not the dipt palm of which they boast ; But distant colour, happy hamlet, A mouldered citadel on the coast, Or tower, or high...
17. oldal - Lord, to bring back unto Thee those powers and faculties which I have ungratefully and sacrilegiously alienated from Thy service ; and receive, I beseech Thee, Thy poor revolted creature, who is now convinced of Thy right to him, and desires nothing in the world so much as to be Thine.
157. oldal - However little may be the amount of knowledge which you possess on any one subject, let that little be correct and thorough. Investigate, compare, reflect ; form habits of accuracy, attention, and patient research ; acquire the power of concentrating and controlling your thoughts. Do not be afraid of difficulties.
49. oldal - A story is told of a tribe of Indians who fled from a relentless foe in the trackless forest in the southwest. Weary and travel-worn, they reached a noble river which flowed through a beautiful country. The chief of the band stuck his tent-pole in the ground and exclaimed, "Alabama ! Alabama...