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Page vii
... feels , and which he wishes to awaken in others , towards these miserable wanderers , to various authors who have written on them , but more particularly to Grellman and Hoy- land , who , in addition to the facts which.
... feels , and which he wishes to awaken in others , towards these miserable wanderers , to various authors who have written on them , but more particularly to Grellman and Hoy- land , who , in addition to the facts which.
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... to the Author , when his mother stays longer from the camp than usual , expresses his anxiety for her return by saying , Where is my mum ? I wish my mum would come home . sisters and brothers have for each other is very great 12.
... to the Author , when his mother stays longer from the camp than usual , expresses his anxiety for her return by saying , Where is my mum ? I wish my mum would come home . sisters and brothers have for each other is very great 12.
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... wish to be considered by his friends honest and respectable . They call this law pizharris . There are very few of these unhappy people that can either read or write . Yet a regular and frequent correspondence is kept up between the ...
... wish to be considered by his friends honest and respectable . They call this law pizharris . There are very few of these unhappy people that can either read or write . Yet a regular and frequent correspondence is kept up between the ...
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... his expecta- tions and wishes ; and , on being introduced to him , she ordered a large glass of spring water , into which she poured the white of a newly - laid egg . As the sun- shone most beautifully on the glass , she worked so 40.
... his expecta- tions and wishes ; and , on being introduced to him , she ordered a large glass of spring water , into which she poured the white of a newly - laid egg . As the sun- shone most beautifully on the glass , she worked so 40.
Page 60
... wish of the author that milder measures may be pursued in reference to the Gipsies . To endeavour to improve their morals , and instruct them in the principles of religion , will , under the divine blessing , turn to better account ...
... wish of the author that milder measures may be pursued in reference to the Gipsies . To endeavour to improve their morals , and instruct them in the principles of religion , will , under the divine blessing , turn to better account ...
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Page 77 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Page 26 - Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel ; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Page 77 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Page 197 - Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
Page 77 - For ye shall go out with joy, And be led forth with peace: The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Page 112 - Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him, let him know, that he *which converteth the sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Page 198 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; 8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
Page 73 - Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men : and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand piecet of silver.
Page 84 - God and lacking faith, they that be cursed people, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their portion in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
Page 93 - He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.