The Greyson Letters: Selections from the Correspondence of R. E. H. Greyson, Esq. [pseud.]Gould and Lincoln, 1857 - 518 pages |
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Page 89 - Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither : for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Page 218 - If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe though one rose from the dead,
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Page 232 - No man taketh my life from me ; I lay it down of myself.
Page 38 - EPITAPH ON AN INFANT. ERE Sin could blight or Sorrow fade, Death came with friendly care ; The opening bud to Heaven conveyed And bade it blossom there.
Page 438 - I really think you would do well to take heed, as to a "light shining in a dark
Page 201 - Should God create another Eve, and I Another rib afford, yet loss of thee Would never from my heart; no, no! I feel The link of nature draw me; flesh of flesh, Bone of my bone thou art, and from thy state Mine never shall be parted, bliss or woe.
Page 464 - Nor is it at all incredible, that a book which has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many truths as yet undiscovered.
Page 232 - For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but have life everlasting.
Page 34 - Left their unhardened bones to fall asunder there. 6. Innocent Souls ! thus set so early free From sin and sorrow and mortality, Their spotless spirits all-creating Love Received into its universal breast. Yon blue serene above Was their domain ; clouds pillowed them to rest ; The Elements on them like nurses tended, And with their growth ethereal substance blended.