A Day of Fate

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Dodd, Mead, 1880 - 450 pages
 

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Page 334 - He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth : he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
Page 433 - BLESS the Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me, 10 bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits : who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; who satisfieth thy mouth with 15 good things ; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Page 433 - Bless the Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me, bless his holy name. " Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits : " Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases ; "Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies.
Page 141 - Word comes all illumination, perception, and instruction. Lightnings, thunderings, and voices, have a similar signification in other parts of the Word, as in these places : " Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, — the skies sent out a sound, the voice of thy thunder was in the heavens, the lightnings lightened the world,
Page 407 - ... former (slaveholder though he was) seemed to possess some regard for honor, some reverence for justice, and some respect for humanity. The latter seemed totally insensible to all such sentiments. Mr. Freeland had many of the faults peculiar to slaveholders, such as being very passionate and fretful ; but I must do him the justice to say, that he was exceedingly free from those degrading vices to which Mr. Covey was constantly addicted. The one was open and frank, and we always knew where to find...
Page 404 - ... who at once began quarrelling with the men who had brought mules for us, and claiming a share in the hire. Our tent was pitched in the centre of the square, and we were immediately surrounded by the most scoundrelly gang conceivable, who kept on incessantly begging for everything they could think of, and it was as much as we could do to keep them from picking and stealing. In the mean time a great and hideous row was going on between old Hamzeh and the sheikhs of the Fellahin about the amount...
Page 141 - Not in the earthquake nor in the storm, nor in the fire but in the "still small voice," did Elijah discover the presence of God.

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