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... arrive every morning - never missing a single day - under the buttress of the garden wall , just as the bread cart was passing , when purchasing a loaf he would throw it into the garden , and then entering the gate would cry out ...
... arrive every morning - never missing a single day - under the buttress of the garden wall , just as the bread cart was passing , when purchasing a loaf he would throw it into the garden , and then entering the gate would cry out ...
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... arrived in England that Lisbon had been suddenly destroyed by earthquake and fire . Sixty thousand of the poor inhabitants had perished . The demon of terror had never so speedily and powerfully stirred the earth . Hearts in England ...
... arrived in England that Lisbon had been suddenly destroyed by earthquake and fire . Sixty thousand of the poor inhabitants had perished . The demon of terror had never so speedily and powerfully stirred the earth . Hearts in England ...
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... simply pledging his honour that if unsuccessful in the attempt , he would instantly return to his captivity . On arriving in London , he would receive no con- gratulations on the recovery of his freedom , till the JOHN HOWARD .
... simply pledging his honour that if unsuccessful in the attempt , he would instantly return to his captivity . On arriving in London , he would receive no con- gratulations on the recovery of his freedom , till the JOHN HOWARD .
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... had not yet seen , before com- mitting his work to the press . He started at once , arriving in Paris in June 1776 . Horrors met him in the prisons at Lyons , but in 1 VIEW OF GENEVA , THE ALPS , AND MONT 24 HEROES OF CHARITY .
... had not yet seen , before com- mitting his work to the press . He started at once , arriving in Paris in June 1776 . Horrors met him in the prisons at Lyons , but in 1 VIEW OF GENEVA , THE ALPS , AND MONT 24 HEROES OF CHARITY .
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... arrival at St Petersburg , and invited by the empress to Court . His reply was , that he had come to visit the dungeon of the captive , and the abode of the wretched - not the palaces and courts of kings and Of the favourite Prince ...
... arrival at St Petersburg , and invited by the empress to Court . His reply was , that he had come to visit the dungeon of the captive , and the abode of the wretched - not the palaces and courts of kings and Of the favourite Prince ...
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Side 131 - But whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and truth.
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Side 3 - The Record. 6. Warrior, Priest, and Statesman ; or, English Heroes in the Thirteenth Century. By WH DAVENPORT ADAMS. 7. Totty Testudo. The Life and Wonderful Adventures of Totty Testudo. An Autobiography by FLORA F.
Side 43 - GOD to cut off my life in the prosecution of this design, let not my conduct be uncandidly imputed to rashness or enthusiasm, but to a serious, deliberate conviction that I am pursuing the path of duty ; and to a sincere desire of being made an instrument of more extensive usefulness to my fellow creatures than could be expected in the narrower circle of a retired life...
Side 8 - The Minister's Daughter, and Old Anthony's Will Tales for the Young. By MM POLLARD, Author of ' The Miner's Son,
Side 11 - SAINT-PIERRE. 4. Little Threads : Tangle Thread, Golden Thread, and Silver Thread. 5- Benjamin Franklin, the Printer Boy. 6. Barton Todd, and the Young Lawyer. 7- The Perils of Greatness : The Story of Alexander Menzikoff. 8. Little Crowns, and How to Win them. By Bev. JOSEPH A. COLLIER. 9- Great Riches : Nelly Rivers
Side 13 - In order to redress this hardship, I applied to the justices of the county for a salary to the gaoler in lieu of his fees. The bench were properly affected with the grievance, and willing to grant the relief desired : but they wanted a precedent for charging the county with the expense.
Side 34 - I have been frequently asked what precautions I use to preserve myself from infection in the prisons and hospitals which I visit. I here answer, next to the free goodness and mercy of the Author of my being, temperance and cleanliness are my preservatives. Trusting in Divine Providence, and believing myself in the way of my duty, I visit the most noxious cells ; and while thus employed, I fear no evil.