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... hours of relaxation , without ham- pering them in their earthly duties , or hindering them on their way to heaven . Though the gray ... hour of any day without a halleluia on my lip or in my heart . No marvel , then , that with IV PREFACE .
... hours of relaxation , without ham- pering them in their earthly duties , or hindering them on their way to heaven . Though the gray ... hour of any day without a halleluia on my lip or in my heart . No marvel , then , that with IV PREFACE .
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... hour , and the walk , and the fresh air , give me an appetite , and the broiled ham , or bacon , that forms a part of the hospitable meal , relishes all the better for the free and cheerful converse that prevails . I like to hear him ...
... hour , and the walk , and the fresh air , give me an appetite , and the broiled ham , or bacon , that forms a part of the hospitable meal , relishes all the better for the free and cheerful converse that prevails . I like to hear him ...
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... hours , " are two of the in- scriptions . I could muse for an hour on them both . Oh , what sorrow has sin brought into the world ! In Bowyer's Tower , according to tradition , and for aught I know , according to the records of the ...
... hours , " are two of the in- scriptions . I could muse for an hour on them both . Oh , what sorrow has sin brought into the world ! In Bowyer's Tower , according to tradition , and for aught I know , according to the records of the ...
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... hour of prayer ; the minister , the choris- ters , and the congregation are assembled ; and as I sit on one of the benches in the vast area of the church , the shrill and harmonious chant of youthful voices is rising round me , and the ...
... hour of prayer ; the minister , the choris- ters , and the congregation are assembled ; and as I sit on one of the benches in the vast area of the church , the shrill and harmonious chant of youthful voices is rising round me , and the ...
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... hour . But the costliness of the structure was no defence against the all - devouring element that was to con- sume it . The great fire of 1666 wrapped it in flames . This fire was one of the most tremendous scourges that ever visited ...
... hour . But the costliness of the structure was no defence against the all - devouring element that was to con- sume it . The great fire of 1666 wrapped it in flames . This fire was one of the most tremendous scourges that ever visited ...
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