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... John and Hënrij . J. What large bird is that , pray ? H. It is called an adjutant . J. How very long its legs are ! and what a large bill ! -How does it live ? H. It lives upon fish , which it catches with its bill . It lives also on ...
... John and Hënrij . J. What large bird is that , pray ? H. It is called an adjutant . J. How very long its legs are ! and what a large bill ! -How does it live ? H. It lives upon fish , which it catches with its bill . It lives also on ...
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... John and Henry . J. Why do you cry ? H. George has been beating me . J. How is that ? He is a good boy ; he does not beat me . What did you to him ? H. I took his top . J. Did you ask him for it ? H. No , I would not do that ; I wanted ...
... John and Henry . J. Why do you cry ? H. George has been beating me . J. How is that ? He is a good boy ; he does not beat me . What did you to him ? H. I took his top . J. Did you ask him for it ? H. No , I would not do that ; I wanted ...
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... John and Henry . J. What have you there ? H. A fine large moth , which I have just caught . See how fine its wings look ! J. But what have you done to it ? One of its wings seems torn . H. That was done in catching it : I took hold of ...
... John and Henry . J. What have you there ? H. A fine large moth , which I have just caught . See how fine its wings look ! J. But what have you done to it ? One of its wings seems torn . H. That was done in catching it : I took hold of ...
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... John and Henry . J. Where were you just now , Henry , when I went to call you ? H. I will tell you ; I was in the yard at play . J. And yet you told master that you had not been there . H. If I had told him I was there , he would have ...
... John and Henry . J. Where were you just now , Henry , when I went to call you ? H. I will tell you ; I was in the yard at play . J. And yet you told master that you had not been there . H. If I had told him I was there , he would have ...
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... John and Henry . J. You do not look pleased . Where have you been ? H. I have been to play , but Charles came and said I should not play there . J. Why ? Did you say any thing to him ? H. Not a word . But a great boy will never let me ...
... John and Henry . J. You do not look pleased . Where have you been ? H. I have been to play , but Charles came and said I should not play there . J. Why ? Did you say any thing to him ? H. Not a word . But a great boy will never let me ...
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Page 174 - He saved others, himself he cannot save : If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Page 190 - ... for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Page 141 - And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
Page 159 - And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Page 162 - And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down, and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
Page 158 - And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; 36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Page 179 - And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Page 182 - ... feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart ? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Page 152 - So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth : and himself believed, and his whole house.
Page 152 - And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.