An Address Delivered in the Orphan Asylum, New-York, Feb. 5, 1822 on Conflagration of Orphan House in PhiladelphiaE. Conrad, 1822 - 11 pages |
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... hope of their piety and future usefulness in the world . On the hapless eve of the severe calamity , uncon- scious of the orphan's danger , those worthy Direc- tresses reposed themselves in sleep . In the gloom of night they awake ; the ...
... hope of their piety and future usefulness in the world . On the hapless eve of the severe calamity , uncon- scious of the orphan's danger , those worthy Direc- tresses reposed themselves in sleep . In the gloom of night they awake ; the ...
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... this affliction , which I hope will not be forgotten . It teaches you how uncertain is your life , and how various are the shapes which death assumes , when he receives his commission from on ( 11 11 ) high , to convey the infant ( 10 10 )
... this affliction , which I hope will not be forgotten . It teaches you how uncertain is your life , and how various are the shapes which death assumes , when he receives his commission from on ( 11 11 ) high , to convey the infant ( 10 10 )
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