American Patriotism: Or, Memoirs of "commen Men"Redhead and Wellslager, 1869 - 574 Seiten |
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 564 - Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Seite 564 - Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a Strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Seite 564 - The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night showeth knowledge, There is no speech nor language, Where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world.
Seite 564 - The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The. statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Seite 566 - Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Seite 545 - But ye shall not be so : but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
Seite 567 - And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you : to the end He may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
Seite 6 - How sleep the Brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there!
Seite 567 - See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Seite 546 - To make the people fittest to choose, and the chosen fittest to govern, will be to mend our corrupt and faulty education, to teach the people faith, not without virtue, temperance, modesty, sobriety, parsimony, justice ; not to admire wealth or honour ; to hate turbulence and ambition ; to place every one his private welfare and happiness in the public peace, liberty, and safety.