Helen of the Glen: A Tale for YouthJ.V. Pierce, 1843 - 100 pages |
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... servant , he lived himself , and gave her a cow , that her infants might not be without milk , which the old shepherd very properly observed was the best liquid Scot- land produced , except water . Cleughhead , the name of this little ...
... servant , he lived himself , and gave her a cow , that her infants might not be without milk , which the old shepherd very properly observed was the best liquid Scot- land produced , except water . Cleughhead , the name of this little ...
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... servants of God , the shepherds that shall never need to be ashamed , could be heard . Even here the bloody fiend of persecution pursued them with fire and sword . The meetings , or conventicles , as they were called , of these poor ...
... servants of God , the shepherds that shall never need to be ashamed , could be heard . Even here the bloody fiend of persecution pursued them with fire and sword . The meetings , or conventicles , as they were called , of these poor ...
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... servant of God . Little Helen , with a profusion of fair ring- lets already floating on her neck and shoul- ders , now plucked the wild thyme , now looked to the playful chases of the lamb , and anon listened to her mother , while she ...
... servant of God . Little Helen , with a profusion of fair ring- lets already floating on her neck and shoul- ders , now plucked the wild thyme , now looked to the playful chases of the lamb , and anon listened to her mother , while she ...
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... servant of God entreated them all to leave him , knowing , that , as a price had been set on his head , the pursuit after him would be most eager . It happened as he thought . The reverned pastor was taken - placed on horse - back - his ...
... servant of God entreated them all to leave him , knowing , that , as a price had been set on his head , the pursuit after him would be most eager . It happened as he thought . The reverned pastor was taken - placed on horse - back - his ...
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... servants of God were mostly driven from their flocks by persecution , it was not easy to find , even in such a place as Glas- gow , , a minister who would declare the whole counsel of God . Those whom the iniquitous laws of the time ...
... servants of God were mostly driven from their flocks by persecution , it was not easy to find , even in such a place as Glas- gow , , a minister who would declare the whole counsel of God . Those whom the iniquitous laws of the time ...
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Bible blood bosom brother carabine charac Christian comfort companions conscience countenance cruel darkness daughter dear death districts of Scotland dwelling eternal everlasting love faithful Father in heaven fear forget friends Glasgow glen gracious hand happy hath hear heard heart heath hell holy hope instructions irreligion Jesus Christ kind advices king of terrors lamb liam look Lord minister minister of religion morning mother mountains ness never forsake night old farmer orphans peace persecution piety pious pray prayer Redeemer religion religious conversation remember Sabbath salvation Scotland servant shepherd sinner sins sister soldier soul stood stream surgeon sweet sword tear tempest tender tender mercy thee Thomson thou thought threw tremble trust unto utter voice walk weeping wept wicked widow of Cleughhead wild wild thyme William crossed words wrath Wrathburn young reader
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Page 3 - And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Page 25 - For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Page 60 - The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered : he openeth his eyes, and he is not. 20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
Page 49 - He brings, and round about him ; nor from Hell One step no more than from himself can fly By change of place : now Conscience wakes Despair That slumbered ; wakes the bitter memory Of what he was, what is, and what must be Worse; of worse deeds worse sufferings must ensue.
Page 3 - ONE there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend ; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end.
Page 68 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness : and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness ; and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn : they shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 16 - With greensward gay, and flowers that strangers seem Amid the heathery wild, that all around Fatigues the eye : in solitudes like these Thy persecuted children, Scotia, foiled A tyrant's and a bigot's bloody laws...
Page 89 - He hath seen the king in his beauty, and the land that is afar off...
Page 16 - In gentle stream; then rose the song, the loud Acclaim of praise. The wheeling plover ceased Her plaint; The solitary place was glad, And on the distant cairns the watcher's ear Caught doubtfully at times the breeze-borne note.
Page 91 - For over it the wind doth pass, and it away is gone; And of the place where once it was it shall no more be known.