Mary Pryor: A Life Story of a Hundred Years AgoHodder and Stoughton, 1887 - 160 páginas |
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Página 59 - HOW are thy servants blest, O Lord, How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, omnipotence.
Página 73 - IN that delightful land which is washed by the Delaware's waters, Guarding in sylvan shades the name of Penn the apostle, Stands on the banks of its beautiful stream the city he founded. There all the air is balm, and the peach is the emblem of beauty, And the streets still re-echo the names of the trees of the forest, As if they fain would appease the Dryads whose haunts they molested.
Página 60 - I'll adore ; And praise thee for thy mercies pass'd, And humbly hope for more. My life, if them preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be ; And death, if death must be my doom, Shall join my soul to thee.
Página 60 - Obedient to thy will ; The sea that roar'd at thy command, At thy command was still. In midst of dangers, fears, and death, Thy goodness I'll adore, And praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. My life, if thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be ; And death, if death must be my doom, Shall join my soul to thee.
Página 157 - by grace we are saved through faith ; and that not of ourselves ; it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast?
Página 7 - Life is only bright when it proceedeth Towards a truer, deeper life above ; Human love is sweetest when it leadeth To a more divine and perfect love.
Página 144 - The King there in His beauty, Without a veil, is seen : It were a well-spent journey, Though seven deaths lay between : The Lamb, with His fair army, Doth on Mount Zion stand ; And glory — glory dwelleth In Immanuel's land.
Página 160 - The stories of such philanthropic women are profoundly touching." — Spectator. III. SELF-SURRENDER. A Second Series of " Consecrated Women." Second Thousand. 5*. cloth elegant. " A most delightful book, written by a woman, about women, and for women — though it may be read by men with equal pleasure and profit. Each of the eleven chapters contains in brief, the life, history, and work of some sister who was made perfect either through service or suffering.
Página 159 - We know no more suitable present for a young lady than this charming book, with its sketches of Mary Fletcher, Elizabeth, last Duchess of Gordon, Ann Blackhouse, Frances Ridley Havergal, and others. It will be a very fountain of inspiration and encouragement to other good women.