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... continued at her father's seat , at Broadgate , in Leicestershire , where she was with her beloved books in the summer season of 1550 , when the famous Roger Ascham * paid her a visit , as we are informed from himself . " Before I went ...
... continued at her father's seat , at Broadgate , in Leicestershire , where she was with her beloved books in the summer season of 1550 , when the famous Roger Ascham * paid her a visit , as we are informed from himself . " Before I went ...
Page 67
... continued fever . Upon finding how strong the disease ( though slighted by others ) was upon her , and apprehending that it would end in her death , she prepared herself to receive from the hand of God , her merciful Father , that ...
... continued fever . Upon finding how strong the disease ( though slighted by others ) was upon her , and apprehending that it would end in her death , she prepared herself to receive from the hand of God , her merciful Father , that ...
Page 72
... evidently see that her heart and affections were united in the prayer which was offered for her . And while she thus lay , she continued in her holy desires to depart hence , that she might 72 GEMS OF FEMALE BIOGRAPHY .
... evidently see that her heart and affections were united in the prayer which was offered for her . And while she thus lay , she continued in her holy desires to depart hence , that she might 72 GEMS OF FEMALE BIOGRAPHY .
Page 98
... continued af- terwards free from her fits till Friday the twelfth of April ; on which day she rose in tolerable strength , and after sitting up some time , being laid upon her bed , she discoursed cheerfully and piously . One of the ...
... continued af- terwards free from her fits till Friday the twelfth of April ; on which day she rose in tolerable strength , and after sitting up some time , being laid upon her bed , she discoursed cheerfully and piously . One of the ...
Page 115
... continued too often being absent from the public prayers , taking very slight causes to be so , liking too well the esteemed diversions of the town , as the park , visiting , plays , & c . , trifling away my precious time . At our ...
... continued too often being absent from the public prayers , taking very slight causes to be so , liking too well the esteemed diversions of the town , as the park , visiting , plays , & c . , trifling away my precious time . At our ...
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Page 109 - Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Page 271 - Thy favour, all my journey through, Thou art engaged to grant : What else I want, or think I do, 'Tis better still to want.
Page 90 - I am the LORD'S"; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Page 3 - I think myself in hell, till time come that I must go to Mr. Elmer; who teacheth me so gently, so pleasantly, with such fair allurements to learning, that I think all the time nothing whiles I am with him. And when I am called from him, I fall on weeping, because whatsoever I do else but learning, is full of grief, trouble, fear, and whole misliking unto me.
Page 202 - Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still.
Page 3 - I am with him. And when I am called from him, I fall on weeping, because whatsoever I do else but learning, is full of grief, trouble, fear, and whole misliking unto me. And thus my book hath been so much my pleasure, and bringeth daily to me more pleasure and more, that in respect of it, all other pleasures, in very deed, be but trifles and troubles unto me.
Page 3 - and tell you a truth which,- perchance, ye will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence...
Page 273 - There is my house and portion fair, My treasure, and my heart are there, And my abiding home ; For me my elder brethren stay, And angels becko'n me away, And Jesus bids me come...
Page 181 - Gospel, breathed in living faces, preached by a thousand unconscious acts of love and good will, which, like the cup of cold water given in the name of a disciple, shall never lose their reward. " Father, what if thee should get found out again ? " said Simeon second, as he buttered his cake. "I should pay my fine,
Page 39 - Thou art, of what sort the eternal life of the saints was to be, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.