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... tion , and the latter in elegance and refinement . " I was desirous to add my name to this illustrous fraternity . I ... tion . My desire of excellence impelled me to transfer my atten tion to nature and to life . Nature was to be my ...
... tion , and the latter in elegance and refinement . " I was desirous to add my name to this illustrous fraternity . I ... tion . My desire of excellence impelled me to transfer my atten tion to nature and to life . Nature was to be my ...
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... tion of man , thence passed to his fall , to his subsequent redemp- tion by Jesus Christ , to the crucifixion , and the ascension , when the Saviour left the Apostle Peter as his vicegerent upon earth . This power had been transmitted ...
... tion of man , thence passed to his fall , to his subsequent redemp- tion by Jesus Christ , to the crucifixion , and the ascension , when the Saviour left the Apostle Peter as his vicegerent upon earth . This power had been transmitted ...
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... tion of the United States . " The following extract is from that work . ] Penn , despairing of relief in Europe , bent the whole energy of his mind to accomplish the establishment of a free government in the New World . For that ...
... tion of the United States . " The following extract is from that work . ] Penn , despairing of relief in Europe , bent the whole energy of his mind to accomplish the establishment of a free government in the New World . For that ...
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DAY SUBJECT 119 Of Improving by good Examples | 5 |
Primitive Christians | 9 |
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