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The anguish of mind we felt at our tender years , under these straits and difficulties , was very great . To think of our father growing old ( for he was now above fifty ) broken down with the long continued fatigues of his life ...
The anguish of mind we felt at our tender years , under these straits and difficulties , was very great . To think of our father growing old ( for he was now above fifty ) broken down with the long continued fatigues of his life ...
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... and the Good , which reason and revelation teach us to expect beyond the grave - I do not see that the turn of mind , and pursuits of such a one as the above verses describe - one who spends the hours & thoughts which the vocations ...
... and the Good , which reason and revelation teach us to expect beyond the grave - I do not see that the turn of mind , and pursuits of such a one as the above verses describe - one who spends the hours & thoughts which the vocations ...
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Having made up his mind , he had no further reason to remain in Edinburgh , and he left for Ayrshire again on March 24. On April 28 he wrote to James Smith from Mauch- line that he had lately and privately ' given Jean Armour ' a ...
Having made up his mind , he had no further reason to remain in Edinburgh , and he left for Ayrshire again on March 24. On April 28 he wrote to James Smith from Mauch- line that he had lately and privately ' given Jean Armour ' a ...
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