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Page 70
... prisons or French mobs chasing a mistaken spy , are gloomily uttered . No informa- tion can be given you at the station . I determine to get on to Brussels , and see there whether it will be possible to get a seat in some German railway ...
... prisons or French mobs chasing a mistaken spy , are gloomily uttered . No informa- tion can be given you at the station . I determine to get on to Brussels , and see there whether it will be possible to get a seat in some German railway ...
Page 80
... prisoners and Ger- man soldiers is coming alongside the platform , and a vast mob of Aacheners crowd the platform , and block up the street around the station , to witness the arrival of the wounded . Ladies , with the red cross ...
... prisoners and Ger- man soldiers is coming alongside the platform , and a vast mob of Aacheners crowd the platform , and block up the street around the station , to witness the arrival of the wounded . Ladies , with the red cross ...
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... prisoners marches towards us , guarded by the sun - burnt Landwehr in their spiked helmets and the long needle - guns on shoulder . At the head of the soldier captives three men walk with downcast head , and eyes fixed upon the ground ...
... prisoners marches towards us , guarded by the sun - burnt Landwehr in their spiked helmets and the long needle - guns on shoulder . At the head of the soldier captives three men walk with downcast head , and eyes fixed upon the ground ...
Page 101
... prisoners ' camp there at Vahn , where the great numbers of prisoners coming in daily has compelled the erection of a camp . A picturesque scene is this encampment ; the Uhlan spears glittering in the sunlight ; the gray coats of the ...
... prisoners ' camp there at Vahn , where the great numbers of prisoners coming in daily has compelled the erection of a camp . A picturesque scene is this encampment ; the Uhlan spears glittering in the sunlight ; the gray coats of the ...
Page 102
... prisoners there , dragged their wearied bodies to the cliffs and sang it in chorus , while gazing over the blue Mediterranean , to their far distant Provençal home . Alas ! how many a poor French prisoner may sadly sing its pathetic ...
... prisoners there , dragged their wearied bodies to the cliffs and sang it in chorus , while gazing over the blue Mediterranean , to their far distant Provençal home . Alas ! how many a poor French prisoner may sadly sing its pathetic ...
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Page 7 - I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God, and the books were opened ; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Page 8 - And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them ; and they were judged every man according to their works ; and death and hell were cast into the lake of fire.
Page 89 - Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling; ' Naked, come to Thee for dress, Helpless, look to Thee for grace; Foul, I to the fountain fly; Wash me, Saviour, or I die.
Page 22 - Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Page 165 - Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
Page 160 - There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit...
Page 140 - O'er all there hung a shadow and a fear ; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is haunted...
Page 104 - For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life; and not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Page 104 - Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone : Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long.
Page 59 - But there would go hand in hand with this, some course of advancing religion indeed, where the people is capable thereof; as the sending over some good preachers, especially of that sort which are vehement and zealous persuaders, and not scholastical, to be resident in principal towns...