Memoir of George Dana Boardman, Late Missionary to Burmah: Containing Much Intelligence Relative to the Burman Mission

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Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 1848 - 319 Seiten
 

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Seite 184 - ... And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set; but all, Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death...
Seite 10 - My panting side was charged when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades.^ There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by the archers.
Seite 298 - Yet we have in this edition of Cruden, the best made better. That is, the present is better adapted to the purposes of a Concordance, by the erasure of superfluous references, the omission of unnecessary explanations, and the contraction of quotations, *c.
Seite 299 - THE AMERICAN edition of this valuable work is enriched by the addition of fine steel and mezzotint engravings of the heads of SHAKSFEARE, ADDISON, BYRON ; a full-length portrait of DR. JOHNSON ; and a beautiful scenic representation of OLIVER GOLDSMITH and DR. JOHNSON. These important and elegant additions, together with superior paper and binding, and other improvements, render the AMERICAN far superior to the English edition.
Seite 60 - What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Seite 29 - When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
Seite 33 - The path of sorrow, and that path alone, Leads to the land where sorrow is unknown ; No traveller ever reach'd that blest abode, Who found not thorns and briers in his road.
Seite 289 - Christian young gentleman and young lady. The execution of the works is of the first order, and the books will afford elegant and most profitable presents for the young.
Seite 69 - An angel-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties meet, And fire-side pleasures gambol at her feet. Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found? " Art thou a man — a patriot ? look around, O thou shalt find, howe'er thy footsteps roam, That land thy country, and that spot thy home.
Seite 66 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

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