This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...almost humble--" what more the schooP? master said in his kind and earnest talks with us." j "What did he say, Mary?" i "That the hedging up of our way in life, and the! I opening of new paths, are not for the alone sake of 5 worldly good."? "Yes, I remember." The carpenter bowed his head jj i thoughtfully. 'f "But for ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...almost humble--" what more the schooP? master said in his kind and earnest talks with us." j "What did he say, Mary?" i "That the hedging up of our way in life, and the! I opening of new paths, are not for the alone sake of 5 worldly good."? "Yes, I remember." The carpenter bowed his head jj i thoughtfully. 'f "But for the sake of heavenly and eternal good," I i continued Mrs Harding. "How much he talked of our j 5 "You are learning these wise lessons faster than I 5; am, Mary, ' said the carpenter, with a tenderness of mental wants, and of our mental sufferings! and as he, talked, did we not both see and feel, that mere bodily s;! wants and sufferings were nothing in comparison to 5 these? The natural event of finding a babe at our door, which we received with reluctance, how much delight of X $ mind it produced! Now, it was in providence, as Mr-; Long said, that the babe was so left at our door; and does 5 X it not seem, that it was so provided for, in order that; ! X through this natural event, our spirits might become better and happier? Surely, we are aj better and hap-pier for the presence of dear little Grace among us 1 " I "Have I not said so a hundred times, Mary 1" There was light in the carpenter's face as he said this. X "And will we not all be better and happier, if we can!!; be where our eyes, every little while, may look upon her angel face? Oh yes, I know we will, for the sight of X that face will lift our hearts upward, and make us desire that spiritual innocence of which, as Mr. Long so beauti-!' X fully said, she was the perfect bodily correspondent.'; And the desire will prompt us to resist the evils of our nature; and if we resist evil, you know, it ...
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Add this copy of The Angel of the Household, and Other Tales to cart. $49.08, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Palala Press.
