Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution, Written by HimselfH. H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... began to be marked by misfortunes and dangers . When I was less than three years of age I fell into a spring , and was to appearance drowned . A sister one year and a half older than myself , gave the alarm . I was taken out , and the ...
... began to be marked by misfortunes and dangers . When I was less than three years of age I fell into a spring , and was to appearance drowned . A sister one year and a half older than myself , gave the alarm . I was taken out , and the ...
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... began to improve in boxing , and to indulge in swearing . At first this practice occasioned some remorse of conscience.- I however endeavored to persuade myself that there was a necessity for it . I at length became a proficient in this ...
... began to improve in boxing , and to indulge in swearing . At first this practice occasioned some remorse of conscience.- I however endeavored to persuade myself that there was a necessity for it . I at length became a proficient in this ...
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... began to ebb . The tide fell so much before we left our station , that we were obliged to employ our boats and small anchors to warp our ship into deeper water , there being but little wind at that time . We were not so successful as we ...
... began to ebb . The tide fell so much before we left our station , that we were obliged to employ our boats and small anchors to warp our ship into deeper water , there being but little wind at that time . We were not so successful as we ...
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... began to feel as if the care of the family would devolve on me and I felt zealous to render them all the help in my power . Our friends and neighbors began to extol me for my attention to my mother and sister , and I was emulous to ...
... began to feel as if the care of the family would devolve on me and I felt zealous to render them all the help in my power . Our friends and neighbors began to extol me for my attention to my mother and sister , and I was emulous to ...
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... the harbor , we discovered a ship , ap- parently in distress , aiming to get in . We began to hope she might be a prize for us ; we were not however without suspicion , and the nearer we approached her the 38 MEMOIRS OF.
... the harbor , we discovered a ship , ap- parently in distress , aiming to get in . We began to hope she might be a prize for us ; we were not however without suspicion , and the nearer we approached her the 38 MEMOIRS OF.
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Page 312 - Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Page 312 - For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: but the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Page 312 - And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Page 312 - If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Page 243 - Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Page 171 - Canst thou by searching find out God ? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection ? It is as high as heaven ; What canst thou do ? deeper than hell ; What canst thou know ? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Page 167 - In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord : my sore ran in the night, and ceased not : my soul refused to be comforted.
Page 163 - I waited patiently for the LORD ; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay ; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Page 310 - I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,* you cannot see the Kingdom of God.
Page 310 - And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.