Memoirs of the Life of the Late Mrs. Catharine CappeLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822 - 467 pages |
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... comfort ; and , on the contrary , that the very attainment of those objects which are usually most eagerly pursued , such as general admiration , a perpetual round of amusements , or even the ac- quirement of what is usually called a ...
... comfort ; and , on the contrary , that the very attainment of those objects which are usually most eagerly pursued , such as general admiration , a perpetual round of amusements , or even the ac- quirement of what is usually called a ...
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... comfort appeared to have vanished . Hitherto , I had considered the small house , taken by my mother at Bedale , as a mere temporary habi- tation . My brother would soon , I imagined , be amply provided for in the Church , by his ...
... comfort appeared to have vanished . Hitherto , I had considered the small house , taken by my mother at Bedale , as a mere temporary habi- tation . My brother would soon , I imagined , be amply provided for in the Church , by his ...
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... comfort of hearing an account of the returning prosperity of her deserving , but unfor- tunate son - in - law , and died in the year 1768 , five years after my father , in the 84th year of her age . She never made any discovery even to ...
... comfort of hearing an account of the returning prosperity of her deserving , but unfor- tunate son - in - law , and died in the year 1768 , five years after my father , in the 84th year of her age . She never made any discovery even to ...
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... comforting the afflicted , or exhorting the impeni- tent , claimed a portion of his time . Mrs. Lindsey in the meanwhile , was usefully employed in domestic occupations , in which she excelled ; in visiting the sick , studying the case ...
... comforting the afflicted , or exhorting the impeni- tent , claimed a portion of his time . Mrs. Lindsey in the meanwhile , was usefully employed in domestic occupations , in which she excelled ; in visiting the sick , studying the case ...
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... comfort , if not of elegance . Although Mr. Lindsey had been accustomed for some years , after leaving the university , whilst chaplain and secretary to the duke and duchess of Somerset , to a very splendid table , yet he had never ...
... comfort , if not of elegance . Although Mr. Lindsey had been accustomed for some years , after leaving the university , whilst chaplain and secretary to the duke and duchess of Somerset , to a very splendid table , yet he had never ...
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Ackton acquaintance affliction afterwards amiable anxiety appeared assistance attended aunts Bedale benevolent brother Cappe Cappe's Catterick cerned CHAPTER character Church circumstances comfort conduct connexions continued conversation Craven daughter dear death delight desire distressing duty effects endeavour exceedingly excellent extremely father favour female fortitude fortune Foundling hospital give habits happiness Harrogate heard heart honour hope interest knew labour lady late Leeds length letter Lindsey Lindsey's Liverpool living London Long Preston Lord lord Mulgrave Lord Rockingham manner marriage Memoir ment mentioned mind mother neighbouring never Newry nexions Nostel object obtained occasion painful pecuniary perhaps persons pleasure possessed racter received resigned respect Sir Rowland Winn sister situation Skipton Sorell sorrow spirits Stank-house suffered talents thing thither thought tion treme truth Wellbeloved whilst whole wholly Winn wish York young
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Page 167 - Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I confess before my Father who is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Page 163 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Page 359 - That to fear GOD, and keep his commandments, is the whole duty of man...
Page 118 - L. having frequently been recognized in the streets of London by some of his former Sunday pupils, who gratefully acknowledged their obligations to him. After evening service, Mr. Lindsey received different classes of young men and women, on alternate Sundays in his study, for the purpose 6t instruction ; and Mrs. Lindsey in like manner, in another apartment, had two classes of children, boys and girls alternately.
Page 28 - The Lord is my strength and my song, and he is become my salvation; he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Page 117 - I WILL extol thee, my God, O king : and I will bless thy name forever and ever. Every day will I bless thee : and I will praise thy name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; and his greatness is unsearchable.
Page 463 - Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord: — Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them
Page 55 - That keep me from myself; and still delay Life's instant business to a future day: That task, which as we follow, or despise, The eldest is a fool, the youngest wise; Which done, the poorest can no wants endure; And which not done, the richest must be poor.
Page 450 - Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of Thee ; and verily every man living is altogether vanity. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain ; he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what is my hope : truly my hope is even in Thee.
Page 376 - It was my happiness in my early youth to enjoy the privilege of his acquaintance and correspondence; and now, after the lapse of more than fifty years, I can truly say, that, in the course of a long life, I have never known an individual of a character more elevated and chivalric, acting according to a purer standard of morals, imbued with a higher sense of honor, and uniting more intimately the qualities of the gentleman, the soldier, the scholar, and the Christian.