 | Great Britain - 1839 - 466 pages
...forth these inexpressibly touching words. '.' This Scripture did once save my life, when my eldest son died, which went as a dagger to my heart .... indeed it did." * Then, as they stood around his bed, he suddenly lifted himself up, and, with what energy remained,... | |
 | English literature - 1840 - 760 pages
...in' expressibly touching words, ' This Scripture did once save my * ' life, when my eldest son . . . died, which went as a dagger to * ' my heart, . . . indeed it did.' ' Underwood, groom of the bedchamber, relates this, who was present at the scene. The other circumstances... | |
 | 1882 - 396 pages
...acquiescence therein a difficult lesson to put in practice. " It is true, Paul," said he, " you have learnt this, and attained to this measure of grace, but what shall / do ? Ah, poor «reature, it is a hard lesson for me to take out ! I find it so." Beading on to the words, " I can... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1862 - 604 pages
...This Scripture did once save my fife, when my eldest «о/г, poor Oliver, died, which icen t as n dagger to my heart, indeed it did." And then, repeating...and reading the tenth and eleventh verses, of Paul's contentment, and submission to the will of God in all conditions, said he : •' It's true, Paul, you... | |
 | American literature - 1856 - 606 pages
...own words as near as I can remember them, This Scripture did once save my life ; when my eldest son died ; which went as a dagger to my heart / indeed it did." Naturally enough, this affecting passage was supposed by Mr. Forster to relate to his son's death in... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - Great Britain - 1845 - 784 pages
...as I can remember them : " This Scripture did once save my life ; when my eldest Son" poor Oliverf " died ; which went as a dagger to my heart, indeed...attained to this measure of grace ; but what shall 1 do ? Ah poor creature, it is a hard lesson for me to take out ! I find" it so !" But reading on to... | |
 | Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné - 1847 - 292 pages
...submission to the will of God in all conditions of life. " It's true, Paul," said he, " you have learnt this, and attained to this measure of grace : but what shall / do ? Ah, poor creature, it's a hard lesson for me to take out ! I find it so !" The afflicted ruler, like Rachel weeping for... | |
 | 1847 - 586 pages
...verses were read, the afflicted parent remarked : ' This Scripture once saved my life when my eldest son died, which went as a dagger to my heart; indeed it did.' Thus did Oliver, when near his end, reveal to us all the magnitude of that deep sorrow, which the Bible... | |
 | Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné - Great Britain - 1847 - 396 pages
...were read, the afflicted parent remarked : " This Scripture once saved my life ; " when my eldest son died ; which went as a " dagger to my heart ; indeed it did." Thus did Oliver, when near his end, reveal to us all the magnitude of that deep sorrow, which the Bible... | |
 | Sir Daniel Wilson - Great Britain - 1848 - 334 pages
...I can remember them : " This Scripture did once save my life,, when my eldest son, " poor Oliver, " died ; which went as a dagger to my heart, indeed...attained to this measure of grace , but what shall I do ? Ah poor creature, it is a hard lesson for me to take out ! I find it so !" But reading on to... | |
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I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me. 
