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Page 45 - Proficiscere, anima Christiana, de hoc mundo! Go forth upon thy journey, Christian soul! Go from this world! Go, in the Name of God The Omnipotent Father, who created thee! Go, in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Son of the living God, who bled for thee! Go, in the Name of the Holy Spirit, who Hath been pour'd out on thee!
Page 383 - ' is concerned with the tragedy of a soul-conflict 'twixt love and a mistaken sense of duty. The Scarlet Pimpernel, of her former book of this title, plays an important part in the development of the story of " I Will Repay. " . • "A good story of action, admirably told." — Press, Philadelphia. " It will be read eagerly, closed with a long satisfied sigh." — Nashville American. "Clever and well worked out, its details related with dash and spirit, its intrigue and devices adroitly managed.
Page 295 - I should be very much obliged to you if you would tell me how you put on the slates ?
Page 225 - She did not know what she was going to do. But she was certain that she would never be a slave again.
Page 119 - It would be the simplest thing in the world for me to give you the happiness you desire.
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Page 328 - Still she stared, and as he looked at her it seemed to him that the bony structure of her face became more salient. "Last night," he said, as she did not speak, "I thought I heard something strange.