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acquainted affection agony apothecary appeared ascer beauty became better Birmingham blessing bosom bright called character CHARLES WILKS cheek chief comic Christian common companion consolation continued conversation countenance daily death divine earnest emotion endure enjoyment evident excitement expression eyes father favour fear feelings felt fierce fortune-tellers frequently GAMBLER'S NARRATIVE girl guilt habit hand happy heard heart honour hope hour human husband HYPOCHONDRIASIS innocent intercourse knew lady length lips live loaded dice looked marriage ment mercy mind misery moral morning mother nature never object occasionally painful pang parents passed passion perceived person pheming PORT JACKSON Portsmouth pounds PRISONER'S HISTORY quitted racter RECEIVES THE SACRAMENT religion rendered replied rience sacrament scene seeds of terror seemed shadows of memory sister smile soon soul spirit strong suffering Switzerland tears thing thought tion took trust uncle understrappers unhappy girl utter whole wife woman wretched young
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Page 187 - But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Page 15 - My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.