This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...evening at the cottage--Mr. Holmes and Albert--Albert's repentance--An intruder--An evening visit to a death-bed--Susan West and her mother--A touching sceue--Family prayer at the cottage--Albert's trials--His victory--The recess--Another trial and another victory--The generous gift--The pleasure of doing right Page 48 ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...evening at the cottage--Mr. Holmes and Albert--Albert's repentance--An intruder--An evening visit to a death-bed--Susan West and her mother--A touching sceue--Family prayer at the cottage--Albert's trials--His victory--The recess--Another trial and another victory--The generous gift--The pleasure of doing right Page 48 CHAPTER V. The spring--South-Sea Castle--Visit to the castle--Catharine's pride and disobedience--Her dejection--Death of Susan West--How to die happy--Catharine's misery--Her penitence--Her sickness--Her mother's love--Pride produces wretchedness--The fall of Nebuchadnezzar. 64 CHAPTER VI. The cruelty of pride--Story of Chosroes--Catharine's forge tfulness--Miss Price's bad conduct--Franklin's dress at court--Miss Price's expedient--Its success--Catharine's revenge--Unloveliness of revenge--A meek minister--The inkstand and the book bag--The charge--The denial--The discovery--Her shame and sorrow--The school-mistress's letter--Mrs. Holmes's grief--The bad effects of pride--Catharine's misery--Catharine at home--Her sorrow.. 82 CHAPTER VII. Mrs. Holmes's question--Catharine's punishment--Albert relates an anecdote--Pride a troublesome passion--Pride a foolish passion--dftar's corpse--The story of Menecrates--Pride always robs God--King Herod's crime and punishment--Selfishness of pride--Story of two brothers and their sister--Meaning of humility--Difference between humility and meekness--Meekness of Jesus--Marshal Turenne--The sufficiency and love of Christ Page 101 CHAPTER VIII. Catharine's trials--A victory--A kind act--The invitation--Her cheerful submission to her mother--Her comfort--Albert's joy--Mrs. Holmes's instructions--The fate of Haman the Proud--The children's hope--An appeal to the young reader....116 certain., .e patronage THI C...
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Add this copy of The M'Gregor Family to cart. $66.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Wentworth Press.
