The Journal and Occasional Writings of Sarah WisterFairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1987 - 149 páginas The first publication of the entire journal of Sarah Wister, a young woman who form 1777 to 1780 wrote of her experiences to share with her two closest friends. Her writings, which represent both an autobiographical and a historical document of the Revolutionary War period, are supplemented in this edition by comprehensive annotations and introductory material. |
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... whilst the soul is enshrind in a body , liable to the influence of Climate , soil , situation , and society each of these set in a feebler or greater degree on the intellectual faculties , as they are more or less devoted to that Divine ...
... whilst the soul is enshrind in a body , liable to the influence of Climate , soil , situation , and society each of these set in a feebler or greater degree on the intellectual faculties , as they are more or less devoted to that Divine ...
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... Whilst wealthy Clients sue in vain , For thee , the Orphans pray'r shall rise , And pierce the empyreal Skies- For thee , the rose of peace shall blow , And shield thee from , the shafts of woe , Whilst joys pure ray uncheck'd shall ...
... Whilst wealthy Clients sue in vain , For thee , the Orphans pray'r shall rise , And pierce the empyreal Skies- For thee , the rose of peace shall blow , And shield thee from , the shafts of woe , Whilst joys pure ray uncheck'd shall ...
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... whilst I censure truly , My own defects , I number duly ; And my own ways , severely scan , Whilst I lament the faults of man , Error and truth the World divide , But most will lean to errors side , Because what most our natures love ...
... whilst I censure truly , My own defects , I number duly ; And my own ways , severely scan , Whilst I lament the faults of man , Error and truth the World divide , But most will lean to errors side , Because what most our natures love ...
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List of Illustrations | 8 |
The Journal of Sarah Wister | 41 |
The Devotional Journal | 83 |
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