A Memoir of Allen F. Gardiner, Commander, R.N.J. Nisbet, 1857 - 399 pagine |
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... vessels made by the Ame- rican frigate Esser , under the command of Captain Porter , and at once determined , if possible ... vessel from capture , very naturally gloried in her crippled state , and declared in his report to the American ...
... vessels made by the Ame- rican frigate Esser , under the command of Captain Porter , and at once determined , if possible ... vessel from capture , very naturally gloried in her crippled state , and declared in his report to the American ...
Pagina 27
... vessels which had been awaiting the fall of the place . Lord Cochrane , with the whole of the Chilian fleet , had taken his departure about three weeks before , having seized a large amount of pro- perty , and carried it off by way of ...
... vessels which had been awaiting the fall of the place . Lord Cochrane , with the whole of the Chilian fleet , had taken his departure about three weeks before , having seized a large amount of pro- perty , and carried it off by way of ...
Pagina 32
... the month of April , being out of health , Gardiner invalided , and took his passage in a trading vessel to Cape Town , intending thence to return home . CHAPTER II . The Way Opened for Future Usefulness . 32 EARLY LIFE AND NAVAL SERVICE .
... the month of April , being out of health , Gardiner invalided , and took his passage in a trading vessel to Cape Town , intending thence to return home . CHAPTER II . The Way Opened for Future Usefulness . 32 EARLY LIFE AND NAVAL SERVICE .
Pagina 42
... vessel , till she was ordered to England , eighteen months later , when he obtained his promotion as commander . As the object of this volume is to narrate the life of Gardiner himself , it is not thought right to intrude more than ...
... vessel , till she was ordered to England , eighteen months later , when he obtained his promotion as commander . As the object of this volume is to narrate the life of Gardiner himself , it is not thought right to intrude more than ...
Pagina 52
... my hand to the plough , may I never turn back ! May thy strength be made perfect in my weakness ! " On the 13th of November , the vessel anchored in Table Bay . He never did turn back . CHAPTER III . The Missionary Pioneer . 1834-1835 . Lo.
... my hand to the plough , may I never turn back ! May thy strength be made perfect in my weakness ! " On the 13th of November , the vessel anchored in Table Bay . He never did turn back . CHAPTER III . The Missionary Pioneer . 1834-1835 . Lo.
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Pagina 310 - And let us not be weary in well-doing ; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Pagina 352 - In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him. at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.
Pagina 347 - BE MERCIFUL unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Pagina 369 - THERE is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient ! These severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise.
Pagina 15 - JUST AS I AM. Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. — John ., 37Just as I am, without one plea But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come...
Pagina 101 - And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Pagina 350 - ARISE, my soul, arise ; Shake off thy guilty fears ; The bleeding Sacrifice In my behalf appears : Before the throne my Surety stands, My name is written on his hands. 2 He ever lives above, For me to intercede ; His all-redeeming love, His precious blood, to plead ; His blood atoned for all our race, And sprinkles now the throne of grace. 3...
Pagina 93 - A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Pagina 363 - Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Pagina 243 - TIME was, I shrank from what was right From fear of what was wrong; I would not brave the sacred fight, Because the foe was strong. But now I cast that finer sense And sorer shame aside; Such dread of sin was indolence, Such aim at Heaven was pride. So, when my Saviour calls, I rise, And calmly do my best; Leaving to Him, with silent eyes Of hope and fear, the rest. I step, I mount where He has led; Men count my haltings o'er; — I know them; yet, though self I dread, I love His precept more.