Memoranda, Or, Chronicles of the Foundling Hospital: Including Memoirs of Captain Coram, &c. &c

Portada
S. Low, 1847 - 231 pàgines
Description of the Foundling Hospital in London and its activities, including testimonials to its founder, Capt. Thomas Coram.

Des de l'interior del llibre

Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot

Frases i termes més freqüents

Passatges populars

Pàgina 146 - And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, " And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. " And whoso shall receive one such little child in
Pàgina 85 - THE OFFERING OF THE WISE MEN. " And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child, with. Mary, his mother, and fell down and worshipped him, and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Pàgina 80 - ELIJAH RAISING THE SON OF THE WIDOW OF ZAREPHATH. '• And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee let this child's soul come into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived
Pàgina 49 - And the angel of the Lord called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar ? Fear not, for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Pàgina 80 - I pray thee let this child's soul come into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived
Pàgina 169 - sufficiently prove the success with which the application was attended : — " That the enabling the Hospital for the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children to receive all the children that shall be
Pàgina 27 - Gwynn was a fine lively rattling fellow. Dr. Johnson kept him in subjection, but with a kindly authority. The spirit of the artist, however, rose against what he thought a Gothic attack, and he made a brisk defence. ' What Sir, you will allow no value to beauty in architecture or
Pàgina 53 - And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses.
Pàgina 51 - daughter said unto her, take this child and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages
Pàgina 164 - a few months ago, I wandered through the Hospital, I found not a child that seemed to have heard of his creed or the commandments. To breed up children in this manner, is to rescue them from an early grave, that they may find employment for the gibbet: from dying in innocence, that they may perish by their crimes.

Informació bibliogràfica