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The care of a wise and good man for his only son is inferior to...

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My own will and desires were now very much broken, and my heart was with...

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My heart hath often been deeply afflicted under a feeling that the standard of pure...

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Many slaves on this continent are oppressed, and their cries have reached the ears of...

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If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is...

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I was born in Northampton, in Burlington County, West Jersey, in the year 1720.

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I then wrought at my trade as a tailor; carefully attended meetings for worship and...

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I knew I was going from the flock of Christ and had no resolution to...

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I have often felt a motion of love to leave some hints in writing of...

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I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my...

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By the breaking in of enraged merciless armies, flourishing countries have been laid waste, great...

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All this time I lived with my parents, and wrought on the plantation; and having...

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