Memoirs of the Life of Martha Laurens Ramsay: With an Appendix, Containing Extracts from Her Diary, Letters, and Other Private Papers; and Also, from Letters Written to Her by Her Father, Henry Laurens, 1771-1776Burton and Briggs; sold also by J. Hatchard, 1815 - 259 من الصفحات A member of a distinguished South Carolina family, Martha Laurens Ramsay was one of few eighteenth-century Southern women whose written records provide a window into her life, her experiences, convictions, and ambivalences during the crucial epoch of the nation's founding decades. Ramsay's spiritual diary and correspondence reveal her views on patriotism, daughterly duty, household management, wifely affection, motherly aspiration, and personal autonomy. |
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الصفحة vii
... duty to society , and embalm , at the same time , the virtues and the memory of a most amiable christian . Your undertaking this will gratify many others as well as , Dear Sir , Your truly sympathizing , and affectionate friend , W ...
... duty to society , and embalm , at the same time , the virtues and the memory of a most amiable christian . Your undertaking this will gratify many others as well as , Dear Sir , Your truly sympathizing , and affectionate friend , W ...
الصفحة ix
... duty for promoting their temporal , spiritual , and eternal interests and ́happiness . Truly " her walk was close with God , " and " her light shone brightly before men . ” The impression made on my mind by the perusal of these Memoirs ...
... duty for promoting their temporal , spiritual , and eternal interests and ́happiness . Truly " her walk was close with God , " and " her light shone brightly before men . ” The impression made on my mind by the perusal of these Memoirs ...
الصفحة x
... duty and trial , in which they may be called to be followers of her , and of all like her , " who through faith and pa- tience inherit the promises . " Under the influence of these , and similar reasons , you will , I trust , yield to ...
... duty and trial , in which they may be called to be followers of her , and of all like her , " who through faith and pa- tience inherit the promises . " Under the influence of these , and similar reasons , you will , I trust , yield to ...
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... duties , with equal capacity , fidelity , and affection . Though she was deprived of the company of her wise and virtuous father , for almost the whole of that interesting period , which extended from the 11th to the 22d year of her age ...
... duties , with equal capacity , fidelity , and affection . Though she was deprived of the company of her wise and virtuous father , for almost the whole of that interesting period , which extended from the 11th to the 22d year of her age ...
الصفحة 15
... duties of a daughter , a sister , and a niece . Soon after she became a mother , she studied with deep interest most of the esteemed practical treatises on edu- cation , both in French and English , that she might be better informed of ...
... duties of a daughter , a sister , and a niece . Soon after she became a mother , she studied with deep interest most of the esteemed practical treatises on edu- cation , both in French and English , that she might be better informed of ...
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affectionate affliction anxiety blessed body Brailsford Charleston Christ christian comfort communion consolation Countess of Huntingdon covenant DAVID RAMSAY dear husband dear Miss Sproat death delight desire divine divine grace dread duty earnestly easily besetting enable eternity everlasting faith Father favour fear feel feet folly French language give glory grace gracious happiness hath hear heaven heavenly Henry Laurens holy Holy Spirit honour hope humble iniquities Jesus John Laurens keeping the heart Keith labours letter live Lord's M. L. RAMSAY MARTHA LAURENS RAMSAY Memoirs mercy mind Miss Futerell Miss Laurens mother never outward pain pious pleased pounds sterling praise pray prayer racter Redeemer rejoice religion salvation Saviour sincere sins solemn sorrow soul spirit strength sweet thine things thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thought tion trial trouble trust unto thee Vigan vows walk worldly
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الصفحة 155 - He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
الصفحة 20 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him (xxii.
الصفحة 74 - I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
الصفحة 145 - Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
الصفحة 34 - Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
الصفحة 35 - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church : and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
الصفحة 86 - THEREFORE with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts ! heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
الصفحة 98 - Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin : Let the healing streams abound : Make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art. Freely let me take of thee : Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity.
الصفحة 96 - Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer ; Trials bring me to his feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
الصفحة 42 - There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest. There the prisoners are at ease together ; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.