 | Burgon John William - 1855 - 356 psl.
...bid the men abandon their profession ; but merely requires of them the performance of "their duty in that state of life to which it had pleased GOD to call them." See the last note on St. Luke vii. 9. The same remark applies equally to what was said to the... | |
 | John William Burgon - 1855 - 342 psl.
...bid the men abandon their profession ; but merely requires of them the performance of " their duty in that state of life to which it had pleased GOD to call them." See the last note on St. Luke vii. 9. The same remark applies equally to what was said to the... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1856 - 508 psl.
...Sebastian was a far bolder man, seeing that although he hated a military life, he, to the very utmost, did his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him ; and if half be true of what is told of him, there never was knight of the actual days of chivalry who performed... | |
 | Adam Badeau - 1856 - 324 psl.
...personally estimable, and even religious men, who undoubtedly supposed they were doing their duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call them. I knew of exalted and beautiful traits in the character of each that would extort the admiration... | |
 | C M. Ellis - 1856 - 100 psl.
...situation she filled, and in her own temper and cheerfulness shewed she was striving to do her duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call her. Amelia's first letter was a great struggle, — she could not overcome her love of home, and at... | |
 | Silvester Tissington - 1857 - 560 psl.
...gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club, and of the many private friends to one who did his duty in the state of life to which it had pleased God to call him." GEORGE STEPHENSON, the eminent engineer, died Aug, 12th, 1848, in the 68th year of his age, and was... | |
 | 1857 - 794 psl.
...endeavour to perform that which was the highest honour to which they could attain, — to do their duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call them. However, he did not come there for the purpose of making a long address, but solely for the purpose... | |
 | A. E - 1858 - 318 psl.
...motive ? Oh, no, no ! with a clear conscience, Minna could say her motive was only to do her duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call her ; not to make her cross, but to take it up when it lay in her path, and to follow Him, not in ways... | |
 | Annie Edwards - 1859 - 332 psl.
...birth placed him among Cornish peasants, not among Cosmopolite Bohemians. It would be as well to do his duty in that state of life, to which it had pleased Providence to call him. He entered upon it, and did it well. Well, that is, if results prove anything;... | |
 | Lilian, Author of The chorister's rest - 1862 - 148 psl.
...present of future plans and prospects, and only placed strongly before him the necessity of cheerfully doing his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him. Thus the interview, unsatisfactory to both parties, ended, and Martha, as she met the boy coming out... | |
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Never indeed was any man more contented with doing his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him. 
