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Horace Dinsmore was, like his father, an upright, moral man, who paid an outward respect to the forms of religion, but cared nothing for the vital power of godliness...

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I have often noticed that spoiled, petted children, usually have very little love for their parents, or indeed for any one but themselves.

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'Oh, are you going to teach me how to shoot?'... 'Yes,' his father answered, smiling at the eager face. 'You will not be anxious, little wife?' turning to her with a tender loving look. 'No, my husband; surely I can trust him with you, his own wise, careful, loving father,' she answered with a confiding smile.

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How much credit do people deserve for refraining from doing what they feel no temptation to do?

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Holy and pure are the drops that fall,
When the young bride goes from her father's hall;
She goes unto love yet untried and new-
She parts from love which hath still been true.

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It is an easy thing to call names; any fool is equal to that... and the weapon of vituperation is generally used by those who lack brains for argument or are upon the wrong side.

Martha Finley

Martha Finley

Martha Finley

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Born: April 26, 1828

Died: January 30, 1909 (aged 80)

Bio: Martha Finley was a teacher and author of numerous works, the most well known being the 28 volume Elsie Dinsmore series which was published over a span of 38 years. The daughter of Presbyterian minister Dr.

Known for:

Elsie Dinsmore (1867)
Elsie's holidays at Roselands (1868)
Elsie's girlhood (1872)
Elsie's womanhood (1875)
Elsie's motherhood (1876)

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