 They say nay in a word, but they do so in deed ; for to the one they will gladly give a stipend of two hundred crowns by the year, and loth to offer to the other two hundred shillings. God that sitteth in heaven laugheth their choice to scorn, and rewardeth...  Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction - Page livby Michigan. Department of Public Instruction - 1893Full view - About this book
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