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“Oh, dear sir!” said the landlady, “the natural day-spring rises in the east, but the spiritual dayspring may rise in the north, for what we blinded mortals ken.”
Old Mortality 2004
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Through the tender mercie of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited vs, thereby to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was announced by the prophets, who from the fruit of David's body was Emmanuel, "the messenger of great counsel of the Father;" [3582] through whom God caused the day-spring and the
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001
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He is both a sun, and morning star, and day-spring.
The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968
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As the day-spring unbounded thy splendors shall flow,
The Southern Harmony 1809-1875 1966
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It is therefore an effect of infinite mercy, that the day has dawned on us, poor Gentiles, and that the "day-spring from on high hath visited us."
Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ 1616-1683 1965
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"Light and gladness are sown for the upright in: heart," will yet verify His promise in the day-spring of the light of His countenance, if any measure of integrity remain within.
A Brief Memoir with Portions of the Diary, Letters, and Other Remains, of Eliza Southall, Late of Birmingham, England Eliza Southall
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The day-spring from on high has visited us; the country has been called back, to conscience and to duty.
Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Various
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I look back, at this moment, to the period of my life I am describing, as prosperous men recall the day-spring of their fortunes.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 361, Supplementary Issue (1829) Various
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Even the sad pieces, such as the "Lost Bower," end generally with a gleam of light, not from a mere meteor of passion or sentiment, but from a day-spring of Christian hope.
A Brief Memoir with Portions of the Diary, Letters, and Other Remains, of Eliza Southall, Late of Birmingham, England Eliza Southall
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