In it we have three incidents related, and all related for the same purpose, namely, to demonstrate that there was now no further need of such manifestations of the glory of Jesus as had already been given, and that all things were now ripe for the catastrophe.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
The peasantry have pride enough to resist this in the only way which is open to them; namely, by keeping their children from attending the schools.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Nothing daunted by this reverse, instead of raising the price of my tickets to seventy-five cents to meet this unfortunate turn in my finances, I found I must fall back upon the only sure guarantee of success, namely: patient perseverance.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard