“Precious Saviour! come in spirit, and lay Thy strong, gentle grasp of love on our dear boys and girls, and keep these our lambs from the fangs of the wolf.”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 50.

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American minister 1822–1909

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