Preface, p. iii; Ch. XIV: "Work and Play", § I, p. 447.
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Much of my experience of life has cost me a great price and I wish to use it for strengthening and comforting other souls.
— Elizabeth Prentiss
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About Elizabeth Prentiss
Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (26 October 1818 – 13 August 1878) was an author, well known for her hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ" and the didactic story Stepping Heavenward (1869).
About Elizabeth Prentiss
Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (26 October 1818 – 13 August 1878) was an author, well known for her hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ" and the didactic story Stepping Heavenward (1869).
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