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Quote from "The Jewish Girl" (1855)

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"I cannot bear to see those burning eyes, that sincere yearning thirst of the soul, so to speak, after the words of the Gospel," he said.

Then her father burst into tears. "I know very little myself of our own faith," he replied, "but her mother was a daughter of Israel, strong and steadfast in her faith, and on her deathbed I promised her that our child should never receive Christian baptism. That promise I must keep, for to me it is like a pact with God."

Source: Jean Hersholt's translation of "The Jewish Girl"

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Registered motifs in this quote:

1. Faith
2. Oath
3. Religion

Keywords: Judaism, Christianity, school, teacher, girl, father, soul, longing, oath

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