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... brother in heaven . " But the suffering child , who could imagine no heaven brighter than the indulgence of his own young affections , sighed incessantly as death approached . Yet his convuls- ed brow resumed partial tranquillity , when ...
... brother in heaven . " But the suffering child , who could imagine no heaven brighter than the indulgence of his own young affections , sighed incessantly as death approached . Yet his convuls- ed brow resumed partial tranquillity , when ...
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... brothers . Its silence is eloquent on the uncertainty of the hopes of man - on the bitterness that tinges the brightest fountains of his joy . Such were the adversities to which the heart of Madam L - had been subjected . Her blossoms ...
... brothers . Its silence is eloquent on the uncertainty of the hopes of man - on the bitterness that tinges the brightest fountains of his joy . Such were the adversities to which the heart of Madam L - had been subjected . Her blossoms ...
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... brother , was her junior by six years , active , and of an affectionate disposition , with some mixture of African hu- mour . Both were attached to their mistress , like the vassals of feudal times , regarding her as " but a little ...
... brother , was her junior by six years , active , and of an affectionate disposition , with some mixture of African hu- mour . Both were attached to their mistress , like the vassals of feudal times , regarding her as " but a little ...
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... brother ; the former , in token of seni- ority occupying the post of honour , in front of a blazing fire ; the latter , with due decorum ensconced in a corner . The brow of the ebon damsel exhibited a more than usual cast of solemnity ...
... brother ; the former , in token of seni- ority occupying the post of honour , in front of a blazing fire ; the latter , with due decorum ensconced in a corner . The brow of the ebon damsel exhibited a more than usual cast of solemnity ...
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... brother hastily pro- ceeded to justify himself , on the ground of a mistake made in the volume , before the candle was lighted . Wishing however to divert attention from this view of the subject , he descanted upon the carelessness of ...
... brother hastily pro- ceeded to justify himself , on the ground of a mistake made in the volume , before the candle was lighted . Wishing however to divert attention from this view of the subject , he descanted upon the carelessness of ...
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Page 255 - ... THEY sin who tell us Love can die ; With life all other passions fly — All others are but vanity. In heaven ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vaults of hell ; Earthly these passions of the earth, They perish where they have their birth.
Page 15 - November chill blaws loud wi' angry sugh ; The short'ning winter-day is near a close ; The miry beasts retreating frae the pleugh ; The black'ning trains o' craws to their repose : The toil-worn Cotter frae his labour goes, This night his weekly moil is at an end, Collects his spades, his mattocks, and his hoes, Hoping the morn in ease and rest to spend, And weary, o'er the moor, his course does hameward bend. At length his lonely cot appears in view, Beneath the shelter of an aged tree ; Th' expectant...
Page 24 - Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dressed in living green; So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between.
Page 177 - For there is hope of a tree if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 234 - For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the gentiles, and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 153 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 274 - But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life.
Page 105 - Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest station ends in, " Here he lies," And " Dust to dust
Page 236 - YE that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways, draw near with faith, and take this Holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.