Littell's Living Age, Volume 75Living Age Company Incorporated, 1862 - American periodicals |
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... Hilary , were absolutely unpayable out of his godfather's allowance . They were not large ; or would not have seemed so to rich people ; and they were for no more blamable luxuries than horse - hire , and a dinner or two to friends out ...
... Hilary , were absolutely unpayable out of his godfather's allowance . They were not large ; or would not have seemed so to rich people ; and they were for no more blamable luxuries than horse - hire , and a dinner or two to friends out ...
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... Hilary , " said Johanna , pointing to the opening door ; but it was too late . Elizabeth , coming suddenly in , or else the ladies had been so engrossed with their conversation , that they had not noticed her , -had evidently heard ...
... Hilary , " said Johanna , pointing to the opening door ; but it was too late . Elizabeth , coming suddenly in , or else the ladies had been so engrossed with their conversation , that they had not noticed her , -had evidently heard ...
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... Hilary , whose sole experience of man- kind had been the scarcely remembered fa- ther , the too - well - remembered brother , and the anxiously watched nephew , thanked God that there seemed to be one man in the world " I wonder ...
... Hilary , whose sole experience of man- kind had been the scarcely remembered fa- ther , the too - well - remembered brother , and the anxiously watched nephew , thanked God that there seemed to be one man in the world " I wonder ...
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... Hilary was young and strong . Johanna called to mind the days when she too had felt that rest was only another name for dulness ; and when the most difficult thing possible to her was what seemed now so easy to sit down and endure ...
... Hilary was young and strong . Johanna called to mind the days when she too had felt that rest was only another name for dulness ; and when the most difficult thing possible to her was what seemed now so easy to sit down and endure ...
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... Hilary preferred paving the way quietly ; before startling her with the sudden intelligence of their contemplated ... Hilary's doctrines , that no human being is good for much un- less he or she has what is called " a will of one's own ...
... Hilary preferred paving the way quietly ; before startling her with the sudden intelligence of their contemplated ... Hilary's doctrines , that no human being is good for much un- less he or she has what is called " a will of one's own ...
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Page 202 - The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty fallen ! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Page 84 - And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening : knowing that your Master also is in heaven ; neither is there respect of persons with Him.
Page 310 - The parent storms, the child looks on, catches the lineaments of wrath, puts on the same airs in the circle of smaller slaves, gives a loose to the worst of passions, and thus nursed, educated, and daily exercised in tyranny, cannot but be stamped by it with odious peculiarities.
Page 295 - It is the little rift within the lute, That by and by will make the music mute, And ever widening slowly silence all.
Page 84 - Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
Page 237 - For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be ; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales ; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew From the nations...
Page 128 - O unexpected stroke, worse than of death ! Must I thus leave thee, Paradise? thus leave Thee, native soil, these happy walks and shades, Fit haunt of gods? where I had hope to spend, Quiet though sad, the respite of that day That must be mortal to us both.
Page 431 - Will you be ready with all faithful diligence to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's word...
Page 450 - When all the world is young, lad, And all the trees are green; And every goose a swan, lad, And every lass a queen; Then hey for boot and horse, lad, And round the world away; Young blood must have its course lad, And every dog his day. When all the world is old, lad, And all the trees are brown; And all the sport is stale, lad, And all the wheels run down; Creep home, and take your place there, The spent and maimed among; God grant you find one face there, You loved when all was young.
Page 84 - Christ ; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers ; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart ; with good will doing service as to the Lord, and not to men : knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.