Latter Struggles in the Journey of Life: Or, The Afternoon of My Days: ... the Real Life of a Country Bookseller: ...J. Colston, 1833 - 408 pages |
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... took place in 1816 , -MY NAME then , STOOD HIGH IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD - it might appear , that , however unfortunate I have been since , I have done nothing to forfeit it - and that , in other matters in which I have been engaged , MY ...
... took place in 1816 , -MY NAME then , STOOD HIGH IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD - it might appear , that , however unfortunate I have been since , I have done nothing to forfeit it - and that , in other matters in which I have been engaged , MY ...
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... took place . To obviate this ob . jection as much as possible , upon finding that a progressive account of these sales became a necessary characteristic in the composition of my volume , although they might not be equally interesting to ...
... took place . To obviate this ob . jection as much as possible , upon finding that a progressive account of these sales became a necessary characteristic in the composition of my volume , although they might not be equally interesting to ...
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... took occasion to request of her , to take his " word for it , ' tis skill leads to for- tune , " and , that he did avail himself of that skill , even be- fore his genius had been acknowledged by competent judges , or his works had made ...
... took occasion to request of her , to take his " word for it , ' tis skill leads to for- tune , " and , that he did avail himself of that skill , even be- fore his genius had been acknowledged by competent judges , or his works had made ...
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... took place in his pecuniary affairs in the beginning of 1826 , that all the good luck he experienced in the circumstances of his birth , and all the skill he had displayed in improving these cireumstances , were not suffi cient to ...
... took place in his pecuniary affairs in the beginning of 1826 , that all the good luck he experienced in the circumstances of his birth , and all the skill he had displayed in improving these cireumstances , were not suffi cient to ...
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... took place . - Reminiscences of some old acquaintances in the book trade . - Adventure at Carlisle . - Reflection at Longtown . When , and where , my first wholesale sale to the trade took place . Hanging feast . - Allusion to a ...
... took place . - Reminiscences of some old acquaintances in the book trade . - Adventure at Carlisle . - Reflection at Longtown . When , and where , my first wholesale sale to the trade took place . Hanging feast . - Allusion to a ...
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Page 23 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Page 335 - Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
Page 27 - The man who consecrates his hours By vigorous effort, and an honest aim, At once he draws the sting of life and death : He walks with nature ; and her paths are peace.
Page 26 - In starving solitude; while Luxury, In palaces, lay straining her low thought, To form unreal wants: why heaven-born Truth, And Moderation fair, wore the red marks Of Superstition's scourge : why licens'd Pain, That cruel spoiler, that embosom'd foe, Imbitter'd all our bliss.
Page 26 - He, who through vast immensity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compose one universe, Observe how system into system runs, What other planets circle other suns, What varied being peoples every star, May tell why Heaven has made us as we are.
Page 96 - I know but one way of fortifying my soul against these gloomy presages and terrors of mind, and that is, by securing to myself the friendship and protection of that Being who disposes of events, and governs futurity. He sees at one view, the whole thread of my existence ; not only that part of it which I have already passed through, but that which runs forward into all the depths of eternity.
Page 122 - Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescribed, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Page 82 - Let Vanity adorn the marble tomb With trophies, rhymes, and scutcheons of renown, In the deep dungeon of some gothic dome, Where night and desolation ever frown. Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down; Where a green grassy turf is all I crave, With here and there a violet bestrown, Fast by a brook, or fountain's murmuring wave; And many an evening sun shine sweetly on my grave.
Page 96 - I recommend myself to his care ; when I awake, I give myself up to his direction. Amidst all the evils that threaten me, I will look up to him for help, and question not but he will either avert them, or turn them to my advantage. Though I know neither the time nor the manner of the death I am to die, I am not at all solicitous about it ; because I am sure that he knows them both, and that he will not fail to comfort and support me under them.
Page 19 - ... a privateer, I should have been entitled to clothing and maintenance during the rest of my life : but that was not my chance ; one man is born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and another with a wooden ladle. However, blessed be God, I enjoy good health ; and have no enemy in this world, that I know of, but the French, and the justice of peace.