A Book of Golden Deeds: Of All Times and All Lands |
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Alcestis arms army Arverni Attalus battle boat brave Brennus brother brought Buzançais Calais called Captain carried Carthaginians castle Ceuta Christian church command danger death Decius defend died Dragut dreadful Emperor enemy English entreated Eteocles faith father fearful fell fight fire France French French France friends Gauls gave Golden Deed Greek hand head heard heart honour hope horse Ivan Jean de Vienne King King of Hungary lady Lescure lived looked Lord Madame Madeleine master Monthyon mother Napier never night noble officer peasants peril poor poverty in France Prascovia priest Prince prisoners prize rest rock Roman Rome round seized self-devotion sent ship shouts sick sledge snow soldiers spirit suffering Tatars thought told took town troops Tzar Vercingetorix vessel village wall whole wife wild woman wounded young Zala
Popular passages
Page 102 - I see before me the gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand ; his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low ; And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower ; and now The arena swims around him ; he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hailed the wretch who won.
Page 92 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Page 14 - For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Page 438 - I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass...
Page 21 - The Three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the foes, And a great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose...
Page 22 - But meanwhile axe and lever Have manfully been plied; And now the bridge hangs tottering Above the boiling tide. 'Come back, come back, Horatius!
Page 23 - Was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank ; And when above the surges They saw his crest appear. All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry. And even the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer.
Page 15 - And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it.
Page 15 - Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me.
Page 450 - THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF THE BEST SONGS AND LYRICAL POEMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Selected and arranged, with Notes, by FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE.
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Book of Golden Deeds: Of All Times and All Lands Golden treasury series Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood |
| Author | Charlotte Mary Yonge |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, 1864 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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