Cathedral Stones, and Other DiscoursesPriv. Print., Country Life Press, 1917 - 255 pages |
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... tell us , almost every step in the suc- cessive development of what is known as the Old English Style . What is more to our purpose , Hereford reminds us of the turbulent and war- like conditions of the age . The old Saxon ruler , Offa ...
... tell us , almost every step in the suc- cessive development of what is known as the Old English Style . What is more to our purpose , Hereford reminds us of the turbulent and war- like conditions of the age . The old Saxon ruler , Offa ...
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... tell , but we are certainly dealing with a vast stretch of time . What better expression in visible form could we have of the perpetuity of the Church ? What a fulfilment of Christ's words : " On this rock I will build my Church and the ...
... tell , but we are certainly dealing with a vast stretch of time . What better expression in visible form could we have of the perpetuity of the Church ? What a fulfilment of Christ's words : " On this rock I will build my Church and the ...
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... tell Simon . Simon is so near you , so dear to you , such a large part of your life . If you read a good book , you lend it to him ; if you see a good play , you tell him about it ; if you get new light on any subject , you talk it over ...
... tell Simon . Simon is so near you , so dear to you , such a large part of your life . If you read a good book , you lend it to him ; if you see a good play , you tell him about it ; if you get new light on any subject , you talk it over ...
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... tell of the great Square of Milan filled with the populace shouting " Let Ambrose be Bishop ! " and of the memorable acts of St. Ambrose . Back of all , under all , are the prayers and counsels of that young girl . Andrew had only to ...
... tell of the great Square of Milan filled with the populace shouting " Let Ambrose be Bishop ! " and of the memorable acts of St. Ambrose . Back of all , under all , are the prayers and counsels of that young girl . Andrew had only to ...
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... tell it abroad . A real conversion opens a new world . It rolls from the conscience a load of guilt ; it calms the ravings of remorse ; it excites the purest affections ; it cleanses the life ; it washes out all stains ; it overcomes ...
... tell it abroad . A real conversion opens a new world . It rolls from the conscience a load of guilt ; it calms the ravings of remorse ; it excites the purest affections ; it cleanses the life ; it washes out all stains ; it overcomes ...
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Page 61 - I heard the voice of Jesus say, " I am this dark world's Light ; Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright." I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my Star, my Sun ; And in that Light of life I'll walk Till travelling days are done ! H.
Page 156 - By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season...
Page 254 - Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the affinity of their sound.
Page 254 - ... sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression ; sometimes it lurketh under an odd similitude ; sometimes it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, in cunningly diverting or cleverly retorting an objection ; sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme of speech, in a tart irony, in a lusty hyperbole, in a startling metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense...
Page 89 - Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report ; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Page 246 - There is an acre sown with royal seed, the copy of the greatest change, from rich to naked, from ceiled roofs to arched coffins, from living like gods to die like men.
Page 255 - ... an objection : sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme of speech, in a tart irony, in a lusty hyperbole, in a startling metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense : sometimes a scenical representation of persons or things, a counterfeit speech, a...
Page 254 - Tis that which we all see and know.' Any one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance than I can inform him by description, It is, indeed, a thing so versatile and multiform, appearing in so many shapes, so many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, thnn to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air.
Page 138 - Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits : Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities ; Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness ; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, making thee young and lusty as an eagle.
Page 90 - Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me : and lead me in the way everlasting.