Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 28W. Blackwood., 1830 - England |
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... thou hast a good cause thy object is virtuous - and the might of the Most High will not fail to strengthen the chosen instrument of his beneficent designs . Thou couldst not err while thus upheld- see only that thy soul fail not , nor ...
... thou hast a good cause thy object is virtuous - and the might of the Most High will not fail to strengthen the chosen instrument of his beneficent designs . Thou couldst not err while thus upheld- see only that thy soul fail not , nor ...
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... thou wilt not desert an honest youth and a true Chris- tian , who has gone forth among these perils in firm reliance on thy aid ! ' " Thus , agas , prayed the Armenian youth ; and from these words he re- ceived , as he affirmed , a ...
... thou wilt not desert an honest youth and a true Chris- tian , who has gone forth among these perils in firm reliance on thy aid ! ' " Thus , agas , prayed the Armenian youth ; and from these words he re- ceived , as he affirmed , a ...
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... thou hast fought the good fight , and thou- sands will bless thy name . ' " How long Gregoor remained in- sensible , or what may have occurred to him during his swoon , he never could tell . But , strange to say , agas , when he ...
... thou hast fought the good fight , and thou- sands will bless thy name . ' " How long Gregoor remained in- sensible , or what may have occurred to him during his swoon , he never could tell . But , strange to say , agas , when he ...
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... thou thy- self hast tasted . Remember thy af- flicted countrymen when thy voice has power , and fail not to let it rise in their behalf . And now , delay not farther - rise , and begone . ' The won- dering and still bewildered youth he ...
... thou thy- self hast tasted . Remember thy af- flicted countrymen when thy voice has power , and fail not to let it rise in their behalf . And now , delay not farther - rise , and begone . ' The won- dering and still bewildered youth he ...
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... thou art , thou hast tasted the mercy of the Omnipotent , who sends by the hands of his ser- vant the remedy which will heal thy bodily ailments - take heed that thy mind partake the cure - beware that thou turn not good to evil - a ...
... thou art , thou hast tasted the mercy of the Omnipotent , who sends by the hands of his ser- vant the remedy which will heal thy bodily ailments - take heed that thy mind partake the cure - beware that thou turn not good to evil - a ...
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Page 568 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
Page 587 - Live you ? or are you aught That man may question ? You seem to understand me, By each at once her choppy finger laying Upon her skinny lips. — You should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so.
Page 339 - Accordingly we find, that, in every kingdom, into which money begins to flow in greater abundance than formerly, everything takes a new face : labour and industry gain life ; the merchant becomes more enterprising, the manufacturer more diligent and skilful, and even the farmer follows his plough with greater alacrity and attention.
Page 234 - Others apart sat on a hill retired, In thoughts more elevate, and reasoned high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate, Fixed fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute, And found no end, in wandering mazes lost...
Page 101 - Through the animal and vegetable kingdoms Nature has scattered the seeds of life abroad with the most profuse and liberal hand; but has been comparatively sparing in the room and the nourishment necessary to rear them.
Page 89 - Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air; and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
Page 611 - Was the miller's lovely daughter, Fairest of them all. For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he, On the banks of Allan Water, None so gay as she.
Page 49 - Or Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key, With bated breath and whispering humbleness, Say this; 'Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last; You spurn'd me such a day; another time You call'd me dog; and for these courtesies I'll lend you thus much moneys'?
Page 410 - Their rising all at once was as the sound Of thunder heard remote. Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone, and as a God Extol him equal to the Highest in Heaven.
Page 378 - BEHAVE YOURSEL' BEFORE FOLK Behave yoursel' before folk ! Behave yoursel' before folk ! And dinna be sae rude to me As kiss me sae before folk ! It wadna gie me meikle pain, Gin we were seen and heard by nane, To tak' a kiss, or grant you ane ; But gudesake ! no before folk. Behave yoursel' before folk ! Behave yoursel' before folk ! Whate'er you do when out o' view, Be cautious aye before folk.