January 2.

A sacred burden is this life ye bear;
Look on it, lift it, bear it solemnly;
Stand up, and walk beneath it steadfastly;
Fail not for sorrow, falter not for sin,

But onward, upward, till the goal ye win.

Letters of FRANCES M. Kemble.

Wives ought to wish their husbands to be preserved in the sugar of devotion; for a man without devotion is a kind of animal, severe, harsh, and rough.

S. FRANCIS DE SALES.

Blessed are they that have not seen,
And yet whose faith hath constant been,
In Life Eternal they shall reign. Latin Hymn.
January 4.

For every ill beneath the sun

There is some remedy, or none :
Should there be one, strive to find it ;
If not, submit, and never mind it.

In all love, joy, sorrow, hope, or disappointment, my heart turned naturally there, and found its refuge and best friend. CHARLES DICKENS.

A better triumph ends thy strife,

Heaven's bridal raiment white and clean,

The Victor's crown, a fadeless life.

The Changed Cross, &c.

January 4.

Quietness without, guilelessness within.

The Bread of Life is Love,

The Salt of Life is Work,

The Sweetness of Life, Poesy,

The Water of Life, Faith.

DR. NEWMAN.

MRS. JAMESON.

True love believes anything, and bears everything,

and trusts everything.

CHARLES DICKENS.

Gone to the resting-place of man,

The Everlasting Home,

Where ages past have gone before,

Where future ages come.

January 6.

LOGAN.

An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions; he is neither hot nor timid.

CHESTERFIELD.

E'en in the happiest choice, where favouring Heaven Has equal love, and easy fortune given,

Think not, the husband gained, that all is done,

The prize of happiness must still be won.

LORD LYTTelton.

'Tis the great birthright of man to die ;
Blessed be the bark that wafts us to the shore
Where death-divided friends shall part no more.

THOMSON.

January 6.