The Countess and Gertrude; Or, Modes of Discipline, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1811 |
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Page 67 - Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf ; And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have ; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not.
Page 231 - And, sure, he is an honourable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause; What cause withholds you then to mourn for him ? O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason!
Page 242 - But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death ; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 14 - The kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed...
Page 309 - ... how vain, how voluntary is half the misery we extract from the future ; how often, how very often, the thunder-storm takes the course of the river, and is out of sight ! at the moment which we had assigned as that of our most awful expectations ! Mr. Carr, in the course of this day, made his visit of welcome ; and Gertrude felt grateful to him for his endeavor to draw in Lady...
Page 357 - THE world, unfortunately for its inhabitants, is always on the move, and, when we are best contented with its position, not all our entreaties will prevail on it to stand still and be quiet. VOL. II. B Rosalind felt a sincere esteem for Mrs.
Page 389 - We join in our merry friend Harry Classic's aversion to those rough manners which, as he says, seem let loose on the world...
Page 254 - If I had a sister, I should like her to be just such a girl as you, Gatty...