The Covenant: A Quarterly Periodical Devoted to the Cause of Odd-Fellowship1844 |
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... nature's gloomy hour with her peculiar beauty ; yet , is there no polished ray that glances from her majestic brow , that is not the golden reflex of the God of day . As in the natural , so in the moral universe . In the power , and in ...
... nature's gloomy hour with her peculiar beauty ; yet , is there no polished ray that glances from her majestic brow , that is not the golden reflex of the God of day . As in the natural , so in the moral universe . In the power , and in ...
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... nature and grace . Great nature hath never yet opened to man her vast store- house of internal wisdom , while nature's God makes mystery his very dwelling place . And until man becomes wise and good enough , eagle- like to gaze upon the ...
... nature and grace . Great nature hath never yet opened to man her vast store- house of internal wisdom , while nature's God makes mystery his very dwelling place . And until man becomes wise and good enough , eagle- like to gaze upon the ...
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... nature ; sire against son , and son opposed to sire , arrayed in hostile panoply ; what of Love ? what of Friendship ? what of Truth ? he understands you not . His delight , like the laugh of the whirlwind or the shrill scream of the ...
... nature ; sire against son , and son opposed to sire , arrayed in hostile panoply ; what of Love ? what of Friendship ? what of Truth ? he understands you not . His delight , like the laugh of the whirlwind or the shrill scream of the ...
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... nature's God for blessings upon Odd - Fellowship . One such prayer to heaven is better than a thousand benefactions from man . It lays hold of the throne of Deity ; it apprehends Jehovah himself ; it applies the promise of the Father ...
... nature's God for blessings upon Odd - Fellowship . One such prayer to heaven is better than a thousand benefactions from man . It lays hold of the throne of Deity ; it apprehends Jehovah himself ; it applies the promise of the Father ...
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... nature . When any of my inti- mate friends came to condole with me on my calamity , they would some- times seat themselves on the side of my couch ; and I often twitched away my stump , thinking my leg reclined on the place where they ...
... nature . When any of my inti- mate friends came to condole with me on my calamity , they would some- times seat themselves on the side of my couch ; and I often twitched away my stump , thinking my leg reclined on the place where they ...
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Page 204 - Israel, Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour...
Page 362 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Page 114 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Page 19 - For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
Page 186 - As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Page 57 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Page 494 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Page 204 - I had laid down my hat and staff. The children were half out of their wits with joy. So I pushed aside their scissors, and said, 'Do you not see, children, that it is harder to bear a great joy with composure than a great evil? I have often admired your cheerfulness when we were in the greatest want, and knew not where we were to find food for the next day. But now the first smile of fortune puts you beside yourselves. To punish you, I shall not open the letter nor the packet of money until after...
Page 511 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Page 219 - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.