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... tion my sentiments towards my uncle and every member of his family ; therefore , why urge me to repeat what is offensive to you ? You are well aware , " he continued with a ve- hemence of manner which increased with every word he ...
... tion my sentiments towards my uncle and every member of his family ; therefore , why urge me to repeat what is offensive to you ? You are well aware , " he continued with a ve- hemence of manner which increased with every word he ...
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... tion ; still he did covet them , thus show- ing the importance they held in his estimation , though no selfish feeling mingled with his de- sire of possessing them . His income , though not large , was amply sufficient ; and , with at ...
... tion ; still he did covet them , thus show- ing the importance they held in his estimation , though no selfish feeling mingled with his de- sire of possessing them . His income , though not large , was amply sufficient ; and , with at ...
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... tion constantly attended them . But it was at Riversdale , the dear old Ab- bey , that lessons of far greater importance were engrafted upon their hearts . In their daily visits to the cottage of the elder Mrs. Ce- cil , they gained ...
... tion constantly attended them . But it was at Riversdale , the dear old Ab- bey , that lessons of far greater importance were engrafted upon their hearts . In their daily visits to the cottage of the elder Mrs. Ce- cil , they gained ...
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... tion , she was ready to sacrifice everything ; personal fatigue , certain inconvenience , weigh- ed not a moment , against her sense of the duty she owed them . No selfish consider- ations impeded the flow of her kindness , or checked ...
... tion , she was ready to sacrifice everything ; personal fatigue , certain inconvenience , weigh- ed not a moment , against her sense of the duty she owed them . No selfish consider- ations impeded the flow of her kindness , or checked ...
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... tion of beauty ; and beauty had by him , at one time , been worshipped and adored wherever he had found it enshrined ; but at this moment he acknowledged to himself , that he had never been so moved , as by the contemplation of the ...
... tion of beauty ; and beauty had by him , at one time , been worshipped and adored wherever he had found it enshrined ; but at this moment he acknowledged to himself , that he had never been so moved , as by the contemplation of the ...
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Page 207 - Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more ? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies?
Page 70 - Oh! when the heart is full — when bitter thoughts Come crowding thickly up for utterance, And the poor common words of courtesy Are such a very mockery — how much The bursting heart may pour itself in prayer!
Page 70 - He prayed for Israel; and his voice went up Strongly and fervently. He prayed for those Whose love had been his shield; and his deep tones Grew tremulous. But, oh! for Absalom — For his estranged, misguided Absalom — The proud, bright being, who had burst away, In all his princely beauty, to defy The heart that cherished him — for him he...
Page 267 - O Woman ! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!
Page 123 - In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
Page 131 - ... the nature of woman to hide from the world the pangs of wounded affection. The love of a delicate female is always shy and silent. Even when fortunate, she scarcely breathes it to herself ; but when otherwise, she buries it in the recesses of her bosom, and there lets it cower and brood among the ruins of her peace. With her the desire of the heart has failed.
Page 56 - Nothing can be more imposing than the magnificence of English park scenery. Vast lawns that extend like sheets of vivid green, with here and there clumps of gigantic trees heaping up rich piles of foliage. The solemn pomp of groves and woodland glades, with the deer trooping in silent herds across them, the hare bounding away to the covert or the pheasant suddenly bursting upon the wing.
Page 56 - ... natural meanderings or expand into a glassy lake; the sequestered pool, reflecting the quivering trees, with the yellow leaf sleeping on its bosom, and the trout roaming fearlessly about its limpid waters; while some rustic temple or sylvan statue, grown green and dank with age, gives an air of classic sanctity to the seclusion.
Page 220 - O ye saints of His : and give thanks unto Him for a remembrance of His holiness. For His wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and in His pleasure is life : heaviness may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Page 137 - ... we begin to live with nature ; we see the world withdrawn from us, the shades of night darken over the habitations of men, and we feel ourselves alone. It is an hour fitted, as it would seem, by Him who made us to still, but with gentle hand, the throb of every unruly passion, and the...