The Pardoner's WalletHoughton, Mifflin, 1905 - 287 pages |
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Page 33
... of civilization becomes , for the initiated , the re- hearsal of the intensely interesting drama of the nursery and the schoolroom . It lacks the delicacy of the finished performance , but it presents the ar- UNSEASONABLE VIRTUES 33.
... of civilization becomes , for the initiated , the re- hearsal of the intensely interesting drama of the nursery and the schoolroom . It lacks the delicacy of the finished performance , but it presents the ar- UNSEASONABLE VIRTUES 33.
Page 75
... , gifts of those who differ from them even slightly . There is , of course , enough of the old Adam remaining to make their judgments on one another interesting reading . It is pleasant to see brethren dwelling together OUR PREJUDICES 75.
... , gifts of those who differ from them even slightly . There is , of course , enough of the old Adam remaining to make their judgments on one another interesting reading . It is pleasant to see brethren dwelling together OUR PREJUDICES 75.
Page 89
... interesting . If their attention wanders , she is held responsible . The teacher must stay after hours and plan new strategic moves . She must ' by indirections find directions out , ' — while the pupil is resisting one form of ...
... interesting . If their attention wanders , she is held responsible . The teacher must stay after hours and plan new strategic moves . She must ' by indirections find directions out , ' — while the pupil is resisting one form of ...
Page 94
... interesting . If the youthful mind is to be induced to love Nature , Nature must do her prettiest for the youthful mind . Otherwise it will be found that the mental vacuum abhors Nature . " If there is to be a revival of Logic , it must ...
... interesting . If the youthful mind is to be induced to love Nature , Nature must do her prettiest for the youthful mind . Otherwise it will be found that the mental vacuum abhors Nature . " If there is to be a revival of Logic , it must ...
Page 95
... interesting as any- thing else . All you have to do is to make people think that it is something else . " At the time Scholasticus only sniffed scornfully at my suggestion ; but not many days had passed before I began to notice a change ...
... interesting as any- thing else . All you have to do is to make people think that it is something else . " At the time Scholasticus only sniffed scornfully at my suggestion ; but not many days had passed before I began to notice a change ...
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Popular passages
Page 131 - And speckled Vanity Will sicken soon and die, And leprous Sin will melt from earthly mould ; And Hell itself will pass away, And leave her dolorous mansions to the peering day.
Page 166 - The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble.
Page 57 - When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
Page 279 - The lion would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong guard Of her chaste person, and a faithful mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard; Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward; And, when she waked, he waited diligent...
Page 138 - I have felt with my native land, I am one with my kind, I embrace the purpose of God, and the doom assign'd.
Page 137 - Why do they prate of the blessings of Peace? we have made them a curse, Pickpockets, each hand lusting for all that is not its own; And lust of gain, in the spirit of Cain, is it better or worse Than the heart of the citizen hissing in war on his own hearthstone?
Page 250 - I sat down by the wayside of life, like a man under enchantment, and a shrubbery sprung up around me, and the bushes grew to be saplings, and the saplings became trees, until no exit appeared possible, through the entangling depths of my obscurity.
Page 174 - Nature, they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote : For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, And choosing sweet clay from the breast Of the unexhausted West, With stuff untainted shaped a hero new, Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true.
Page 175 - They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand; the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms. Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide.
Page 123 - And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable ; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.