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... of Palestine ; and the lawless character of the time is indicated by the appropriation of the land of the poor brethren of the hospital ' Vestiges of Old London . ' of St. Katherine , and that belonging to the church ANCIENT LONDON . 23.
... of Palestine ; and the lawless character of the time is indicated by the appropriation of the land of the poor brethren of the hospital ' Vestiges of Old London . ' of St. Katherine , and that belonging to the church ANCIENT LONDON . 23.
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... poor pilgrim , and gave him a ring from his finger for alms . The ring was afterwards committed by St. John to the charge of certain pilgrims returning from Jerusalem , who were enjoined to restore it to the king , with a message ...
... poor pilgrim , and gave him a ring from his finger for alms . The ring was afterwards committed by St. John to the charge of certain pilgrims returning from Jerusalem , who were enjoined to restore it to the king , with a message ...
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... poor , foolish Greenlanders , in exchange for a few pipes , he saw nothing but mighty icebergs , which threatened to annihilate the ship altogether ! The doctor had no practice , even as a barber , much less as a physician . The smith ...
... poor , foolish Greenlanders , in exchange for a few pipes , he saw nothing but mighty icebergs , which threatened to annihilate the ship altogether ! The doctor had no practice , even as a barber , much less as a physician . The smith ...
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... poor sick woman was shown to Egede , who was apparently very suffering , had great difficulty in breathing , and was tormented by a terrible cough , which , combined with diseases of the chest and lungs , appeared to be the principal ...
... poor sick woman was shown to Egede , who was apparently very suffering , had great difficulty in breathing , and was tormented by a terrible cough , which , combined with diseases of the chest and lungs , appeared to be the principal ...
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... poor people , and their inability to understand me . " " May it please your reverence ! " exclaimed Aaron , in consider- able alarm , " I could never succeed in teaching a starling to talk , how then can you ? " " Be silent , Aaron ...
... poor people , and their inability to understand me . " " May it please your reverence ! " exclaimed Aaron , in consider- able alarm , " I could never succeed in teaching a starling to talk , how then can you ? " " Be silent , Aaron ...
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Page 450 - Father, thy hand Hath reared these venerable columns, thou Didst weave this verdant roof. Thou didst look down Upon the naked earth, and, forthwith, rose All these fair ranks of trees.
Page 322 - For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Page 451 - Report not. No fantastic carvings show The boast of our vain race to change the form Of thy fair works. But thou art here — thou fill'st The solitude. Thou art in the soft winds That run along the summit of these trees In music ; — thou art in the cooler breath That from the inmost darkness of the place Comes, scarcely felt ; the barky trunks, the ground, The fresh moist ground, are all instinct with thee.
Page 152 - If thou art worn and hard beset With sorrows that thou wouldst forget, If thou wouldst read a lesson, that will keep Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep, Go to the woods and hills ! — No tears Dim the sweet look that nature wears.
Page 404 - Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had; Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The sun sets, the shadow flies, The gourd consumes, and man — he dies!
Page 202 - ... bleating aloft, And knew the sweet strain that the corn-reapers sung. Then pledged we the wine-cup, and fondly I swore, From my home and my weeping friends never to part ; My little ones kissed me a thousand times o'er, And my wife sobbed aloud in her fulness of heart. Stay, stay with us, — rest, thou art weary and worn...
Page 202 - I flew to the pleasant fields traversed so oft In life's morning march, when my bosom was young ; I heard my own mountain-goats bleating aloft, And knew the sweet strain that the corn-reapers sung.
Page 203 - And thou, too, whosoe'er thou art, That readest this brief psalm, As one by one thy hopes depart, Be resolute and calm. O fear not in a world like this, And thou shalt know ere long, Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong.
Page 408 - I take my subjects' money, when I want it, without all this formality of parliament?" The bishop of Durham readily answered, "God forbid, Sir, but you should: you are the breath of our nostrils." Whereupon the King turned and said to the bishop of Winchester, "Well, my Lord, what say you?" "Sir," replied the bishop, "I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases.
Page 135 - Thanks to the human heart by which we live, Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears ; To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.