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... knew had an interest for his mother ; he told her how , after the morning's exercise he had spent the whole afternoon with a sick comrade , " a poor devil , who , because he had the misfortune to have a gloomy disposition , none of the ...
... knew had an interest for his mother ; he told her how , after the morning's exercise he had spent the whole afternoon with a sick comrade , " a poor devil , who , because he had the misfortune to have a gloomy disposition , none of the ...
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... knew Berthe's timorous nature , had already by a pressure of the hand , and a meaning look , dispersed her terrors , so that calm was soon re- stored , or rather the emotions took another turn , the girls hung round the brother ...
... knew Berthe's timorous nature , had already by a pressure of the hand , and a meaning look , dispersed her terrors , so that calm was soon re- stored , or rather the emotions took another turn , the girls hung round the brother ...
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... knew that in such a woman she would meet more of confidence and companionship than in almost any woman of her own age , for Marion's character was one that could find but little affinity in the tastes and ideas that belong to the ...
... knew that in such a woman she would meet more of confidence and companionship than in almost any woman of her own age , for Marion's character was one that could find but little affinity in the tastes and ideas that belong to the ...
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... knew by the sickening chill of disappointment that crept over her when it was past . At last the letter came ; long , interesting very very kind ; he spoke of her , of himself , of the child ; he told her how he missed her , what a ...
... knew by the sickening chill of disappointment that crept over her when it was past . At last the letter came ; long , interesting very very kind ; he spoke of her , of himself , of the child ; he told her how he missed her , what a ...
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... knew loved and appreciated her : a cessation from the fatigue , the hardships , the vexations that were inevitable in her present position : an increased income , full liberty , an abundance of time at her own disposal , all the means ...
... knew loved and appreciated her : a cessation from the fatigue , the hardships , the vexations that were inevitable in her present position : an increased income , full liberty , an abundance of time at her own disposal , all the means ...
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Page 52 - Be near me when my light is low, When the blood creeps, and the nerves prick And tingle ; and the heart is sick, And all the wheels of Being slow.
Page 251 - O'er all there hung a shadow and a fear ; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is Haunted!
Page 52 - Be near me when the sensuous frame Is rack'd with pangs that conquer trust; And Time, a maniac scattering dust, And Life, a Fury slinging flame. Be near me when my faith is dry, And men the flies of latter spring, That lay their eggs, and sting and sing And weave their petty cells and die. Be near me when I fade away, To point the term of human strife, And on the low dark verge of life The twilight of eternal day.
Page 42 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Page 180 - I withheld not my heart from any joy. ...Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit from them under the sun.
Page 70 - And fresh from the clear brook ; sweetly they slept On the blue fields of heaven, and then there crept A little noiseless noise among the leaves, Born of the very sigh that silence heaves : For not the faintest motion could be -seen Of all the shades that slanted o'er the green.
Page 1 - Not for idle contemplation of thyself, not for brooding over devout sensations; — no, for action art thou here; thine action, and thine action alone...
Page 30 - I am now thoroughly convinced that the human will is free, and that to be happy is not the purpose of our being, — but to deserve happiness.
Page 180 - ... he was great and increased more than all that were before him in Jerusalem. Then he looked on all his works that his hands had wrought, and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 29 - Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith; and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of heaven.