Rural Repository, Volumes 24-25W. B. Stoddard, 1848 |
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... hear her . I should like to hear a lady who sings almost as well as Lady D —————— ; and as they are resting on their oars , our rowers may easily overtake them . ” " Not for the world , " exclaimed Lady D- ; " pray let us turn about ...
... hear her . I should like to hear a lady who sings almost as well as Lady D —————— ; and as they are resting on their oars , our rowers may easily overtake them . ” " Not for the world , " exclaimed Lady D- ; " pray let us turn about ...
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... hear- ers , said , with emphasis- " The fact is , brethren , one woman can draw a man farther from the kingdom of Heaven than five yoke of oxen ! " CLERGYMAN AND JOCKEY . in different parts of the country , was not long since A ...
... hear- ers , said , with emphasis- " The fact is , brethren , one woman can draw a man farther from the kingdom of Heaven than five yoke of oxen ! " CLERGYMAN AND JOCKEY . in different parts of the country , was not long since A ...
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... hear thy voice , And catch thy spirit - tones so dear , " Twould make this aching heart rejoice , " Twould chase away this scalding tear . No boon remains to make amends For blessings that expired with thee ; -- Youth's sunny dreams ...
... hear thy voice , And catch thy spirit - tones so dear , " Twould make this aching heart rejoice , " Twould chase away this scalding tear . No boon remains to make amends For blessings that expired with thee ; -- Youth's sunny dreams ...
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... hear it till your ladyship does , in order to avoid the trouble of telling it twice . " 46 prevail on himself to disclose the supposed frailty of his sister to his rigidly virtuous wife . Nor in . deed did I wish he should . And thus ...
... hear it till your ladyship does , in order to avoid the trouble of telling it twice . " 46 prevail on himself to disclose the supposed frailty of his sister to his rigidly virtuous wife . Nor in . deed did I wish he should . And thus ...
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... hear of any great men as the result of such unions , but entirely the contrary . was noted for all the virtues which adorned hu- " which ever burneth Which came from Heaven , to Heaven returneth . " be waste of breath to assert . The ...
... hear of any great men as the result of such unions , but entirely the contrary . was noted for all the virtues which adorned hu- " which ever burneth Which came from Heaven , to Heaven returneth . " be waste of breath to assert . The ...
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Page 171 - The path of sorrow, and that path alone, Leads to the land where sorrow is unknown ; No traveller ever reach'd that blest abode, Who found not thorns and briers in his road.
Page 6 - For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it ? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it ? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Page 191 - There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy. Who that has languished, even in advanced life, in sickness and despondency; who that has pined on a weary bed in the neglect and loneliness of a foreign land; but has thought on the mother "that looked on his childhood," that smoothed his pillow, and administered to his helplessness?
Page 71 - Catiline, to remark that his walk was now quick, and again slow, as an indication of a mind revolving something with violent commotion. Thus the story of Melancthon affords a striking lecture on the value of time, by informing us, that when he made an appointment, he expected not only the hour, but the minute to be fixed, that the day might not run out in the idleness of suspense : and...
Page 189 - My success all turned on one maxim. I said, I can do what another man can, and so I am a match for the man with the patterns, and for all the rest of them! Another advantage I had. I was an off-hand man. I made a bargain at once. When I was settled in London the East India Company had 800,000 Ibs.
Page 182 - His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of Nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter, take in their turns possession of the mind.
Page 189 - I could speak nothing but German. On the Thursday I started ; the nearer I got to England the cheaper goods were. As soon as I got to Manchester I laid out all my money, things were so cheap; and I made good profit. I soon found that there were three profits — the raw material, the dyeing, and the manufacturing.
Page 127 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Page 79 - Her rest is broken, the sweet refreshment of sleep is poisoned by melancholy dreams, dry sorrow drinks her blood, until her enfeebled frame sinks under the slightest external injury. Look for her after a little while, and you find friendship weeping over her untimely grave, and wondering that one who but lately glowed with all the radiance of health and beauty, should so speedily be brought down to darkness and the worm.
Page 191 - Oh! there is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude.