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. Rural Repository - Page 1911848Full view - About this book
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every...his fame, and exult in his prosperity : — and, if misfortune overtake him, he will be the dearer to her from misfortune ; and if disgrace settle upon... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every...his fame, and exult in his prosperity : — and, if adversity overtake him, he will be the dearer to her by misfortune; and if disgrace settle upon his... | |
| John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every...his fame, and exult in his prosperity : — and, if adversity overtake him, he will be the dearer to her by misfortune ; and, if disgrace settle upon his... | |
| 1823 - 426 pages
...chilled by selfishness nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratiude. She will sacrifice every comfort to his convenience;...in his fame, and exult in his prosperity; and, if diversity overtakes him, he will be dearer to her by misfortune; and if disgrace settle upon his name,... | |
| Cabinet - Literature - 1824 - 440 pages
...heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every...his fame, and exult in his prosperity : — and, if misfortune overtake him, he will be the dearer to her from misfortune ; and if disgrace settle upon... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every...his fame, and exult in his prosperity: — and, if misfortune overtake him, he will be the dearer to her from misfortune ; and if disgrace settle upon... | |
| 1837 - 634 pages
...heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every...enjoyment ; she will glory in his fame, and exult in his prosperrty ; and, if misfortune overtake him, he will be the dearer to her from misfortune ; and if... | |
| New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 404 pages
...lieart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every...his fame, and exult in his prosperity : — and, if adversity overtake him, he will be the dearer to her by misfortune ; and if disgrace settle upon his... | |
| New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 408 pages
...heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every...his fame, and exult in his prosperity : — and, if adversity overtake him, he will be the dearer to her by misfortune ; and if disgrace settle upon his... | |
| New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 412 pages
...heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She will sacrifice every...his fame, and exult in his prosperity : — and, if adversity overtake him, he will be the dearer to her by misfortune ; and if disgrace settle upon his... | |
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