St. ElmoCameron & Ferguson, 1885 - 380 pages |
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Page 71
... Gordon Leigh , a lawyer in the town , and a gentleman of wealth and high social position . Although quite young , he gave promise of eminence in his profession , and was a great favourite of the minister , who pronounced him the most ...
... Gordon Leigh , a lawyer in the town , and a gentleman of wealth and high social position . Although quite young , he gave promise of eminence in his profession , and was a great favourite of the minister , who pronounced him the most ...
Page 73
... Gordon . I am very glad to see you . How is Clara ? " " Quite well , thank you , and entirely absorbed in pre- parations for her party , as you will infer from this note , which she charged me to deliver in person , and for which I here ...
... Gordon . I am very glad to see you . How is Clara ? " " Quite well , thank you , and entirely absorbed in pre- parations for her party , as you will infer from this note , which she charged me to deliver in person , and for which I here ...
Page 74
... Gordon ? May I ask how old you are ? " " Twenty - five - I grieve to say ! You need not tell me- 99 The conversation was interrupted by the ringing of the breakfast bell , and soon after , Mr Leigh took his departure . Edna felt puzzled ...
... Gordon ? May I ask how old you are ? " " Twenty - five - I grieve to say ! You need not tell me- 99 The conversation was interrupted by the ringing of the breakfast bell , and soon after , Mr Leigh took his departure . Edna felt puzzled ...
Page 76
... Gordon Leigh was the handsomest man in the room , no acute observer could look at the two and fail to discover that the blacksmith's grand - daughter was far superior to the petted brother of the aristocratic Mrs Inge . He was so much ...
... Gordon Leigh was the handsomest man in the room , no acute observer could look at the two and fail to discover that the blacksmith's grand - daughter was far superior to the petted brother of the aristocratic Mrs Inge . He was so much ...
Page 77
... Gordon seems to admire her very much , " said Mrs Murray . Mr Hammond sighed , and a shadow crept over his placid features , as he answered : " Do you wonder at it , Ellen ? Can any one know the child well , and fail to admire and love ...
... Gordon seems to admire her very much , " said Mrs Murray . Mr Hammond sighed , and a shadow crept over his placid features , as he answered : " Do you wonder at it , Ellen ? Can any one know the child well , and fail to admire and love ...
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Page 351 - THE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord...
Page 284 - For God is but a great will pervading all things by nature of its intentness. Man doth not yield himself to the angels, nor unto death utterly, save only through the weakness of his feeble will.
Page 170 - More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice Rise like a fountain for me night and day. For what are men better than sheep or goats That nourish a blind life within the brain, If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer Both for themselves and those who call them friend? For so the whole round earth is every way Bound by gold chains about the feet of God.
Page 120 - I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the May. There's many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There's Margaret and Mary, there's Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o
Page 351 - And be thou a faithful dispenser of the word of God, and of his holy sacraments; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Page 14 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Page 324 - ... daily farther from the east Must travel, still is Nature's Priest, And by the vision splendid Is on his way attended; At length the Man perceives it die away, And fade into the light of common day.
Page 330 - God pity them both! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been...
Page 337 - Enough that blessings undeserved Have marked my erring track ; That wheresoe'er my feet have swerved, His chastening turned me back ; That more and more a providence Of love is understood, Making the springs of time and sense Sweet with eternal good...
Page 267 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.