A Book of Memories of Great Men and Women of the Age, from Personal AcquaintanceVirtue & Company, 1871 - 488 |
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Strona 241 - and like a lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said. ' What writest thou ? ' The vision raised its head, And with a look, made of all sweet accord, Answcr'd, ' The names of those who love the Lord.' ' And is mine one ?
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Strona 117 - till we meet in another world, as I trust in the mercy of God, and through the merits of an allsufficient Saviour, that we shall meet in a state of bliss and endless happiness, where the wicked cease from troubling, and where the weary are at rest.
Strona 306 - that the plank where Lucy Gray left her footmarks half-way over, when the storm was loud and snow was a foot thick above the perilous pathway? " But the sweet face of Lucy Gray Will never more be seen. Is that " straggling heap of unhewn stones
Strona 265 - That a lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies ; That a lie which is all a lie may be met and fought with outright ; But a lie which is part a truth is a harder matter to
Strona 245 - of London, who long held the office of Solicitor to the Ordnance—an office in which James succeeded him. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries, and in all respects an estimable and accomplished gentleman. Horace, having eschewed the legal profession, preferred that of a
Strona 17 - reward;' it has soothed my afflictions, it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments, it has endeared solitude, it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me.
Strona 396 - Far in the downy cloud, .Love gives it energy, love gave it birth : Wild is thy lay, and loud, Where art thou journeying ? Thy lay is in heaven, thy love is on earth !
Strona 45 - all are gone, the old familiar faces ; Some they have died, and some they have left me, And some are taken from me, all are departed, All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. He
Strona 30 - Earth hath not anything to show more fair ; Dull would he be of soul, who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty.