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curate from the time of his ordination , till about three months before the present period , when his uncle died suddenly from bronchitis , caught one bleak March day when going to administer the last Sacraments to a dying parishioner ...
curate from the time of his ordination , till about three months before the present period , when his uncle died suddenly from bronchitis , caught one bleak March day when going to administer the last Sacraments to a dying parishioner ...
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... present he must leave it . Only if during his sojourn with his family some good might be accom- plished , or the knowledge of God's love brought home to one soul , the pain he felt at parting with all which was dearest to him , would be ...
... present he must leave it . Only if during his sojourn with his family some good might be accom- plished , or the knowledge of God's love brought home to one soul , the pain he felt at parting with all which was dearest to him , would be ...
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... present time Miss Brereton could have seen her elder niece she would have been astonished . Incapable heretofore of doing the simplest thing for herself , or of bearing without complaints any un- usual fatigue , she now waited with ...
... present time Miss Brereton could have seen her elder niece she would have been astonished . Incapable heretofore of doing the simplest thing for herself , or of bearing without complaints any un- usual fatigue , she now waited with ...
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... to urge in favour of such exhibitions , but at present we are thankful to say the English mind , whatever it is being prepared for , is not favour- able to their introduction into this country . While we AN HOUR IN THE DORÉ GALLERY . 27.
... to urge in favour of such exhibitions , but at present we are thankful to say the English mind , whatever it is being prepared for , is not favour- able to their introduction into this country . While we AN HOUR IN THE DORÉ GALLERY . 27.
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... present day , may not tend to dissipate the mind , and whether the eye , accustomed to his vivid colouring , the thrilling romance and diversity of his style , may not cease to appreciate even the best and highest forms of beauty if ...
... present day , may not tend to dissipate the mind , and whether the eye , accustomed to his vivid colouring , the thrilling romance and diversity of his style , may not cease to appreciate even the best and highest forms of beauty if ...
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Page 478 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Page 21 - And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest uniil water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Page 349 - And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns ; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
Page 233 - He within himself make pure! but thou, if thou shouldst never see my face again, pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice rise like a fountain for me night and day.
Page 346 - The body lies on its side, the limbs a little drawn up; the hands are delicate and fine, — they are not locked, but crossed at the wrists: the arms are stretched out, The drapery is beautifully modelled, and modestly covers the limbs. The head is enveloped in linen, but the general form is seen, and the artist has contrived to convey by its position, though not offensively, that it is separated from the body.
Page 81 - God gives us love. Something to love He lends us; but, when love is grown To ripeness, that on which it throve Falls off, and love is left alone.
Page 135 - ... endless imagery. Sharing the stillness of the unimpassioned rock, they share also its endurance ; and while the winds of departing spring scatter the white hawthorn...
Page 160 - 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 135 - ... on the trembling stones to teach them rest. No words, that I know of, will say what these mosses are. None are delicate enough, none perfect enough, none rich enough.
Page 472 - Strong in the Lord of hosts, And in his mighty power, Who in the strength of Jesus trusts, Is more than conqueror.