Great Heights Gained by Steady Efforts, Or, Perseverance and Faithfulness Triumphant |
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... expression of admiration and , possibly , with one little sigh of relief . But he must not depart yet-- he must see the carver's workshop before he leaves ; and to reach this he must pass up a sloping field , at the end of which is a ...
... expression of admiration and , possibly , with one little sigh of relief . But he must not depart yet-- he must see the carver's workshop before he leaves ; and to reach this he must pass up a sloping field , at the end of which is a ...
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... expression . Mr. Fellowes was specially interested in her appearance . Could she really be the child of an ordinary working man ? if not , whose child could she be ? The blue eyes , the flaxen hair , the ruddy glow now mantling in her ...
... expression . Mr. Fellowes was specially interested in her appearance . Could she really be the child of an ordinary working man ? if not , whose child could she be ? The blue eyes , the flaxen hair , the ruddy glow now mantling in her ...
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... expression of impatience , he was always sorry for it , and would soften it off by some encouraging proverb ; as thus : " Ah , Robert ! -well , never mind ; it's slow and steady that wins the race : the tortoise will beat the hare in ...
... expression of impatience , he was always sorry for it , and would soften it off by some encouraging proverb ; as thus : " Ah , Robert ! -well , never mind ; it's slow and steady that wins the race : the tortoise will beat the hare in ...
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... subject , he parted from the carver with a hearty expression of confi- dence and good - will , and returned home wondering much in himself what Sarah Jones would turn out at last . CHAPTER VIII . IN AMBITION . O one took a JEALOUSY . 89.
... subject , he parted from the carver with a hearty expression of confi- dence and good - will , and returned home wondering much in himself what Sarah Jones would turn out at last . CHAPTER VIII . IN AMBITION . O one took a JEALOUSY . 89.
Page 90
... expression of displeasure or dissatisfaction on her part at anything he had done or said would make him miserable for hours . When Robert had reached the age of sixteen ( which answered to twelve years of age in Sarah ) , he had come to ...
... expression of displeasure or dissatisfaction on her part at anything he had done or said would make him miserable for hours . When Robert had reached the age of sixteen ( which answered to twelve years of age in Sarah ) , he had come to ...
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Page 35 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come to succour us, that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh, why should heavenly God to men have such regard ?1 This agrees with what is recorded of St.
Page 243 - When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Page 232 - that his ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts...
Page 232 - All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
Page 59 - If thou be one whose heart the holy forms Of young imagination have kept pure, Stranger ! henceforth be warned ; and know that pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness ; that he who feels contempt For any living thing hath faculties Which he has never used, that thought with him Is in its infancy.
Page 191 - WHAT'S IN A NAME?" "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet ...
Page 13 - ' Hush, my babe, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed ; Heavenly blessings, without number, Gently falling on thy head.
Page 95 - ... very despairing and another moment very sanguine. I cannot help it; I was made so. My father has been away for a few days, and yesterday I got a 'piece' from him on the subject of his consent.
Page 196 - the expulsive power of a new affection ; " that is, that he would try and fall in love with some other girl as soon as possible.
Page 125 - I have felt it to be a privilege as well as a duty to do any little service that lay in my power to such a man.