The Monthly Packet of Evening Readings for Members of the English Church, Volume 6, Parts 31-36John and Charles Mozley, 1868 |
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... round about her , Number her towers so stately and strong ; Mark well her bulwarks ; within her , without her , God has been known in her palaces long . Say to your children how long she has breasted Battle and tempest , the siege and ...
... round about her , Number her towers so stately and strong ; Mark well her bulwarks ; within her , without her , God has been known in her palaces long . Say to your children how long she has breasted Battle and tempest , the siege and ...
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... round pebble bedded in the stone , Thou restest , till the rising waters fill Their wonted courses ; then thou openest out , And spread'st thy fibrous mossy limbs about , Feeling for life and joy the limpid depths throughout . I touch ...
... round pebble bedded in the stone , Thou restest , till the rising waters fill Their wonted courses ; then thou openest out , And spread'st thy fibrous mossy limbs about , Feeling for life and joy the limpid depths throughout . I touch ...
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... round to the east . No wonder ! ' Mr. Marvin and Annie were complete Jarndyces in their persevering determination to lay any fluctuation on the wrong side to the east wind . ' I had noticed it , ' answered her father THE ABBEY FARM . 21.
... round to the east . No wonder ! ' Mr. Marvin and Annie were complete Jarndyces in their persevering determination to lay any fluctuation on the wrong side to the east wind . ' I had noticed it , ' answered her father THE ABBEY FARM . 21.
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... round him , a tall old man , of the giant mould of Scotland , and with a massive thoughtful brow , whose grand form was rendered visible by the absence of hair , only a few remnants of yellow locks mixed with silver , floating from his ...
... round him , a tall old man , of the giant mould of Scotland , and with a massive thoughtful brow , whose grand form was rendered visible by the absence of hair , only a few remnants of yellow locks mixed with silver , floating from his ...
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... round her brilliant face and dark hair , snooded with a crimson ribbon and diamond clasp ; the other , a knightly young man , of stately height and robust limbs : keen bright blue eyes , and amber hair and beard : moving with the ease ...
... round her brilliant face and dark hair , snooded with a crimson ribbon and diamond clasp ; the other , a knightly young man , of stately height and robust limbs : keen bright blue eyes , and amber hair and beard : moving with the ease ...
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Page 530 - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Page 230 - God loves from whole to parts ; but human soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre moved, a circle straight succeeds. Another still, and still another spreads : Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next ; and next all human race ; Wide and. more wide, th...
Page 216 - For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Page 231 - We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee, for thy great glory, O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
Page 220 - The glorious company of the Apostles, The goodly fellowship of the Prophets, The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.
Page 220 - Ye whose hearts are fresh and simple, Who have faith in God and Nature, Who believe that in all ages Every human heart is human, That in even savage bosoms There are longings, yearnings, strivings For the good they comprehend not, That the feeble hands and helpless, Groping blindly in the darkness, Touch God's right hand in that darkness And are lifted up and strengthened;— Listen to this simple story, To this Song of Hiawatha!
Page 213 - Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son : it may be they will reverence him when they see him. 14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir : come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
Page 216 - 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. O ! why should heavenly God to men have such regard ? The Faerie Queen, Book II.
Page 449 - ... true eloquence I find to be none, but the serious and hearty love of truth : and that whose mind soever is fully possessed with a fervent desire to know good things, and with the dearest charity to infuse the knowledge of them into others, when such a man would speak, his words...
Page 190 - As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence...