Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Volumen1Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George Henry Warner J. A. Hill, 1902 |
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... eyes ; you feared I might look back , and therefore you deeded me to God by the sacred vestments and irrevocable vows before you took them yourself . For this , I own , I grieved , bitterly ashamed that I could depend on you so little ...
... eyes ; you feared I might look back , and therefore you deeded me to God by the sacred vestments and irrevocable vows before you took them yourself . For this , I own , I grieved , bitterly ashamed that I could depend on you so little ...
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... eyes , And view the city that we love descending from the skies . There , there , secure from every ill , in freedom we shall sing The songs of Zion , hindered here by days of suffering , And unto Thee , our gracious Lord , our praises ...
... eyes , And view the city that we love descending from the skies . There , there , secure from every ill , in freedom we shall sing The songs of Zion , hindered here by days of suffering , And unto Thee , our gracious Lord , our praises ...
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... eyes . Two thickets of mastic - trees and arbutus From each tuft A voice cried This operation inclosed the road on the right and left . of trees protruded three or four musket - barrels . out in Greek , << Seat yourselves on the ground ...
... eyes . Two thickets of mastic - trees and arbutus From each tuft A voice cried This operation inclosed the road on the right and left . of trees protruded three or four musket - barrels . out in Greek , << Seat yourselves on the ground ...
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... eyes of Mrs. Simons . I had the assurance to offer them to her before my baggage changed masters . She accepted ... eye . She cast before her , by a movement full of mute grace , a shagreen bag , which she carried in her belt . The ...
... eyes of Mrs. Simons . I had the assurance to offer them to her before my baggage changed masters . She accepted ... eye . She cast before her , by a movement full of mute grace , a shagreen bag , which she carried in her belt . The ...
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... eyes and a square chin announced an indomitable will . His face was long , and the position of the wrinkles lengthened it still more . All the creases of the forehead were broken in the middle , and seemed to direct themselves toward ...
... eyes and a square chin announced an indomitable will . His face was long , and the position of the wrinkles lengthened it still more . All the creases of the forehead were broken in the middle , and seemed to direct themselves toward ...
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Página 12 - For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.
Página 169 - Does life appear miserable, that gives thee opportunities of earning such a reward ? Is death to be feared, that will convey thee to so happy an existence ? Think not man was made in vain, who has such an Eternity reserved for him.
Página 272 - Where low.browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No; men, high.minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain...
Página 152 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed), Calm and serene he drives the furious blast; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
Página 169 - These are the mansions of good men after death, who, according to the degree and kinds of virtue in which they excelled, are distributed among these several islands, which abound with pleasures of different kinds and degrees, suitable to the relishes and perfections of those who are settled in them : every island is a paradise accommodated to its respective inhabitants. Are not these, O Mirza, habitations worth contending for?
Página 166 - I drew near with that reverence which is due to a superior nature ; and as my heart was entirely subdued by the captivating strains I had heard, I fell down at his feet and wept. The genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and affability that familiarized him to my imagination, and at once dispelled all the fears and apprehensions with which I approached him.
Página 165 - I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human...
Página 144 - And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 3 And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel...
Página 160 - As soon as the house was full, and the candles lighted, my old friend stood up, and looked about him with that pleasure which a mind seasoned with humanity naturally feels in itself, at the sight of a multitude of people who seem pleased with one another, and partake of the same common entertainment.
Página 84 - ... to countenance and inculcate the principles of humanity and general benevolence, public and private charity, industry and frugality, honesty and punctuality in their dealings ; sincerity, good humor, and all social affections, and generous sentiments among the people.