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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... God Zu Invocation to the Goddess Beltis Oracles of Ishtar of Arbela An Erechite's Lament ABIGAIL ADAMS 1744-1818 84 BY LUCIA GILBERT RUNKLE Letters - To her Husband : May 24 , 1775 ; June 15 , 1775 ; June 18 , 1775 ; Nov. 27 , 1775 ...
... God Zu Invocation to the Goddess Beltis Oracles of Ishtar of Arbela An Erechite's Lament ABIGAIL ADAMS 1744-1818 84 BY LUCIA GILBERT RUNKLE Letters - To her Husband : May 24 , 1775 ; June 15 , 1775 ; June 18 , 1775 ; Nov. 27 , 1775 ...
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... God , to Thee JOSEPH ADDISON 1805-1848 146 1672-1719 149 BY HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE Sir Roger de Coverley at the Play ( The Spectator ) Visit to Sir Roger de Coverley ( same ) Vanity of Human Life ( same ) Essay on Fans ( same ) Hymn ...
... God , to Thee JOSEPH ADDISON 1805-1848 146 1672-1719 149 BY HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE Sir Roger de Coverley at the Play ( The Spectator ) Visit to Sir Roger de Coverley ( same ) Vanity of Human Life ( same ) Essay on Fans ( same ) Hymn ...
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... God's War Lovely Mary Donnelly 1793-1866 439 A New Undine ( from ' The Book of the Rose ' ) JOHANNA AMBROSIUS 1854- 446 A Peasant's Thoughts Struggle and Peace Do Thou Love , Too ! Invitation The Light ( ' Constantinople ' ) Edmondo de ...
... God's War Lovely Mary Donnelly 1793-1866 439 A New Undine ( from ' The Book of the Rose ' ) JOHANNA AMBROSIUS 1854- 446 A Peasant's Thoughts Struggle and Peace Do Thou Love , Too ! Invitation The Light ( ' Constantinople ' ) Edmondo de ...
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... God's image ; but he who destroys a good book , kills rea- son itself , kills the image of God , as it were in the eye . Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life - blood of a master - spirit ...
... God's image ; but he who destroys a good book , kills rea- son itself , kills the image of God , as it were in the eye . Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life - blood of a master - spirit ...
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... God , the dogma- builders were careful to say , essence is one with existence , and there- fore in Him the individuals are as real as the universal . Platonism , having lent the formula for the Trinity , became the favorite philoso- phy ...
... God , the dogma- builders were careful to say , essence is one with existence , and there- fore in Him the individuals are as real as the universal . Platonism , having lent the formula for the Trinity , became the favorite philoso- phy ...
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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.