The Covenant: A Quarterly Periodical Devoted to the Cause of Odd-Fellowship1844 |
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... poor relation out of doors , but in endeavouring to hasten the odious wretch's progress down stairs by a slight impulse a posteriore ( for Mynheer seldom stood upon ceremony with poor relations , ) he had unfortunately lost his balance ...
... poor relation out of doors , but in endeavouring to hasten the odious wretch's progress down stairs by a slight impulse a posteriore ( for Mynheer seldom stood upon ceremony with poor relations , ) he had unfortunately lost his balance ...
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... poor relation . But His He walked along in the renovated buoyancy of his spirits till he came in sight of the Stadt House ; and just at the foot of the flight of steps that lead up to the principal door , he saw his old friend , Mynheer ...
... poor relation . But His He walked along in the renovated buoyancy of his spirits till he came in sight of the Stadt House ; and just at the foot of the flight of steps that lead up to the principal door , he saw his old friend , Mynheer ...
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... poor is blessed ; but doubly blessed is he who enables them to live without depending upon casual bounty . The man who looks to lucky turns in trade , and makes bold ventures , is sometimes as successful as his neighbour who plods on ...
... poor is blessed ; but doubly blessed is he who enables them to live without depending upon casual bounty . The man who looks to lucky turns in trade , and makes bold ventures , is sometimes as successful as his neighbour who plods on ...
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... poor to learn . Here , he breaks forth , full of ambitions , in language too melting for an indolent student- " Although early dawn calls me to my daily toils , and fallen night to rest ' my weary limbs , yet I find hours and minutes ...
... poor to learn . Here , he breaks forth , full of ambitions , in language too melting for an indolent student- " Although early dawn calls me to my daily toils , and fallen night to rest ' my weary limbs , yet I find hours and minutes ...
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... poor . It heeds no bound of time or place , of rank or circumstance . It asks but freedom . It requires but light . It is heaven - born , and it aspires to heaven . Weak- ness does not enfeeble it . Poverty cannot repress it . ' The ...
... poor . It heeds no bound of time or place , of rank or circumstance . It asks but freedom . It requires but light . It is heaven - born , and it aspires to heaven . Weak- ness does not enfeeble it . Poverty cannot repress it . ' The ...
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Página 204 - Israel, Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour...
Página 362 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Página 114 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Página 19 - For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
Página 186 - As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Página 57 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Página 494 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Página 204 - I had laid down my hat and staff. The children were half out of their wits with joy. So I pushed aside their scissors, and said, 'Do you not see, children, that it is harder to bear a great joy with composure than a great evil? I have often admired your cheerfulness when we were in the greatest want, and knew not where we were to find food for the next day. But now the first smile of fortune puts you beside yourselves. To punish you, I shall not open the letter nor the packet of money until after...
Página 511 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Página 219 - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.