A Noble LifeHarper & Brothers, 1866 - 302 pages |
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Page 152 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 14 - Thou wilt not leave us in the dust: Thou madest man, he knows not why, — He thinks he was not made to die; And thou hast made him : thou art just.
Page 85 - They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight, Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.
Page 198 - inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these little ones, ye have done it unto me...
Page 2 - They are marked by their faithful delineation of character, their naturalness and purity of sentiment, the dramatic interest of their plots, their beauty and force of expression, and their elevated moral tone. No current Novels can be more highly recommended for the family library, while their brilliancy and vivacity will make them welcome to every reader of cultivated taste.
Page 186 - BETTER trust all and be deceived, And weep that trust and that deceiving, Than doubt one heart that, if believed, Had blessed one's life with true believing. Oh, in this mocking world, too fast The doubting fiend o'ertakes our youth; Better be cheated to the last Than lose the blessed hope of truth.
Page 195 - Self was obnoxious, and good works he had none, for it is God that worketh in us both to will and to do.
Page 198 - ... to one of these little ones a cup of cold water, shall in no wise lose his reward.
Page 122 - Sevigne is probably the best, the richest, the fullest and fairest, the most unique individual specimen. With the head of a man, and the heart of a woman, admirably clear-sighted, admirably well-judged, impetuous and prudent, uncontrolled as a bird, and as a bird always self-possessed, always graceful, impulsive as a child and wise as a statesman, gracious as a queen, polished as a courtier, witty as a comedian, never trivial in her headlong simplicity...
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