The Listener, Volume 1James Nisbet, 1830 - Education |
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Page 7
... wrong , and in the enjoyment of the music , give no heed to the meaning of the words : but that is not the less a danger , to which we are insensible ; and custom has gone far indeed to do its work of mischief , if THE LISTENER . 7.
... wrong , and in the enjoyment of the music , give no heed to the meaning of the words : but that is not the less a danger , to which we are insensible ; and custom has gone far indeed to do its work of mischief , if THE LISTENER . 7.
Page 16
... less to live , and record has been made in Heaven of that day's use . Will He who gave , ask no reckoning for his gifts ? The time , the thoughts , the talents - the improvement we might have made , and made not - the good we might have ...
... less to live , and record has been made in Heaven of that day's use . Will He who gave , ask no reckoning for his gifts ? The time , the thoughts , the talents - the improvement we might have made , and made not - the good we might have ...
Page 23
... less , they sighed not at recollection of the tints of autumn or the sum- mer's sun . And then came into my gladdened mind all the delights of social intercourse - of senti- ments sweetly responding to each other - of feelings tenderly ...
... less , they sighed not at recollection of the tints of autumn or the sum- mer's sun . And then came into my gladdened mind all the delights of social intercourse - of senti- ments sweetly responding to each other - of feelings tenderly ...
Page 25
... less an ex- pression of surprise or complaint . The subject next in succession was that of dress . Here , too , the gentle critic must concede something to what makes a necessary part of a woman's business ; and so I was very patient ...
... less an ex- pression of surprise or complaint . The subject next in succession was that of dress . Here , too , the gentle critic must concede something to what makes a necessary part of a woman's business ; and so I was very patient ...
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... less than eighty . Later in life she had kept sheep upon the forest hills , and in the simplicity of her heart , would speak of her days of prosperity when she had two sheep of her own . She could not read - c 4 THE LISTENER . 35.
... less than eighty . Later in life she had kept sheep upon the forest hills , and in the simplicity of her heart , would speak of her days of prosperity when she had two sheep of her own . She could not read - c 4 THE LISTENER . 35.
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