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... freedom of the earth , which is the Lord's and the fulness thereof ? When will the time come when it will be counted a disgrace for a man to die worth millions of money , which he has used for no end but to set himself up in the world ...
... freedom of the earth , which is the Lord's and the fulness thereof ? When will the time come when it will be counted a disgrace for a man to die worth millions of money , which he has used for no end but to set himself up in the world ...
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... freedom , a great fall is assuredly in store for them . Not on the ground of any Exclusive principle of self - interest is it possible for man to find a stedfast resting - place . The Providential order of the world demands that the ...
... freedom , a great fall is assuredly in store for them . Not on the ground of any Exclusive principle of self - interest is it possible for man to find a stedfast resting - place . The Providential order of the world demands that the ...
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... on your tuffit ; the curds appear not quite " the cheese ; " the whey assumes a questionable appearance ; the joy of your freedom is over- E clouded by a sense of the impropriety of your position Little Miss Muffit . 49.
... on your tuffit ; the curds appear not quite " the cheese ; " the whey assumes a questionable appearance ; the joy of your freedom is over- E clouded by a sense of the impropriety of your position Little Miss Muffit . 49.
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... freedom , it must exert a most unwhole- some influence on life and character . The lady who is frightened away from the simplicities and verities of Nature by the ap- proach of the great spider , Fashion , is no braver than Miss Muffit ...
... freedom , it must exert a most unwhole- some influence on life and character . The lady who is frightened away from the simplicities and verities of Nature by the ap- proach of the great spider , Fashion , is no braver than Miss Muffit ...
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... freedom gone to the devil . So that after all- " There lives some soul of goodness in things evil , " and if you would correct bad tastes you must assail them from within ; it is useless waging war upon them from without : you must en ...
... freedom gone to the devil . So that after all- " There lives some soul of goodness in things evil , " and if you would correct bad tastes you must assail them from within ; it is useless waging war upon them from without : you must en ...
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Page 131 - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows, richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow To the full-voiced quire below, In service high and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all heaven before mine eyes.
Page 47 - So, when the sun in bed, Curtain'd with cloudy red, Pillows his chin upon an orient wave...
Page 112 - Ah! when shall all men's good Be each man's rule, and universal Peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land, And like a lane of beams athwart the sea, Thro' all the circle of the golden year?
Page 79 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Page 31 - Is. A set of the Diagrams referred to in the book may be had separately, printed on stout paper and enclosed in an envelope. Price Is.
Page 26 - LEICESTER'S SCHOOL. By CHARLES and MARY LAMB. 3. THE HISTORY OF THE ROBINS. By MRS. TRIMMER. 4. MEMOIR OF BOB, THE SPOTTED TERRIER. 5. KEEPER'S TRAVELS IN SEARCH OF HIS MASTER. 6. THE SCOTTISH ORPHANS. By LADY STODDART. 7. NEVER WRONG; or, THE YOUNG DISPUTANT; and "IT WAS ONLY IN FUN." 8. THE LIFE AND PERAMBULATIONS OF A MOUSE. 9. EASY INTRODUCTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF NATURE. By MRS. TRIMMER. 10. RIGHT AND WRONG. By the Author of
Page 19 - Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty in his place again." "That last line is much too long for the poetry," she added, almost out loud, forgetting that Humpty Dumpty would hear her.
Page 1 - Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, Eating his Christmas pie. He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum, And said,
Page 19 - Three Shillings and Sixpence plain ; Five Shillings coloured. Bear King (The) : a Narrative confided to the Marines by JAMES GREENWOOD. With Illustrations by ERNEST GRISET. Small 4to. Familiar Natural History. By Mrs. R. LEE. With 42 Illustrations by HARRISON WEIR. *,* Also in Two Vols., entitled "British Animals and Birds,"
Page 23 - Howe'er it be, it seems to me, Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood.