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... soul . Now it is well known that little men have generally a very tall opinion of themselves . As a rule , this is noticeable in the bearing of men who are of small bodily dimensions . It is very difficult to get them to acknowledge ...
... soul . Now it is well known that little men have generally a very tall opinion of themselves . As a rule , this is noticeable in the bearing of men who are of small bodily dimensions . It is very difficult to get them to acknowledge ...
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... soul that boasts of its own merits . The great soul , ever conscious of a higher great- ness and glory than it has yet attained , and mindful that it has nothing which it has not received , habitually maintains the attitude of true ...
... soul that boasts of its own merits . The great soul , ever conscious of a higher great- ness and glory than it has yet attained , and mindful that it has nothing which it has not received , habitually maintains the attitude of true ...
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... soul that is satisfied with its attainments cannot possibly grow in grace . It must remain for ever small . " If The sense of want is the well - spring of all divine attainment . The discernment of wrong- ness is the motive principle of ...
... soul that is satisfied with its attainments cannot possibly grow in grace . It must remain for ever small . " If The sense of want is the well - spring of all divine attainment . The discernment of wrong- ness is the motive principle of ...
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... soul speaks on this wise- " Not as though I had already attained , either were already perfect , . . . but forgetting those things which are behind , and reaching forth unto those things which are before , I press towards the mark ...
... soul speaks on this wise- " Not as though I had already attained , either were already perfect , . . . but forgetting those things which are behind , and reaching forth unto those things which are before , I press towards the mark ...
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... souls away from the discords and confusions of the world into His own quiet resting - places ; He opens His hand liberally and satisfies the wants of every living thing ; He has set before us an open door into His kingdom which no man ...
... souls away from the discords and confusions of the world into His own quiet resting - places ; He opens His hand liberally and satisfies the wants of every living thing ; He has set before us an open door into His kingdom which no man ...
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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.