Sesame and lillies, Unto the last, Queen of the airBryan, Taylor, 1894 - English literature |
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Page 90
... by his reasoning , and disconnects by his arrangement : it is for her to trace the hidden equities of divine reward , and catch sight , through the darkness , of the fateful threads of woven fire 90 SESAME AND LILIES .
... by his reasoning , and disconnects by his arrangement : it is for her to trace the hidden equities of divine reward , and catch sight , through the darkness , of the fateful threads of woven fire 90 SESAME AND LILIES .
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John Ruskin. the darkness , of the fateful threads of woven fire that connect error with its retribution . But , chiefly of all , she is to be taught to extend the limits of her sympathy with respect to that history which is being for ...
John Ruskin. the darkness , of the fateful threads of woven fire that connect error with its retribution . But , chiefly of all , she is to be taught to extend the limits of her sympathy with respect to that history which is being for ...
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... darkness of the railway , or reed- shadow of the marsh . I do not even wonder at the myriad- handed murder of multitudes , done boastfully in the daylight , by the frenzy of nations , and the immeasurable , unimaginable guilt , heaped ...
... darkness of the railway , or reed- shadow of the marsh . I do not even wonder at the myriad- handed murder of multitudes , done boastfully in the daylight , by the frenzy of nations , and the immeasurable , unimaginable guilt , heaped ...
Page 104
... darkness of the terrible streets , -these feeble florets are lying , with all their fresh leaves torn , and their stems broken - will you never go down to them , nor set them in order in their little fragrant beds , nor fence them in ...
... darkness of the terrible streets , -these feeble florets are lying , with all their fresh leaves torn , and their stems broken - will you never go down to them , nor set them in order in their little fragrant beds , nor fence them in ...
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... darkness , and its forms and courses no less fantastic , than spectral and obscure ; so that not only in the vanity which we cannot grasp , but in the shadow which we cannot pierce , it is true of this cloudy life of ours , that " man ...
... darkness , and its forms and courses no less fantastic , than spectral and obscure ; so that not only in the vanity which we cannot grasp , but in the shadow which we cannot pierce , it is true of this cloudy life of ours , that " man ...
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Page 45 - That to the faithful herdman's art belongs! What recks it them? What need they? They are sped; And when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swol'n with wind and the rank mist they draw Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread: Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said. But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more.
Page 264 - Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above ; and by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother ; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Page 89 - Three years she grew in sun and shower, Then Nature said, "A lovelier flower On earth was never sown; This child I to myself will take; She shall be mine, and I will make A lady of my own. "Myself...
Page 422 - BETTER is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
Page 255 - Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Page 45 - Enow of such as for their bellies' sake Creep, and intrude, and climb into the fold? Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest ; Blind mouths! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learned aught else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks
Page 428 - GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
Page 119 - ... we find only in the great Christian poet, the consciousness of a moral law, through which "the gods are just, and of our pleasant vices make instruments to scourge us ; " and of the resolved arbitration of the destinies, that conclude into precision of doom what we feebly and blindly began ; and force us, when our indiscretion serves us, and our deepest plots do pall, to the confession, that "there's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough hew them how we will.
Page 87 - In so far as it is not this, it is not home; so far as the anxieties of the outer life penetrate into it, and the inconsistently-minded, unknown, unloved, or hostile society of the outer world is allowed by either husband or wife to cross the threshold, it ceases to be home; it is then only a part of that outer world which you have roofed over, and lighted fire in. But so far as it is a sacred place, a vestal temple, a temple of the hearth watched over by Household Gods...
Page 105 - There has fallen a splendid tear From the passion-flower at the gate. She is coming, my dove, my dear; She is coming, my life, my fate. The red rose cries, 'She is near, she is near;' And the white rose weeps, 'She is late;' The larkspur listens, 'I hear, I hear;' And the lily whispers, 'I wait.