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... head briskly from side to side in its search for infinitesimal crumbs ; but it brought a shadow to his broad , frank brow . " Not yet up , " he uttered , " or that wren wouldn't be trotting up and down there so complacently ! To be sure ...
... head briskly from side to side in its search for infinitesimal crumbs ; but it brought a shadow to his broad , frank brow . " Not yet up , " he uttered , " or that wren wouldn't be trotting up and down there so complacently ! To be sure ...
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... heads , and bore off down the slope to some unseen goal . There were two regular , silent files , the one coming ... heads toward him as they marched on , and keeping their shining black eyes fixed on him to the last , in such wise that ...
... heads , and bore off down the slope to some unseen goal . There were two regular , silent files , the one coming ... heads toward him as they marched on , and keeping their shining black eyes fixed on him to the last , in such wise that ...
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... head much unnecessary ill - will . If it is puerile to submit to some customs , it is ridiculous to submit to none . " " There are certain tyrannies of custom against which it is a good thing to protest . It is the custom , is not ...
... head much unnecessary ill - will . If it is puerile to submit to some customs , it is ridiculous to submit to none . " " There are certain tyrannies of custom against which it is a good thing to protest . It is the custom , is not ...
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... head ; had not unbent the spirited bow of the mouth , or dimmed the glad light of the grey eyes . Most people called these black , deceived by the shadow of the jetty lashes . They were wide open , now , and the light of a sunny , mid ...
... head ; had not unbent the spirited bow of the mouth , or dimmed the glad light of the grey eyes . Most people called these black , deceived by the shadow of the jetty lashes . They were wide open , now , and the light of a sunny , mid ...
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... head graciously , but with no effusive cordiality such as had gushed forth in her sister's welcome to one with whose name she was pleasantly familiar . " We are happy to see any friend of Mr. Fordham in our home , " she said in a clear ...
... head graciously , but with no effusive cordiality such as had gushed forth in her sister's welcome to one with whose name she was pleasantly familiar . " We are happy to see any friend of Mr. Fordham in our home , " she said in a clear ...
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Popular passages
Page 2 - Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Page 538 - Like a mighty army Moves the Church of God ! Brothers, we are treading Where the saints have trod ; We are not divided, All one Body we, One in hope and doctrine, One in charity.
Page 478 - TELL me not, Sweet, I am unkind That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, Dear, so much, Loved I not Honour more.
Page 238 - But the beating of my own heart Was all the sound I heard. He came not, — no, he came not,— The night came on alone, — The little...
Page 159 - We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives Who thinks most — feels the noblest — acts the best.
Page 359 - I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.
Page 122 - Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long : And so make life, death, and that vast for-ever One grand, sweet song.
Page 538 - Crowns and thrones may perish. Kingdoms rise and wane, But the Church of Jesus Constant will remain ; Gates of hell can never 'Gainst that Church prevail ; We have Christ's own promise, And that cannot fail. Onward, etc. 5 Onward, then, ye people ! Join our happy throng ! Blend with ours your voices In the triumph song ! Glory, laud, and honor, Unto Christ the King ; This through countless ages Men and angels sing.
Page 50 - How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectared sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Page 159 - The friends who in our sunshine live, When winter comes, are flown ; And he who has but tears to give, Must weep those tears alone. But Thou wilt heal that broken heart, Which, like the plants that throw Their fragrance from the wounded part, Breathes sweetness out of woe.