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... light of a torch which one of my conduc- tors had provided , I saw enough to satisfy me that the tomb was in a most deplorable state . There was a slab in it , bearing , it is true , unmistakable evidence of great antiquity , on which ...
... light of a torch which one of my conduc- tors had provided , I saw enough to satisfy me that the tomb was in a most deplorable state . There was a slab in it , bearing , it is true , unmistakable evidence of great antiquity , on which ...
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... , as breaks the morning light , Lift thy prayer to him alway , For watching o'er thee throughout the night And throughout the weary day . THE ROSE OF JERICHO . N many parts of Germany 26 THE LAY OF THE GERMAN MOTHER .
... , as breaks the morning light , Lift thy prayer to him alway , For watching o'er thee throughout the night And throughout the weary day . THE ROSE OF JERICHO . N many parts of Germany 26 THE LAY OF THE GERMAN MOTHER .
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... lights of the age . I need not tell you who that man was . You know it was Daniel Webster . It is sad to see how the scythe of time mows down , one after another , the great men who have stood side by side , in the councils of the ...
... lights of the age . I need not tell you who that man was . You know it was Daniel Webster . It is sad to see how the scythe of time mows down , one after another , the great men who have stood side by side , in the councils of the ...
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... light , Thus to profane his nature , by So sorrowful a sight . My whole is an illusion vain , Yet perfect as untrue ; It doth the real object seem , But double on the view . By its strange spell the water seems As if ' twere hung in air ...
... light , Thus to profane his nature , by So sorrowful a sight . My whole is an illusion vain , Yet perfect as untrue ; It doth the real object seem , But double on the view . By its strange spell the water seems As if ' twere hung in air ...
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... light breaks forth with renewed brilliancy . " I was in Iceland , ” says Dr. Baird , who has given us so many interesting statements respecting the northern regions , " from the 15th of May to the 29th of July , and although I never ...
... light breaks forth with renewed brilliancy . " I was in Iceland , ” says Dr. Baird , who has given us so many interesting statements respecting the northern regions , " from the 15th of May to the 29th of July , and although I never ...
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Side 58 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherits, shall dissolve ; And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind ! we are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
Side 17 - Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day. 2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself. 3. Never spend your money before you have it. 4. Never buy what you do not want, because it is cheap; it will be dear to you. 5. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.
Side 57 - I trust that the request I make to your Excellency at this serious period, and which is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your Excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor.
Side 35 - And amidst the flashing and feathery foam The Stormy Petrel finds a home, — A home, if such a place may be, For her who lives on the wide, wide sea, On the craggy ice, in the frozen air, And only seeketh her rocky lair To warm her young, and to teach them to spring At once o'er the waves on their stormy wing...
Side 160 - Little deeds of kindness Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, • Like the heaven above.
Side 33 - I could play with much more pleasure than if I had the thought of an unfinished task before my mind. I early formed the habit of doing everything in time, and it soon became easy to do so. It is to this I owe my prosper^." Let every one who reads this do likewise. COURTESIES. — How much does it cost you to say "I thank you" to your husband, your children, your domestics?
Side 32 - Instantly he turned his horse, and went off at full gallop to the place where he had stopped. He saw with half-averted eyes the scene where the tragedy was acted ; he perceived the traces of blood as he proceeded ; he was oppressed and distracted ; but in vain did he look for his dog — he was not to be seen on the road. At last he arrived at the spot where he had alighted. But what were his sensations ! His heart was ready to bleed ; he execrated himself in the madness of despair.
Side 32 - Oh, could I find any one to perform this cruel office for me ! but there is no time to lose ; I myself may become the victim if I spare him.
Side 248 - If an acorn be suspended by a piece of thread within half an inch of the surface of some water contained in a hyacinth glass, and so permitted to remain without being disturbed, it will, in a few months, burst, and throw a root down into the water, and shoot upwards its straight and tapering stem, with beautiful little green leaves.
Side 32 - With these words, he drew a pistol from his pocket, and with a trembling hand, took aim at his faithful servant. He turned away in agony as he fired ; but his aim was too sure. The poor animal...