The Servant in the House

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Harper, 1908 - 151 páginas

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Página 5 - He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Página 88 - These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself : But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
Página 68 - ... the terrible spans and arches of it are the Joined hands of comrades; and up In the heights and spaces there are inscribed the numberless musings of all the dreamers of the world. It Is yet building — building and built upon.
Página 68 - When you enter it you hear a sound — a sound as of some mighty poem chanted. Listen long enough, and you will learn that it is made up of the beating of human hearts, of the nameless music of men's souls — that is, if you have ears.
Página 69 - ... numberless musings of all the dreamers of the world. It is yet building — building and built upon. Sometimes the work goes forward in deep darkness; sometimes in blinding light; now beneath the burden of unutterable anguish; now to the tune of a great laughter and heroic shoutings like the cry of thunder. [Softer.] Sometimes, in the silence of the night-time, one may hear the tiny hammerings of the comrades at work up in the dome — the comrades that have climbed ahead.
Página 88 - Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
Página 68 - THING. When you enter it you hear a sound, a sound as of some mighty poem chanted. Listen long enough and you will learn that it is made up of the beating of human hearts, of the nameless music of men's souls; that is, if you have ears. If you have eyes, you will presently see the church...
Página 67 - I am afraid you may not consider it an altogether substantial concern. It has to be seen in a certain way under certain conditions. Some people never see it at all. You must understand, this is no dead pile of stones and unmeaning timber, it is a LIVING THING.
Página 73 - H'm! I am one of the directors. I may say that it is already very well established financially ; but it is always open to consider the — extension of its influence in that way. MANSON : And "the name of the society? BISHOP: Rather long; but I trust explicit. It is called The Society for the Promotion and Preservation of Emoluments for the Higher Clergy. MANSON : I do not seem to have heard it named before. BISHOP: Well, no; its movements have always been characterised by a certain modesty. It is...
Página 13 - Rann Kennedy. The scene, which remains unchanged throughout the play, is a room in the vicarage. Jacobean in character, its oak-panelling and beamed-ceiling, together with some fine pieces of antique furniture, lend it an air of historical interest, whilst in all other respects it speaks of solid comfort, refinement, and unostentatious...

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