The Fruit of the Spirit: Or, the Christian GracesA. Tompkins, 1842 - 151 páginas |
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... bitter anguish , and the mental con- flict that must have been endured , ere the sensi- bilities could have become so cold ! To what a blissful life is the soul made dead ! ' " That cruel parent received all her kind atten- tions with ...
... bitter anguish , and the mental con- flict that must have been endured , ere the sensi- bilities could have become so cold ! To what a blissful life is the soul made dead ! ' " That cruel parent received all her kind atten- tions with ...
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... bitter within the soul . The secret prayer of her soul was ever that she might be called to the better land ere the blight of sin should rest upon her , or she be left to mourn over the closed eye and sunken cheek of those dearer to her ...
... bitter within the soul . The secret prayer of her soul was ever that she might be called to the better land ere the blight of sin should rest upon her , or she be left to mourn over the closed eye and sunken cheek of those dearer to her ...
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... , were read aright by the husband . Yet he never dared to breathe his fears to her ; nor did she ever venture to whisper what she felt was com- ing , lêst she should bring out bitter tears , 36 THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT : OR ,
... , were read aright by the husband . Yet he never dared to breathe his fears to her ; nor did she ever venture to whisper what she felt was com- ing , lêst she should bring out bitter tears , 36 THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT : OR ,
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... bitter tears , which she had never yet caused to flow from his eyes . An intimate friend of Emilie's husband - a physician of eminence - visiting the city , tarried at their home , and read with a trained eye the traces of disease ...
... bitter tears , which she had never yet caused to flow from his eyes . An intimate friend of Emilie's husband - a physician of eminence - visiting the city , tarried at their home , and read with a trained eye the traces of disease ...
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... bitter the grief to the young mind unenlightened by the truths of religion and left alone to its griefs ! To feel that the loved ones are gone - that the morrow's sun will not bring them again — that seasons must come and go , and ...
... bitter the grief to the young mind unenlightened by the truths of religion and left alone to its griefs ! To feel that the loved ones are gone - that the morrow's sun will not bring them again — that seasons must come and go , and ...
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affection affectionate Alice Anna aunt Amy autumn afternoon beautiful benevolence blessed bright brother brow busy Caroline charms cheek cheerful cherub child christian comfort companion cousin dear deep delicate devoted discovered dreams duties earthly earthly joys Elenor Emilie exclaimed exer fair brow faith faithless father fear feel felt flowers Fred gentle gentleman give glance Grace green lane grief hand happy heaven heavenly holy kind knew lected lence light lips lisped little children look Lucy maiden meek ment mind mingled mother murmur neath ness never noble panions passed path pathy peace pure quiet rest rich Richard Law Rochdale Sabbath scenes seemed sister smile soon sorrow sought soul spirit sunny sweet sympathy tears tender thee thou thought tion trials trust truth uncle vated village voice watched weary window young friend young heart youth
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Página 102 - In the cold moist earth we laid her, when the forest cast the leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief: Yet not unmeet it was that one like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful, should perish with the flowers.
Página 39 - Rest is not quitting The busy career; Rest is the fitting Of self to its sphere. 'Tis the brook's motion, Clear without strife, Fleeing to ocean After its life. Deeper devotion Nowhere hath knelt; Fuller emotion Heart never felt. 'Tis loving and serving The Highest and Best! 'Tis onwards, unswerving, And that is true rest.
Página 91 - Where thy hush'd spirit drew celestial birth, Mary ! meek listener at the Saviour's feet ? No feverish cares to that divine retreat Thy woman's heart of silent worship brought, But a fresh childhood, heavenly truth to meet, With love, and wonder, and submissive thought. Oh...
Página 140 - Shall I thank God for the green summer, and the mild air, and the flowers, and the stars, and all that makes this world so beautiful...
Página 40 - These light afflictions, which are but for a moment, shall work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
Página 25 - Guard with a reverent fear this power divine. And if, indeed, 't is not the outward state, But temper of the soul by which we rate Sadness or joy...
Página 106 - And showers them o'er again. Drop after drop is tinkling down, To kiss the stirring brook, The water dimples from beneath With its own joyous look — And then the kindred drops embrace, And singing, on they go, To dance beneath the willow tree, And glad the vale below. How beautiful the water is ! It loves to come at night, To make you wonder in the morn To see the earth so bright...
Página 148 - Let me not be laughed at," says Mrs. Hamilton, in that beautiful pan of her Letters on Education which treats of religion, " let me not be laughed at for the confession, and I shall freely acknowledge that I at this moment look back with infinite pleasure to the delightful period, when with the simplicity of infant innocence I poured out my little soul in grateful thanks to the Almighty...
Página 103 - That pride the blight of time has swept, Unlike her love, away. She loved you when your home and heart, Of fortune's smile could boast; She saw that smile decay — depart — And then she loved you most. Oh, such the generous faith that grow» In woman's gentle breast; 'Tis like the star that stays and glows Alone in night's dark vest.
Página 72 - Where she, the gentle loving one, hath failed, The proud or stern might never yet succeed, Strength, power, and majesty belong to man : They make the glory native to his life. But sweetness is a woman's attribute, By that she has reigned, and by that will reign. There have been some who, with a mightier mind, Have won dominion, but they never won The dearer empire of the beautiful ; Sweet sovereigns in their natural loveliness.