Moral Heroism; Or, The Trials and Triumphs of the Great and GoodHoulston and Stoneman, 1846 - 368 páginas |
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... bless his name . His spirit is to this hour animating many . Oh ! he was indeed valiant - a champion of truth , and messenger of mercy . a " And I look too with pleasure on Dr. Johnson's monument , because he gave a noble example of ...
... bless his name . His spirit is to this hour animating many . Oh ! he was indeed valiant - a champion of truth , and messenger of mercy . a " And I look too with pleasure on Dr. Johnson's monument , because he gave a noble example of ...
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... blessed the world by their labours , that real heroism does not belong to those men who have employed their lives and their talents in destroying their fellow - creatures , but to those who have benefitted them . I wish to show you ...
... blessed the world by their labours , that real heroism does not belong to those men who have employed their lives and their talents in destroying their fellow - creatures , but to those who have benefitted them . I wish to show you ...
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... bless God for a childhood passed in poverty : and it also sometimes happens , that where individuals are born to great riches and large possessions , they feel the responsibility they are under to use the extensive influence wealth ...
... bless God for a childhood passed in poverty : and it also sometimes happens , that where individuals are born to great riches and large possessions , they feel the responsibility they are under to use the extensive influence wealth ...
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... bless the day that he settled among them . The retirement of the country was favour- able both to his health and intellectual pur- suits . Some papers of his on the phenomena of the weather , the atmosphere , & c . , were read before ...
... bless the day that he settled among them . The retirement of the country was favour- able both to his health and intellectual pur- suits . Some papers of his on the phenomena of the weather , the atmosphere , & c . , were read before ...
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... blessing on the head of his infant son , when he was called to resign the wife who had been to him all that his heart could desire . I cannot describe his sorrow , and you could not comprehend it if I did . God , who saw fit to remove ...
... blessing on the head of his infant son , when he was called to resign the wife who had been to him all that his heart could desire . I cannot describe his sorrow , and you could not comprehend it if I did . God , who saw fit to remove ...
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Moral Heroism; Or, The Trials and Triumphs of the Great and Good Clara Lucas Balfour Vista completa - 1853 |
Moral Heroism; or, the Trials and triumphs of the great and good Clara Lucas BALFOUR Vista completa - 1848 |
Moral Heroism; Or, The Trials and Triumphs of the Great and Good Clara Lucas Balfour Vista completa - 1846 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 302 - The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Página 318 - ... records, promises as sweet ; A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller between life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill ; A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright...
Página 56 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons: to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Página 264 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud, instead, and ever-during dark, Surrounds me...
Página 124 - ... with them, and to serve them to the utmost of their power. It was not their custom to use hostile weapons against their fellow-creatures, for which reason they had come unarmed.
Página 56 - He has visited all Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons...
Página 262 - CYRIACK, this three years day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot ; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask ? The...
Página 81 - Who hung with woods yon mountain's sultry brow ? From the dry rock who bade the waters flow ? Not to the skies in useless columns tost...
Página 346 - Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines ; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat ; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Página 56 - ... and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries. His plan is original ; and it is as full of genius as it is of humanity. It was a voyage of discovery ; a circumnavigation of charity.