An Alpine tale. By the author of 'Tales from Switzerland'.

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Página 25 - 2 that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation ; that saith unto Zion, ' Thy God reigneth !'—Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Guide of my youth, and friend of my riper years, I owe thee the gratitude due from a child to a
Página 124 - he hath prepared his throne in the heavens^ and his kingdom ruleth over all.' During our progress, we have traced some from thoughtlessness to the solicitude of a mind, awakened from the awful security of natural darkness, and anxiously enquiring after the way that leads to solid and lasting happiness. From that seriousness, which
Página 5 - 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: yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation ?'
Página 140 - thou also become weak as we ? art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. How art thou fallen from heaven, O
Página 12 - Such are my feelings, while my bosom beats lightly in the refreshing prospect of life and immortality. But alas ! dear Emily, it is not always thus. Many a sorrowful remembrance there is, which throws a saddening shade even over those moments when I would ' rejoice in the Lord, and joy in the God of my salvation.
Página 142 - far as we can judge, the once-ingenuous, Hazael is familiar to us all. ' What! Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?' would seem to have been spoken in the sincerity of
Página 96 - Then, as if checking herself, she repeated two verses of a hymn, which, with a trivial variation, may be rendered in the language of one of our own singers in Israel: "But hush, my soul, nor dare repine ; The time my God appoints is best: While here, to
Página 149 - the truth of that beautiful couplet: " The path of sorrow, and that path alone, Leads to the land where sorrow is unknown." He had left the house, and gone to a
Página 95 - will trust and not be afraid ; for, though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortest me.

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