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Page 4
I fear from your looks , " said the father , “ that you have bad tidings to tell me of
my young stranger ; perhaps God will resume the blessing He has bestowed ere
he attains the age of manhood , or perhaps he is destined to be unworthy of the ...
I fear from your looks , " said the father , “ that you have bad tidings to tell me of
my young stranger ; perhaps God will resume the blessing He has bestowed ere
he attains the age of manhood , or perhaps he is destined to be unworthy of the ...
Page 42
... twine ye I even so Mingle shades of joy and woe , Hope , and fear , and peace ,
and strife , In the thread of human life . 1 The outline of the above description , as
far as the supposed ruins are concerned , will be found somewhat to resemble ...
... twine ye I even so Mingle shades of joy and woe , Hope , and fear , and peace ,
and strife , In the thread of human life . 1 The outline of the above description , as
far as the supposed ruins are concerned , will be found somewhat to resemble ...
Page 43
Passions wild , and Follies vain , Pleasures soon exchanged for pain ; Doubt ,
and Jealousy , and Fear , In the magic dance appear . Now they wax , and now
they dwindle , Whirling with the whirling spindle . Twist ye , twine ye ! even so
Mingle ...
Passions wild , and Follies vain , Pleasures soon exchanged for pain ; Doubt ,
and Jealousy , and Fear , In the magic dance appear . Now they wax , and now
they dwindle , Whirling with the whirling spindle . Twist ye , twine ye ! even so
Mingle ...
Page 45
There was a mixture of impudence , hardihood , and suspicious fear about this
man , which was inexpressibly disgusting . His manners were those of a ruffian ,
conscious of the suspicion attending his character , yet aiming to bear it down by
...
There was a mixture of impudence , hardihood , and suspicious fear about this
man , which was inexpressibly disgusting . His manners were those of a ruffian ,
conscious of the suspicion attending his character , yet aiming to bear it down by
...
Page 51
Those who watched the signs of the times , had long been of opinion that a
change of ministry was about to take place ; and , at length , after a due
proportion of hopes , fears , and delays , rumours from good authority , and bad
authority , and ...
Those who watched the signs of the times , had long been of opinion that a
change of ministry was about to take place ; and , at length , after a due
proportion of hopes , fears , and delays , rumours from good authority , and bad
authority , and ...
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