 I thought others — many — as blessed as myself, but gradually, wonderingly, I became aware of the misery, the self-love, the ignorance of everything that makes man most happy, that prevail in the world ; and, with the authority of an inspired command,...  The Hidden Path - Page 222by Marion Harland - 1856 - 434 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Virginia Terhune - 1855 - 256 pages
...self-love, the ignorance of everything that makes man most happy, that prevail in the world ; and, with the authority of an inspired command, the conviction...my recreation, and to promote the enjoyment of my home circle. I cannot tell you how it is endeared, sanctified to me by its uses. A thought — like... | |
 | American literature - 1856 - 1252 pages
...and with thp authority of an inspired command the conviction dawned upon me that I had my migeion, that, freely as I had received, it was my duty to...my recreation, and to promote the enjoyment of my home-circle. I cannot tell you how it is endeared, sanctified to me by its uses. A thought, like a... | |
 | American literature - 1855 - 636 pages
...an insipid command, the conviction dawned upon me that I had my mission ; that freely as I had read, it was my duty to give, not merely to those in the...toiling suffering masses, whom my pen could touch. It ie my sceptre, formerly it was my plaything, handled familiarly for my recreation, and to promote the... | |
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