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... listened to such remarks as these , and it was her habit to hear them in silence . Lizzie had taught her that there are many things hard to be understood in the world , but nothing harder than the inequality of the conditions of men ...
... listened to such remarks as these , and it was her habit to hear them in silence . Lizzie had taught her that there are many things hard to be understood in the world , but nothing harder than the inequality of the conditions of men ...
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... listened to sounds that were painful to the eye and ear . There , the sin of the world was con- tinually brought before her notice . Here , it was put far away from her ; and there was little to break the peace of the soul . When the ...
... listened to sounds that were painful to the eye and ear . There , the sin of the world was con- tinually brought before her notice . Here , it was put far away from her ; and there was little to break the peace of the soul . When the ...
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... listen to his complaints and unjust reproaches , and sometimes Kate would grow hot with indignation . But Lizzie knew that silence was the best course to adopt ; for no power on earth could convince Luke Bradley that he had been in the ...
... listen to his complaints and unjust reproaches , and sometimes Kate would grow hot with indignation . But Lizzie knew that silence was the best course to adopt ; for no power on earth could convince Luke Bradley that he had been in the ...
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... listen . ” And listening , her spirit passed away . The cottage was very desolate without her . Even Luke wiped away a tear or two , and refrained from grumbling for a whole week . Simeon's grief was deep and quiet ; it seemed to draw ...
... listen . ” And listening , her spirit passed away . The cottage was very desolate without her . Even Luke wiped away a tear or two , and refrained from grumbling for a whole week . Simeon's grief was deep and quiet ; it seemed to draw ...
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... listen . " He looked so bright and eager , that Kate was moved to humour his whim . She saw that it would give him great satisfaction to tell his story , and refrained from checking one whose pleasures were so few . The weather ...
... listen . " He looked so bright and eager , that Kate was moved to humour his whim . She saw that it would give him great satisfaction to tell his story , and refrained from checking one whose pleasures were so few . The weather ...
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Page 226 - He always wins who sides with God, To him no chance is lost : God's will is sweetest to him when It triumphs at his cost. Ill that God blesses is our good, And unblest good is ill ; And all is right that seems most wrong, If it be his dear will...
Page 99 - Twas still some solace, in the dearth Of the pure elements of earth, To hearken to each other's speech, And each turn comforter to each With some new hope or legend old, Or song heroically bold; But even these at length grew cold. Our voices took a dreary tone, An echo of the dungeon stone, A grating sound — not full and free As they of yore were wont to be: It might be fancy — but to me They never sounded like our own.
Page 119 - If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan...
Page 110 - ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, Who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking ; We beseech Thee to have compassion upon our infirmities ; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 29 - The Lord is loving unto every man : and His mercy is over all His works.
Page 180 - Night is coming and the grave is cold. ' 0 the pale and plashed and sodden roses, 0 the desolate heart that grave above, 0 the white cap shaking as it darkens Round that shrine of memory and love.
Page 156 - The bud'may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. " Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in Tain ; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.