Bread Upon the Waters. An American TaleGall & Inglis, 1862 - 112 pages |
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Page 9 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Page 3 - THE day is cold, and dark, and dreary ; It rains, and the wind is never weary ; The vine still clings to the mouldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark and dreary.
Page 144 - Judge not, and ye shall not be judged : condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven : give, and it shall be given unto you ; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.
Page 144 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Page 114 - I wish that His hands had been placed on my head, That His arm had been thrown around me, And that I might have seen His kind look when He said, " Let the little ones come unto me.
Page 81 - How gentle and how good a child She is, we know too well, And dearer to her parents' hearts, Than our weak words can tell.
Page 141 - This shall be written for the generation to come : and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
Page 140 - Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Page 20 - For the needy shall not alway be forgotten : the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Page 55 - Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being His counsellor hath taught Him? With whom took He counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of judgment, and taught Him knowledge, and shewed to Him the way of understanding...