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... into consideration ) are very untutored , and even when the poor are taught ,
they are but imperfectly acquainted with the estimate of their own wants ; like
spoilt children , they would love the hand which caressed , and the bounty which
gave ...
... into consideration ) are very untutored , and even when the poor are taught ,
they are but imperfectly acquainted with the estimate of their own wants ; like
spoilt children , they would love the hand which caressed , and the bounty which
gave ...
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respect for their sovereign and nobles ; Whig , as free to have opinions of his own
; Radical , as hand in hand with the people he professes to serve . High abilities
and rectitude of principles , in a politician , cast a wavering feeling upon our ...
respect for their sovereign and nobles ; Whig , as free to have opinions of his own
; Radical , as hand in hand with the people he professes to serve . High abilities
and rectitude of principles , in a politician , cast a wavering feeling upon our ...
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That vital religion of the heart which shows itself in the charming outpouring of
English charity , the eye which pierces raylike through the darkness of want , the
hand which falls like rainbow , type of earth ' s relief , upon the haunts of penury ...
That vital religion of the heart which shows itself in the charming outpouring of
English charity , the eye which pierces raylike through the darkness of want , the
hand which falls like rainbow , type of earth ' s relief , upon the haunts of penury ...
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... were peace to reign for ever ; War is his genius , and he requires the battle -
field to test his valour , and thus the man of civil talent requires the hand of power
to lead him forth and teach him to reach that pinnacle of his wishes — the World .
... were peace to reign for ever ; War is his genius , and he requires the battle -
field to test his valour , and thus the man of civil talent requires the hand of power
to lead him forth and teach him to reach that pinnacle of his wishes — the World .
Page 97
Her lofty bearing proclaims the Queen ; her gentle observance of religion marks
the soul — the soul of one who feels that , however great may be her position ,
the all - craving hand of Death will cast its unsparing touch as surely upon her fair
...
Her lofty bearing proclaims the Queen ; her gentle observance of religion marks
the soul — the soul of one who feels that , however great may be her position ,
the all - craving hand of Death will cast its unsparing touch as surely upon her fair
...
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Page 43 - The world is still deceived with ornament. In law what plea so tainted and corrupt, But being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil ? In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it. and approve it with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament ? There is no vice so simple, but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
Page 79 - ... life, life cannot see, Darts onward to eternity! While vacant hours of beauty roll Their magic o'er some yielded soul, Ah ! little do the happy guess, The sum of human wretchedness ; Or dream, amid the soft farewell That Time of them is taking, How frequent moans the funeral knell, What noble hearts are breaking, While myriads to their tombs descend, Without a mourner, creed, or friend!
Page 79 - A moment is a mighty thing, Beyond the soul's imagining; For in it, though we trace it not, How much there crowds of varied lot! How much of life, life cannot see, Darts onward to eternity!
Page 61 - Is there not A mood of glory, when the mind attuned To heaven, can out of dreams create her worlds ?Oh ! none are so absorb'd, as not to feel Sweet thoughts like music coming o'er the mind : When prayer, the purest incense of a soul, Hath risen to the throne of heaven, the heart Is mellow'd, and the shadows that becloud Our state of darken'd being, glide away ; The Heavens are open'd ! and the eye of Faith Looks in, and hath a fearful glimpse of God...
Page 80 - How hardly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven...
Page 61 - The calm of thought, the melody of mind ! When prayer, the purest incense of a soul, Hath risen to the throne of heaven, the heart Is mellow'd, and the shadows that becloud Our state of darken'd being, glide away ; The Heavens are open'd ! and the eye of Faith Looks in, and hath a fearful glimpse of God ! HAPPINESS OF HUMBLE LIFE.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Political Fame |
| Author | Rose Ellen Temple |
| Publisher | William Pickering, 1847 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 3 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 99 pages |
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