Memoir of Henry Augustus Ingalls ...Munroe, 1846 - 210 pages |
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... . The Stream of Tendencies , 141 Happiness , Novel Reading , 147 154 Influence of Character , 161 The Close of the Year , 167 Tale . Isabella the Fair , 171 The Vision , 186 Fragments . An Old Man's Reflections , 193 Death ,
... . The Stream of Tendencies , 141 Happiness , Novel Reading , 147 154 Influence of Character , 161 The Close of the Year , 167 Tale . Isabella the Fair , 171 The Vision , 186 Fragments . An Old Man's Reflections , 193 Death ,
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... " It is utterly impossible for a person , possessing this spirit , to be fair and candid . The whole ten- dency of his conversation will be , to display what he possesses , and indicate what other people want . 46 MEMOIR .
... " It is utterly impossible for a person , possessing this spirit , to be fair and candid . The whole ten- dency of his conversation will be , to display what he possesses , and indicate what other people want . 46 MEMOIR .
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... fair brow is rendered gloomy by some petty oc- currence , it is like a cloud for a moment inter- cepting the rays of the smiling sun , which scarce casts its shadow ere it is gone , and all is bright and beautiful as before . The light ...
... fair brow is rendered gloomy by some petty oc- currence , it is like a cloud for a moment inter- cepting the rays of the smiling sun , which scarce casts its shadow ere it is gone , and all is bright and beautiful as before . The light ...
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... laid out , to be pursued with the eager- ness of youth , or the determination of manhood ; but thoughts retire within themselves , to medi- tations of the end of life . 5 ISABELLA THE FAIR . It was a sweet and beautiful 170 SELECTIONS .
... laid out , to be pursued with the eager- ness of youth , or the determination of manhood ; but thoughts retire within themselves , to medi- tations of the end of life . 5 ISABELLA THE FAIR . It was a sweet and beautiful 170 SELECTIONS .
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... Fair . And well did she merit the appellation of " the fair ; " for of the many beauties that fluttered about the court of John , none could compare with Isabella . SELECTIONS . 171 Isabella the Fair,
... Fair . And well did she merit the appellation of " the fair ; " for of the many beauties that fluttered about the court of John , none could compare with Isabella . SELECTIONS . 171 Isabella the Fair,
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Page 90 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Page 34 - Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Page 94 - ... them an interest in every species of being which surrounds them; and, amid the hours of curiosity and delight, to awaken those latent feelings of benevolence and of sympathy, from which all the moral or intellectual greatness of man finally arises. It is to lay the foundation of an early and of a manly piety: amid the magnificent system of material signs in which they reside, to give them the mighty key which can interpret them; and to make them look upon the universe which they inhabit, not...
Page 1 - But a righteous man, though he die before his time, shall be at rest. For honourable old age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor is its measure given by number of years : but understanding is gray hairs unto men, and an unspotted life is ripe old age.
Page 93 - While it opens to the years of infancy or youth a source of pure and of permanent enjoyment, it has consequences on the character and happiness of future life, which they are unable to foresee. It is to provide them, amid all the agitations and trials of society, with one gentle and unreproaching friend, whose voice is ever in alliance with goodness and virtue, and which, when once understood, is able both to sooth misfortune, and to reclaim from folly.
Page 79 - We are born with faculties and powers capable almost of any thing, such at least as would carry us farther than can easily be imagined : but it is only the exercise of those powers, which gives us ability and skill in any thing, and leads us towards perfection.
Page 93 - It is to provide them, amid all the agitations and trials of society, with one gentle and unreproaching friend, whose voice is ever in alliance with goodness and virtue, and which, when once understood, is able both to soothe misfortune, and to reclaim from folly. It is to identify them with the happiness of that nature to which they belong ; to give them an interest in every species of being which surrounds them ; and, amid the hours of curiosity and delight, to awaken those latent The study of...
Page 73 - Art is long and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave.
Page 122 - We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and that to secure these rights governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Page 65 - Oct. 6th. 1863, the following resolutions were passed— WHEREAS, it has pleased Almighty God, in...