 ... a coward her son had been. And then peace came to him as he resolved, lastly, to bear his testimony next morning. The morning would be harder than the night to begin with, but he felt that he could not afford to let one chance slip. Several times...  Tom Brown's School Days - Page 251by Thomas Hughes - 1857 - 420 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1857 - 782 pages
...{altered, for the devil showed him, first, all his friends calling him 'Saint' end 'Square110 toes,' and a dozen hard names, and whispered to him that...then came the more subtle temptation, 'Shall I not be showing myself braver than others by doing this? Have I any right to begin it now ? Ought I not rather... | |
 | Thomas Hughes - Boarding schools - 1858 - 414 pages
...felt that he could not afford to let one chance slip. Several times he faltered, for the devil showed him first, all his old friends calling him " Saint,"...came the more subtle temptation, " Shall I not be showing myself braver than others by doing this ? Have I any right to begin it now ? Ought I not rather... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1857 - 586 pages
...aflord to let one chance slip. Several times he faltered, for the devil showed him, first, all his friends calling him " Saint" and " Square-toes," and...came the more subtle temptation, " Shall I not be showing myself braver than others by doing this ? Have I any right to begin it now? Ought I not rather... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - Children's poetry, American - 1875 - 322 pages
...felt that he could not afford to let one chance slip. Several times he faltered, for the Devil showed him first, all his old friends calling him " Saint,"...came the more subtle temptation, " Shall I not be showing myself braver than others by doing this 1 Have I any right to begin it now ! Ought I not rather... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 pages
...felt that he could not afford to let one chance slip. Several times he faltered, for the devil showed him, first, all his old friends calling him " Saint"...keep all means of influence, that he might do good to tho largest number. And then came the more subtle temptation, " Shall I not be showing myself braver... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1875 - 248 pages
...that he could not afford to let one chance slip. 22. Several times he faltered, for the tempter showed him, first, all his old friends calling him " Saint,"...a dozen hard names, and whispered to him that his motive would be misunderstood, and he would only be left alone with the new boy ; whereas it was his... | |
 | Benjamin Bartis Comegys, Layman - Moral education - 1878 - 278 pages
...to bear his testimony next morning. And next morning several times he faltered, for the devil showed him first all his old friends calling him ' saint...influence, that he might do good to the largest number. But his good angel prevailed, for after he was up and washed and dressed in the face of the whole room... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1878 - 236 pages
...that he could not afford to let one chance slip. 22. Several times he faltered, for the tempter showed him, first, all his old friends calling him " Saint,"...a dozen hard names, and whispered to him that his motive would be misunderstood, and he would only be left alone with the new boy ; whereas it was his... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1879 - 268 pages
...to bear his testimony next morning. one chance slip. Several times he faltered, for the Devil showed him, first, all his old friends calling him " Saint,"...that his motives would be misunderstood, and he would be left alone with the new boy; whereas, it was his duty to keep all means of influence, that he might... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1879 - 270 pages
...him that his motives would be misunderstood, and he would be left alone with the new boy; v/hereas, it was his duty to keep all means of influence, that he might do good to the largest number. 7. And thenk came the more subtle temptation, 'shall I not be showing myself braver than others by... | |
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