 A little theft, a small deceit, Too often leads to more ; "Tis hard at first, but tempts the feet As through an open door. Just as the broadest rivers run From small and distant springs, The greatest crimes that men have done Have grown from little things.  The Young Catholic's Illustrated First Reader - Page 631885 - 88 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1865 - 1042 pages
...upon my brow ; She's gone from earth to heaven, — I have no mother now 1 BEWARE. A LITTLE theft, a small deceit, Too often leads to more : 'Tis hard at first, but tempts the feet, As through an open door. Just as the broadest rivers ran From small and distant springs, The greatest... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1853 - 344 pages
...indications of sin. You remember the song we sometimes sing at our day school — " A little theft, a small deceit, Too often leads to more ; "Tis hard at first, but tempts the feet As through an open door. Just as the broadest rivers run From small and distant springs, The greatest... | |
 | Hymns - 1855 - 274 pages
...like easy stairs ; If conscience sutfers little sins, Soon larger ones it bears. 2 A little theft, a small deceit, Too often leads to more ; Tis hard at first, but tempts the feet As through an open door. A: 96. Just as the broadest rivers run From small and distant springs, The... | |
 | 1857 - 734 pages
...— " Order my steps in thy word, and let not any iniquity have dominion over me." " A little theft, a small deceit, Too often leads to more ; 'Tis hard at first, but tempts the feet As through an open door. Just as the broadest rivers run From small and distant springs, The greatest... | |
 | Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1857 - 696 pages
...observed by Thee : May I, by thy Good Spirit taught, Live always carefully. ANOTHER. A LITTLE theft, a small deceit, Too often leads to more; Tis hard at first, bnt tempts the feet As through an open door. Just as the broadest rivers run From small and distant... | |
 | Picture book - 1859 - 156 pages
...And if I can learn something new every day I hope soon to read very well. TAKE CAEE! A LITTLE theft, a small deceit, Too often leads to more ; 'Tis hard at first, but tempts the feet As through an open door. Just as the broadest rivers run From small and distant springs, The greatest... | |
 | Ann Taylor, Jane Taylor - Children's poetry - 1868 - 162 pages
...like easy stairs 5 If conscience suffers little sins, Soon, larger ones it bears. • A little then, a small deceit, Too often leads to more ; "Tis hard at first, but tompts the feet As through an open door. Just as the broadest rivers run From small and distant springs,... | |
 | 1869 - 158 pages
...down like easy stairs ; If conscience suffers little sins, Soon, larger ones it bears. A little then, a small deceit, Too often leads to more ; 'Tis hard at first, but tempts the feet As through an open door. Just as the broadest rivers run From small and distant springs, The greatest... | |
 | Ellen Barlee - 1871 - 274 pages
...down, like easy stairs ; If conscience suffer little sins, Soon larger ones it bears. " A little theft, a small deceit, Too often leads to more; 'Tis hard at first, but tempts the feet As through an open door : Just as the broadest rivers run From small and distant springs, The greatest... | |
 | Ann Taylor - 1876 - 248 pages
...down, like easy stairs ; If conscience suffers little sins, Soon, larger ones it bears. A little thing, a small deceit, Too often leads to more ; Tis hard at first, but tempts the feet As through an open door. Just as the broadest rivers run From small and distant springs, The greatest... | |
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