The Classical Journal, Volume 16

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Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 1921 - Classical philology
 

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Page 267 - If, drunk with sight of power, we loose Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe — Such boasting as the Gentiles use Or lesser breeds without the Law — Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget — lest we forget! For heathen heart that puts her trust In reeking tube and iron shard — All valiant dust that builds on dust, And guarding calls not Thee to guard — For frantic boast and foolish word, Thy Mercy on Thy People, Lord!
Page 115 - This was the noblest Roman of them all: All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; He only, in a general honest thought And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 358 - I shall the effect of this good lesson keep, As watchman to my heart. But, good my brother, )( Do not, as some ungracious pastors do. Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven ; Whiles, like a puff 'd and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads, And recks not his own rede.
Page 267 - Far-called, our navies melt away, On dune and headland sinks the fire; Lo all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre.
Page 358 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Page 266 - Take up the White Man's burden — Send forth the best ye breed — Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait in heavy harness On fluttered folk and wild — Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half devil and half child. Take up the White Man's Burden...
Page 350 - For nature crescent does not grow alone In thews and bulk; but as this temple waxes, The inward service of the mind and soul Grows wide withal.
Page 116 - And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
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Page 57 - Upon examination, each instance (of reflective thought) reveals, more or less clearly, five logically distinct steps : (1) a felt difficulty ; (2) its location and definition ; (3) suggestion of possible solution ; (4) development by reasoning of the bearings of the- suggestion ; (5) further observation and experiment leading to its acceptance or rejection ; that is, the conclusion of belief or disbelief.

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