Chambers's miscellany of instructive & entertaining tracts, Volum 6 |
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Side 32
... happy as the one who succeeded in rising above it ; but this is , indeed , to cast a hasty glance on human life and human nature . That man was never truly happy - happy upon reflection , and while looking to the past or the future ...
... happy as the one who succeeded in rising above it ; but this is , indeed , to cast a hasty glance on human life and human nature . That man was never truly happy - happy upon reflection , and while looking to the past or the future ...
Side 22
... single tree so overthrown as to fall athwart the course of the current , sufficed to divert the lava . In one recorded instance this happy accident was the means of preserving a beautiful little wooded 22 EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOS .
... single tree so overthrown as to fall athwart the course of the current , sufficed to divert the lava . In one recorded instance this happy accident was the means of preserving a beautiful little wooded 22 EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOS .
Side 9
... tell you a strange thing . I never before was happy ; I begin now , for the first time in my life , to hope . I am an ignorant No. 43 . 9 man , or at least I was so ; but A TALE OF NORFOLK ISLAND . A TALE OF NORFOLK ISLAND 43 I.
... tell you a strange thing . I never before was happy ; I begin now , for the first time in my life , to hope . I am an ignorant No. 43 . 9 man , or at least I was so ; but A TALE OF NORFOLK ISLAND . A TALE OF NORFOLK ISLAND 43 I.
Side 12
... happy in their innocence ; he was miserable in his crime . He now determined to go home and pray to be forgiven . The evening was dark and wet , and as he entered the court in which his friends lived , his heart failed him , and he ...
... happy in their innocence ; he was miserable in his crime . He now determined to go home and pray to be forgiven . The evening was dark and wet , and as he entered the court in which his friends lived , his heart failed him , and he ...
Side 20
... happy , and rejoiced that he had not followed the example of George Macmahon ; for he had earned a treasure that George knew nothing of - the treasure of hope - hope for the future - hope that he might some day have good clothes and a ...
... happy , and rejoiced that he had not followed the example of George Macmahon ; for he had earned a treasure that George knew nothing of - the treasure of hope - hope for the future - hope that he might some day have good clothes and a ...
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Side 12 - An' weary winter comin' fast, An' cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till crash ! the cruel coulter past Out thro' thy cell. That wee bit heap o...
Side 17 - Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst thou sip and sip it up. Make the most of life you may ; Life is short, and wears away. " Both alike are mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline ; Thine's a summer, mine no more, Though repeated to threescore ; Threescore summers, when they're gone, Will appear as short as one.
Side 20 - ... in hers, and following every movement of their fingers, as letter after letter conveys their meaning to her mind. It is in this way that she converses with her blind playmates, and nothing can more forcibly show the power of mind in forcing matter to its purpose than a meeting between them. For if great talent and skill are necessary for two pantomimes to paint their thoughts and feelings by the movements of the body, and the expression of the countenance, how much greater the difficulty when...
Side 18 - These she felt very carefully, and soon, of course, distinguished that the crooked lines spoon, differed as much from the crooked lines key, as the spoon differed from the key in form.
Side 12 - I'm truly sorry man's dominion. Has broken nature's social union, An' justifies that ill opinion, Which makes thee startle At me, thy poor earth-born companion, An...
Side 4 - They told me that all the religious denominations were believing in incorrect doctrines, and that none of them was acknowledged of God as his church and kingdom. And I was expressly commanded to •
Side 20 - ... in sign of disapprobation ; if right, then she pats herself upon the head, and looks pleased. She sometimes purposely spells a word wrong with the left hand, looks roguish for a moment and laughs> and then with the right hand strikes the left, as if to correct it.
Side 10 - Behold, David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the Lord...
Side 21 - Her social feelings, and her affections, are very strong; and when she is sitting at work, or at her studies, by the side of one of her little friends, she will break off from her task every few moments, to hug and kiss them with an earnestness and warmth that is touching to behold. " When left alone, she occupies and apparently amuse?
Side 17 - At this time, I was so fortunate as to hear of the child, and immediately hastened to Hanover to see her. I found her with a well-formed figure; a strongly-marked, nervous-sanguine temperament; a large and beautifully-shaped head ; and the whole system in healthy action.