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... rest satisfied till he had formed his principles upon the basis of chris- tianity , and till he had begun in earnest to think and act agreeably to its pure and heavenly precepts . His mind loved to make distant excursions into the ...
... rest satisfied till he had formed his principles upon the basis of chris- tianity , and till he had begun in earnest to think and act agreeably to its pure and heavenly precepts . His mind loved to make distant excursions into the ...
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... rest - beneath this sod Perchance may sleep it sweetly , sound as death . I would not have my corpse cemented down With brick and stone , defrauding the poor earth worm Of its predestined dues ; no , I would lie Beneath a little hillock ...
... rest - beneath this sod Perchance may sleep it sweetly , sound as death . I would not have my corpse cemented down With brick and stone , defrauding the poor earth worm Of its predestined dues ; no , I would lie Beneath a little hillock ...
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... rest . Before he left College he had become anxious concerning his expences , fearing that they exceeded his means . Mr. Catton perceived this , and twice called him to his rooms to assure him of every necessary support , and every ...
... rest . Before he left College he had become anxious concerning his expences , fearing that they exceeded his means . Mr. Catton perceived this , and twice called him to his rooms to assure him of every necessary support , and every ...
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... rest contented with mediocrity , how could he possibly ever arrive at excellence ? —Thus ' tis with you ; instead of that indefa- tigable perseverance which , in other cases , is a leading trait in your character , I hear you say , " Ah ...
... rest contented with mediocrity , how could he possibly ever arrive at excellence ? —Thus ' tis with you ; instead of that indefa- tigable perseverance which , in other cases , is a leading trait in your character , I hear you say , " Ah ...
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... rest must be flattery . " - Do you seriously , Neville , think me capable of flattery ? As you well know I am a carping , critical little dog , you will not be surprised at my observing that there is one figure in your last that savours ...
... rest must be flattery . " - Do you seriously , Neville , think me capable of flattery ? As you well know I am a carping , critical little dog , you will not be surprised at my observing that there is one figure in your last that savours ...
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Página 20 - I'll weave a melancholy song, And sweet the strain shall be, and long The melody of death. Come funeral flower ! who lov'st to dwell With the pale corse in lonely tomb, And throw across the desert gloom A sweet, decaying smell — Come, press my lips and lie with me Beneath the lowly alder tree : And we will sleep a pleasant sleep And not a care shall dare intrude, To break the marble solitude, So peaceful and so deep.
Página 163 - We know whom we have believed, and are persuaded that he is able to keep that which we have committed unto him against that day.
Página 281 - In yonder cot, along whose mouldering walls In many a fold the mantling woodbine falls, The village matron kept her little school, Gentle of heart, yet knowing well to rule; Staid was the dame, and modest was her mien...
Página 73 - Tired of earth And this diurnal scene, she springs aloft Through fields of air, pursues the flying storm, Rides on the vollied lightning through the heavens ; Or, yoked with whirlwinds, and the northern blast, Sweeps the long tract of day.
Página 19 - Come, thou shall form my nosegay now, And I will bind thee round my brow; And as I twine the mournful wreath, I'll weave a melancholy song : And sweet the strain shall be and long, The melody of death.
Página 18 - Sky were not orthodox rhymes, according to his wise creed of criticism, sate down to blast the hopes of a boy, who had confessed to him all his hopes and all his difficulties, and thrown himself upon his mercy. With such a letter before him, (by mere accident I saw that which had been sent to the Critical Review), even though the poems had been bad, a good man would not have said so; he would have avoided censure if he had found it impossible to bestow praise. But that the reader may perceive the...
Página 44 - Catton, with tears in his eyes, and told him that he could not go into the hall to be examined. Mr. Catton, however, thought his success here of so much importance, that he exhorted him, with all possible earnestness, to hold out the six days of the examination.
Página 44 - ... competitor for it. He passed the whole term in preparing himself for this, reading for college subjects in bed, in his walks, or, as he says, where, when, and how he could, never having a moment to spare, and often going to his tutor without having read at all.
Página 35 - Still, rigid Nurse, thou art forgiven, For thou severe wert sent from heaven To wean me from the world ; To turn my eye From vanity, And point to scenes of bliss that never, never die.
Página 50 - London to recruit himself, — th« worst place to which he could have gone : the variety of stimulating objects there hurried and agitated him, and when he returned to College, he was so completely ill, that no power of medicine could save him. His mind was worn out, and it was the opinion of his medical attendants, that if he had recovered, his intellect would have been affected.