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... excitement which he continually felt , made him regardless of the con- sequences which might result from his thoughtlessness . His delicate and susceptible frame was gradually weakened by his inces- sant mental exertions ; and at length ...
... excitement which he continually felt , made him regardless of the con- sequences which might result from his thoughtlessness . His delicate and susceptible frame was gradually weakened by his inces- sant mental exertions ; and at length ...
Page 84
... glowing cheeks gave full evidence to the contrary ; but then the warmth and enthusiasm of their feelings arose from excitement , and not from Christian principle . Charlotte's heart beat high with emo- tion , as she 84 HOME LIFE .
... glowing cheeks gave full evidence to the contrary ; but then the warmth and enthusiasm of their feelings arose from excitement , and not from Christian principle . Charlotte's heart beat high with emo- tion , as she 84 HOME LIFE .
Page 87
... excitement having worn off , there was nothing to sustain its progress . The tedious and unvaried employment of plying the needle be- came irksome and disagreeable ; and the office of a pence collector was found less pleasant in ...
... excitement having worn off , there was nothing to sustain its progress . The tedious and unvaried employment of plying the needle be- came irksome and disagreeable ; and the office of a pence collector was found less pleasant in ...
Page 88
... and although excitement may urge them on for awhile , it cannot impart a bracing and sustaining power to the energies of the mind . Consequently , when it fades away , and no longer maintains any influence over 88 HOME LIFE .
... and although excitement may urge them on for awhile , it cannot impart a bracing and sustaining power to the energies of the mind . Consequently , when it fades away , and no longer maintains any influence over 88 HOME LIFE .
Page 93
... excitement of her position had worn off , and she found that her labours were not quite so light as she had anticipated , she was ready to re- linquish her wearisome employment . And yet Charlotte deemed herself capable of enduring all ...
... excitement of her position had worn off , and she found that her labours were not quite so light as she had anticipated , she was ready to re- linquish her wearisome employment . And yet Charlotte deemed herself capable of enduring all ...
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Page 102 - He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much : and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Page 175 - Wilt thou not from this time cry unto Me : — " My father, Thou art the guide of my youth?
Page 117 - Therefore," says he, in his lofty reasoning, " let no man glory in men ; for all things are yours; whether the world, or life, or death, or things present or things to come ; all are yours, and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's !
Page 29 - Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; " Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Page 42 - So fades a summer cloud away; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore.
Page 29 - Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
Page 55 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Page 48 - For the love of Christ constraineth us —because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead ; and that he died for all, that they who live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them and rose again.
Page 56 - SMALL service is true service while it lasts : Of humblest Friends, bright Creature ! scorn not one ; The Daisy, by the shadow that it casts, Protects the lingering dew-drop from the Sun.
Page 52 - O that I had wings like a dove : for then would I flee away, and be at rest.