Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton: With a Selection from Her Correspondence, and Other Unpublished Writings, 1. köideLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 - 688 pages |
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Page 266 - Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Page 230 - I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love ; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Page 250 - ... servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
Page 280 - To solicit that distinction, fancy is put to the torture to dress out the votaries of fashion : and, to deserve it, the more judicious endeavour to adorn their minds with knowledge, taste, and sentiment. Which of these most frequently attain their end, you, Sir, who frequent the circles of the great and gay, can be at no loss to determine. " As I was early taught to mark the characters, and make reflections on the events that passed before me in life, short as that life has been, and few and simple...
Page 268 - To me belongs all actual and all possible good, all created and uncreated beauty, all that eye hath seen or imagination conceived ; and more than that, for eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive what God hath prepared for them that love Him.
Page 203 - The cauldest breath your frozen lips can blaw. Ye need na' fash your thumb, auld carl, nor fret, For there Affection shall preserve its seat ; And though to tak my hearing ye rejoice, Yet spite o' you I'll still hear Friendship's voice.
Page 286 - But what was my delight, on soon seeing enter the assembly room, along with a family of the first rank, two of my most intimate acquaintances in that loved county ! As both the gentlemen had there honoured me with their particular attention, my heart beat with rapture at the idea of what delight they must receive from this unexpected interview. But I soon found these gentlemen wisely considered that I now moved in a different sphere. They avoided seeming...
Page 281 - ... her relations (who piqued themselves on their high descent) would consent to her being made happy for ever by an union with one whom those relations considered as her inferior : but the constancy of their affection at length subdued every obstacle ; and their life has ever since been one continued scene of domestic felicity. As I was their only child, my education was the prime object of their attention. To procure me the more elegant accomplishments, they appropriated the savings of their...
Page 211 - The dark, intricate, and dangerous labyrinth she has converted into a clear, straight, practicable road - a road not only practicable, but pleasant; and not only pleasant, but what is of far more consequence to women, safe. — Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton is well known to be not only a moral, but a pious writer; and in all her writings, as in her conversation, religion appears in the most engaging point of view: her religion •was sincere, cheerful, and tolerant, joining in the happiest manner faith,...
Page 209 - ... morals : she has considered how all that metaphysicians know of sensation and abstraction can be applied to the cultivation of the attention, the judgment, and the imagination of children. No matter how little is actually ascertained on these subjects : she has done VOL.