The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... thou art in thy duty , be out of it who may ; thou toilest for the altogether indispensable daily bread . A second man I honour , and still more highly , him who is seen toiling for the spiritually indispensable - not daily bread ...
... thou art in thy duty , be out of it who may ; thou toilest for the altogether indispensable daily bread . A second man I honour , and still more highly , him who is seen toiling for the spiritually indispensable - not daily bread ...
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... thou valued patience , courage , openness to light , or readiness to own thy mistakes ? In wrestling with the dim brute powers of fact , thou wilt continually learn . For every noble work the possi- bilities are diffused through ...
... thou valued patience , courage , openness to light , or readiness to own thy mistakes ? In wrestling with the dim brute powers of fact , thou wilt continually learn . For every noble work the possi- bilities are diffused through ...
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... thou wilt , still , Slavery , said I , still , thou art a bitter draught ; and though thousands in all ages have been made to drink of thee , thou art no less bitter on that account . ' Tis thou , thrice sweet and gracious goddess ...
... thou wilt , still , Slavery , said I , still , thou art a bitter draught ; and though thousands in all ages have been made to drink of thee , thou art no less bitter on that account . ' Tis thou , thrice sweet and gracious goddess ...
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... thou art exiled . Gracious heaven ! cried I , kneeling down upon the last step but one in my ascent , grant me but health , thou great bestower of it , and give me but this fair goddess as my companion , and shower down thy mitres , if ...
... thou art exiled . Gracious heaven ! cried I , kneeling down upon the last step but one in my ascent , grant me but health , thou great bestower of it , and give me but this fair goddess as my companion , and shower down thy mitres , if ...
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... thou too , " saith he : " we will perform all things . " Then turning to us again . " How civil this man is , " saith he ; " all this time of my imprisonment , he came to me willingly , and sometimes talked with me respectfully , and ...
... thou too , " saith he : " we will perform all things . " Then turning to us again . " How civil this man is , " saith he ; " all this time of my imprisonment , he came to me willingly , and sometimes talked with me respectfully , and ...
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