Teachers and preachers of recent times. By the ed. of the 'Treasury of English literature'.

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Page 125 - Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Page 181 - With no restraint, but such as springs From quick and eager visitings Of thoughts that lie beyond the reach Of thy few words of English speech: A bondage sweetly brooked, a strife That gives thy gestures grace and life! So have I, not unmoved in mind, Seen birds of tempest-loving kind— Thus beating up against the wind.
Page 200 - This elegant and useful Series of Books has been specially prepared for School and College Prizes : they are, however, equally suitable for General Presentation. In selecting the works for this Series, the aim of the publisher has been to produce books of a permanent value, interesting in manner and instructive...
Page 145 - He was the first Englishman who drew attention in our public schools to the historical, political, and philosophical value of philology and of the ancient writers, as distinguished from the mere verbal criticism and elegant scholarship of the last century.
Page 34 - I live for those who love me For those who know me true, For the heaven that smiles above me And waits my coming, too, For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, For the good that I can do.
Page 200 - Mungo Park's Life and Travels. With a Supplementary Chapter, detailing the results of recent Discovery in Africa. 3. Benjamin Franklin : A Biography. From the celebrated 'Life' by JARED SPARKS, and the more recent and extensive ' Life and Times
Page 145 - I never saw a more perfect instance of the spirit of power and of love, and of a sound mind ; intense love, almost to the annihilation of selfishness — a daily martyrdom for twenty years, during which she adhered to her early formed...
Page 46 - Oh, that some one had but told me, in my youth, when all my heart seemed to be set on these colours and clouds, that appear for a little while and then vanish away, how little my love of them would serve me, when the silence of lawn and wood in the dews of morning should be completed...
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Page 34 - I live for those who love me, For those who know me true; For the heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit, too; For the cause that needs assistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do.

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