The Boy Makes the Man: A Book of Anecdotes and Examples for the Use of YouthT. Nelson and Sons, 1867 - 208 páginas |
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... a true morality and a wise religion . Thus do I cast my bread upon the waters , in the hope it will be found by some young and inquiring spirit after many days . W. H. D. A. CONTENTS Page CHAPTER I. Anecdote of Richard Burke - Value.
... a true morality and a wise religion . Thus do I cast my bread upon the waters , in the hope it will be found by some young and inquiring spirit after many days . W. H. D. A. CONTENTS Page CHAPTER I. Anecdote of Richard Burke - Value.
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... spirit as this that the work- man should address himself to his work ; should refuse to flinch before any , the greatest disaster ; should learn , by persistent labour , to grow into strength and completeness : - " See first that the ...
... spirit as this that the work- man should address himself to his work ; should refuse to flinch before any , the greatest disaster ; should learn , by persistent labour , to grow into strength and completeness : - " See first that the ...
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... escape suspicion , confirmed their folly by declaring it must be the Zombi - a spirit of whom the negroes are tremblingly afraid . But finely painted head of the Virgin having SLADER " be poor slave flung himself on his knees.
... escape suspicion , confirmed their folly by declaring it must be the Zombi - a spirit of whom the negroes are tremblingly afraid . But finely painted head of the Virgin having SLADER " be poor slave flung himself on his knees.
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... confirmed their folly by declaring it must be the Zombi - a spirit of whom the negroes are tremblingly afraid . But a finely painted head of the Virgin having પ્રોટોકોલ SLADERE be pool slave flung himself on his knees.
... confirmed their folly by declaring it must be the Zombi - a spirit of whom the negroes are tremblingly afraid . But a finely painted head of the Virgin having પ્રોટોકોલ SLADERE be pool slave flung himself on his knees.
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... : - " The chiefest action for a man of spirit , Is never to be out of action ; we should think The soul was never put into the body , Which has so many rare and curious pieces THE THREE CARDINAL REQUISITES . Of mathematical motion , to.
... : - " The chiefest action for a man of spirit , Is never to be out of action ; we should think The soul was never put into the body , Which has so many rare and curious pieces THE THREE CARDINAL REQUISITES . Of mathematical motion , to.
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Página 97 - He fought his doubts and gather'd strength, He would not make his judgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid them : thus he came at length To find a stronger faith his own ; And Power was with him in the night, Which makes the darkness and the light, And dwells not in the light alone, But in the darkness and the cloud, As over Sinai's peaks of old, While Israel made their gods of gold, Altho
Página 50 - STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned.
Página 97 - Perplext in faith, but pure in deeds, At last he beat his music out. — • There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds.
Página 154 - THERE is a book, who runs may read, Which heavenly truth imparts, And all the lore its scholars need, Pure eyes and Christian hearts. The works of God above, below, Within us and around, Are pages in that book, to show How God Himself is found.
Página 79 - He would be Hastings of Daylesford. This purpose, formed in infancy and poverty, grew stronger as his intellect expanded and as his fortune rose. He pursued his plan with that calm but indomitable force of will which was the most striking peculiarity of his character. When, under a tropical sun, he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics, his hopes, amidst all the cares of war, finance, and legislation, still pointed to Daylesford. And when his long public life, so singularly chequered with good and evil,...
Página 32 - ... length, between my eye and the stars ; sliding the beads upon it till they hid such and such stars from my eye, in order to take their apparent distances from one another; and then, laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads, according to their respective positions, having a candle by me.
Página 151 - Let him study the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God for its Author ; salvation for its end ; and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.
Página 142 - My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
Página 50 - Save base authority from others' books. These earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights, Than those that walk, and wot not what they are.
Página 14 - I inquired after my box, and what I was pleased to call my treasure. The box was produced, and opened; - but, reader, feel for me...