Louisa Hodson: or, The power of influence

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William MacIntosh, 1865 - 123 стор.
 

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Сторінка 31 - No powder'd pert proficient in the art Of sounding an alarm assaults these doors Till the street rings ; no stationary steeds Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound, The silent circle fan themselves, and quake : But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, the well-depicted...
Сторінка 31 - Wrought patiently into the snowy lawn, Unfolds its bosom ; buds, and leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair ; A wreath, that cannot fade, of flowers that blow With most success when all besides decay.
Сторінка 31 - Down to the rosy west; but kindly still Compensating his loss with added hours Of social converse and instructive ease, And gathering at short notice, in one group The family dispersed, and fixing thought, Not less dispersed by daylight and its cares. I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, homeborn happiness, And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturbed retirement, and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening, know.
Сторінка 29 - Then let the wildest storms arise, Let tempests mingle earth and skies, No fatal shipwreck shall I fear, But all my treasures with me bear. 4 If thou, my Saviour, still be nigh, Cheerful I live, and joyful die ; Secure, when mortal comforts flee, To find ten thousand worlds in thee.
Сторінка 32 - Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from many a trembling chord shakes out ; And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still ; Beguile the night, and set a keener edge On female industry ; the threaded steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume closed, the customary rites Of the last meal commence — a Roman meal, Such as the mistress of the world once found Delicious,...
Сторінка 82 - Advocate above, My Friend before the throne of love, If now for me prevails thy prayer, If now I find thee pleading there, — 2 If...
Сторінка 113 - Fancy paints thy bier, And mournful eyes thy lowly bed, The secret sigh shall rise, the tear That shuns observance shall be shed. Nor shall the thoughts of thee depart, Nor shall my soul regret resign, Till memory perish, till this heart Be cold and motionless as thine.
Сторінка 82 - O sovereign Love, to thee I cry, Give me thyself, or else I die ! Save me from death, from hell set free, Death, hell, are but the want of thee. Quickened by thy imparted flame, Saved, when possessed of thee, I am ; My life, my only heaven thou art, O might I feel thee in my heart ! . 101 6-7s.
Сторінка 80 - Would you be a partaker of the Divine nature? Then go to Christ. Wait for nothing. Wait for nobody. Linger not. Think not to make yourself ready. Go and say to Him, in the words of that beautiful hymn— "Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling; Naked, flee to Thee for dress; Helpless, look to Thee for grace.
Сторінка 82 - Father, I want a thankful heart, I want to taste how good thou art, To plunge me in thy mercy's sea, And comprehend thy love to me ; The length, and breadth, and depth, and height, Of love divinely infinite.

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