Dorothea Beale of CheltenhamA. Constable, 1908 - 432 pages |
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Page 360 - Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt. Dispraise or blame, nothing but well and fair. And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
Page 360 - As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.
Page 360 - What is it more than this — That Man, who is from God sent forth, Doth yet again to God return? — Such ebb and flow must ever be, Then wherefore should we mourn?
Page 419 - Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong ; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work...
Page 373 - For judgment I am come into this world; that they which see not might see, and that they which see might be made blind.
Page 213 - To conclude therefore, let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain that a man can search too far or be too well studied in the book of God's word or in the book of God's works ; divinity or philosophy; but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both...
Page 419 - My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Page 6 - This is none other than the House of God, and this is the Gate of Heaven.
Page 378 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him,
Page 54 - Wine is the strongest." The second wrote, "The king is the strongest." The third wrote, "Women are strongest; but above all things truth beareth away the victory.