The Conquered World: And Other PapersT. Whittaker, 1898 - 128 pages |
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Agrippa Alypius beauty become believe beloved bird of dawning Buddha captivity centre cheer Chris Christ's presence Christ's victory Christian Church Church of England circle comes Congregationalist CONQUERED WORLD creed dark death decay disciples duties earn a little earth England English Spring enter faith family happier flesh fortitude and delicacy fountain friends gangrene garden of lilies gious Gospel hand heart that loved heathen heaven Hebrew Herod holidays inveteracy invisible Jesus Christ kind land light live Lord Maytime meaning ments morning ness night Ningpo open men's eyes overcome the world Ozymandias Parable pass passion Paul pray prayer Prayer-book presence of Christ rapture refuge religion religious round Russian Jew Satan Saviour Scrip secret securing send thee sense sorrow soul spirit Stevenson Surely sweet things Thou shalt thought thrill tian tion touch truth vast vestments witchcraft words worship
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Page 103 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Page 74 - Oh, to be in England Now that April's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brush-wood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England — now...
Page 118 - To be honest, to be kind — to earn a little and to spend a little less, to make upon the whole a family happier for his presence, to renounce when that shall be necessary and not be embittered, to keep a few friends but these without capitulation — above all, on the same grim condition, to keep friends with himself — here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude and delicacy.
Page 90 - ... sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Page 93 - The old order changeth, yielding place to new, And God fulfils himself in many ways, Lest one good custom should corrupt the world Comfort thyself: what comfort is in me?
Page 37 - Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
Page 43 - Every May, a beautiful fault frustrates this skilful venery, for, thick as grass, thick and sweet, the lily of the valley springs in all the brakes and shady places. The scent of the game will not lie across these miles of blossom. The hunters are in despair, and the deer, still deafened with the winter's yelp of the hounds — the deer, who sets his back against the sturdiest oak, and butts at the pack with his antlers, who swims the lakes, and from his island refuge sells his life as hard as he...
Page 5 - I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
Page 65 - ... that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him ; having the eyes of your heart enlightened...
Page 37 - The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.