The Living Age, Volume 269Living Age Company, 1911 |
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... CENTURY AND AFTER . On Pains and Penalties . 819 The Seamy Side of Travel 347 • SPECTATOR . God's Test by War · Humors of English Elections Britain and Her Offspring . Compulsory Science versus Com- 387 The Little Ghost . 2 433 ...
... CENTURY AND AFTER . On Pains and Penalties . 819 The Seamy Side of Travel 347 • SPECTATOR . God's Test by War · Humors of English Elections Britain and Her Offspring . Compulsory Science versus Com- 387 The Little Ghost . 2 433 ...
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... century and in the same kingdom : Reuben and Rachel , though as fond as doves , Were yet discreet and cautious in their loves ; Nor would attend to Cupid's wild com- mands Till cool reflection made them join their hands . When both were ...
... century and in the same kingdom : Reuben and Rachel , though as fond as doves , Were yet discreet and cautious in their loves ; Nor would attend to Cupid's wild com- mands Till cool reflection made them join their hands . When both were ...
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... century life . So far , however , be the theme what it may be , we find the pen always in the hands of the " privileged " or " edu- cated " classes . Men and women write about the poor , but they are not really of them . With the advent ...
... century life . So far , however , be the theme what it may be , we find the pen always in the hands of the " privileged " or " edu- cated " classes . Men and women write about the poor , but they are not really of them . With the advent ...
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... century will feel how high their standard was in these respects . A re- ligious sense is never obtruded by any of the three great writers whom we have mentioned , but it would be easy to point to passages in all of them in support of ...
... century will feel how high their standard was in these respects . A re- ligious sense is never obtruded by any of the three great writers whom we have mentioned , but it would be easy to point to passages in all of them in support of ...
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... century . War ! with its nameless horrors , its fields running red with blood of fathers , husbands , lov- ers . . . War - that turns the land into a butcher's shambles , with Chris- tian souls for victims . beasts ! " he spat at the ...
... century . War ! with its nameless horrors , its fields running red with blood of fathers , husbands , lov- ers . . . War - that turns the land into a butcher's shambles , with Chris- tian souls for victims . beasts ! " he spat at the ...
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Page 655 - tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners ; so that if we will plant nettles or sow lettuce, set hyssop and weed up thyme, supply it with one gender of herbs or distract it with many, either to have it sterile with idleness or manured with industry, why, the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
Page 88 - BEHOLD, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
Page 80 - And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire...
Page 724 - Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm from an anointed king ; The breath of worldly men cannot depose The deputy elected by the Lord.
Page 306 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her, with timbrels, and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 276 - said the Traveller, Knocking on the moonlit door; And his horse in the silence champed the grasses Of the forest's ferny floor. And a bird flew up out of the turret, Above the Traveller's head: And he smote upon the door again a second time;
Page 655 - tis in ourselves that we are thus, or thus. Our bodies are our gardens ; to the which our wills are gardeners : so that if we will plant nettles, or sow lettuce ; set hyssop, and weed up thyme ; supply it with one gender of herbs, or distract it with many; either to have it steril with idleness, or manured with industry ; why, the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
Page 80 - For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
Page 610 - Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer cloud, Without our special wonder...
Page 188 - Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.