Annals of the poor. New illustr. ed., ed. by J.S. Stallybrass1883 |
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adjoining affection appeared Arreton beautiful Bible bless Brading Catechism cerned character Christ Christian church churchyard cliffs comfort conversation countenance dairyman's daughter dear child dear father death Divine ELIZABETH WALBRIDGE epitaph eternity faith father and mother fear feel felt funeral gently girl glad glory God's gospel grace grave hand happy hear heart heaven hill hope humble Isle of Wight Jane's Jenny Jesus kind kingdom of heaven LEGH RICHMOND letter little Jane live look Lord Lord's Lord's supper meditation memory mercy mind never pardon parents peace pleasing poor pray prayer recent death religion remember rendered replied rich Richmond sake salvation scene seemed servant sinners sister solemn soon soul speak spirit spoke stood sweet talk tears tell thank thee things thou thought tical trees valley voice walk wish woman word Yaverland YOUNG COTTAGER
Popular passages
Page 65 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village- Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Page 27 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened and heard ; and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 99 - And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 98 - Forgive, blest shade, the tributary tear, That mourns thy exit from a world like this ; Forgive the wish that would have kept thee here, And stayed thy progress to the seats of bliss • No more confined to grov'ling scenes of night, No more a tenant pent in mortal clay, Now should we rather hail thy glorious flight, And trace thy journey to the realms of day.
Page 114 - I was made a member of Christ, a child of God, and an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven.
Page 151 - This lovely bud, so young and fair, Call'd hence by early doom, Just came to show how sweet a flower In Paradise would bloom.
Page 109 - There were two lines in it which made me think and meditate a great deal.' 'Which were they ?' '"Hail, glorious gospel ! heavenly light, whereby We live with comfort, and with comfort die.
Page 86 - Stranger, if e'er by chance or feeling led, Upon this hallowed turf thy footsteps tread, Turn from the contemplation of the sod, And think on her, whose spirit rests with God. Lowly her lot on earth, but He who bore Tidings of grace and blessings to the poor, Gave her his truth and faithfulness to prove The choicest treasures of his boundless love, Faith that...
Page 72 - She, gently returned the pressure, but could neither open her eyes nor utter a reply. I never had witnessed a season so impressive as this before. It completely filled my imagination as I returned home. "Farewell," thought I, "dear friend, till the morning of an eternal day shall renew our personal intercourse. Thou wast a brand plucked from the burning, that thou mightest become a star shining in the firmament of glory. I have seen thy light and thy good works, and will therefore glorify our Father...
Page 27 - Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the LOED, and that thought upon His name.