Hidden fields
Books Books
" I have never forgotten it ; and while I recollect anything, I never shall. To me it was the voice of God ; and it has been a word in season throughout my life. I learned from it not to leave till tomorrow the work of to-day, or to idle when I ought to... "
The Life, Character, and Literary Labours of Samuel Drew, A. M. - Page 103
by Jacob Halls Drew - 1834 - 530 pages
Full view - About this book

The Children's missionary record of the Free Church of Scotland. Feb.-Sept ...

834 pages
...season throughout my life. I learned from it not to leave till to-morrow the work of to-day, or to be idle when I ought to be working. From that time I turned over a new leaf." He did indeed — worked in working hours, left off idle talk and the society of idlers, and became...
Full view - About this book

Sartain's Union Magazine of Literature and Art, Volume 8

John Sartain, Caroline Matilda Kirkland, John Seely Hart - 1851 - 504 pages
...of me again.' I have never forgotten it; and while l recollect anything, I never shall. To me it was the voice of God ; and it has been a word in season...life; — the folly of being wise my early history shows." It is not often that a boyish freak confers such a blessing upon man and the world. It was...
Full view - About this book

Sartain's Union Magazine of Literature and Art, Volumes 9-10

John Sartain, Caroline Matilda Kirkland, John Seely Hart - 1851 - 1054 pages
...again.' I have never forgotten it; and while I recollect anything, I never shall. To me it was the voioe of God ; and it has been a word in season throughout...trouble myself about matters which did not concern mo. The bliss of ignorance on political topics I often experienced in after life ; — the folly of...
Full view - About this book

The National Magazine, Volume 1

Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - 584 pages
...MAGAZINE. again.' I have never forgotten it ; and while I recollect anything, I never shall. To me it was the voice of God ; and it has been a word in season...after life ; the folly of being wise my early history shows." Industry and economy had " broken the neck of his difficulties,'' and left him with some degree...
Full view - About this book

Lives of the Illustrious: (the Biographical Magazine)., Volume 2

1852 - 372 pages
...me again.' I have never forgotten it ; and while I recollect anything, I never shall. To me it was the voice of God ; and it has been a word in season...life ; — the folly of being wise my early history shows." It is not often that a boyish freak confers such a blessing upon man and the world. It was...
Full view - About this book

The Little gleaner, Volumes 6-8

Septimus Sears - 1859 - 964 pages
...season throughout my life. I learned from it not to leave till to-morrow the work of to day, or to be idle when I ought to be working. From that time I turned over a new leaf." CHRISTIAN GRACES. THERE is a pearl, a priceless gem, I'd rather wear around my brow, Than £he imperial...
Full view - About this book

Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct

Samuel Smiles - 1859 - 368 pages
...me that cry was as the voice of God, and it has been a word in season throughout my life. I learnt from it not to leave till to-morrow the work of to-day,...or to idle when I ought to be working." From that moment Drew dropped politics, and stuck to his daily work, and to self-improvement in his spare hours...
Full view - About this book

Famous Boys and how They Became Great Men

1861 - 332 pages
...door, " Shoemaker ! shoemaker ! work by night, and run about by day !" " Had a pistol," said Drew, " been fired off at my ear, I could not have been more...trouble myself about matters which did not concern me." " During several years," he further wrote, " all my leisure-hours were devoted to reading or scribbling...
Full view - About this book

Samuel Drew, M.A., the Self-taught Cornishman: a Life Lesson

Jacob Halls Drew - 1861 - 314 pages
...in season throughout my life. I learned from it, not to leave till to-morrow the work of to-day, nor to idle when I ought to be working. From that time,...me. The bliss of ignorance on political topics, I have often experienced in after life : the folly of being wise, my early history shows." Having thus...
Full view - About this book

The Peerage of Poverty: Or, Learners and Workers in Fields, Farms, and Factories

Edwin Paxton Hood - 1870 - 552 pages
...shall never have that to say of me again ; ' I have never forgotten it, and while I recollect anything I never shall ; to me it was as the voice of God,...working ; from that time I turned over a new leaf." The story of his life of study is, however, very interesting. Samuel Drew was, as may be gathered from...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF