The Warden of Berkingholt, Or, Rich and PoorJ.H. Parker, 1843 - 300 pages |
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Page 185 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 242 - H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by : Else, when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talked like other folk ; For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools.
Page 215 - Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began.
Page 112 - Is an unlesson'd girl, unschool'd, unpractis'd ; Happy in this, she is not yet so old But she may learn ; and happier than this, She is not bred so dull but she can learn ; Happiest of all is, that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed, As from her lord, her governor, her king.
Page 164 - Truly, shepherd, in respect of itself, it is a good life ; but in respect that it is a shepherd's life, it is naught. In respect tlpat it is solitary, I like it very well ; but in respect that it is private, it is a very vile life. Now in respect it is in the fields, it pleaseth me well ; but in respect it is not in the court, it is tedious.
Page 267 - Invest me in my motley ; give me leave To speak my mind, and I will through and through Cleanse the foul body of the infected world, If they will patiently receive my medicine.
Page 30 - ... state of life to which it had pleased God to call her...
Page 290 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 208 - There is a thing, Harry, which tho.u hast often heard of, and it is known to many in our land by the name 410 of pitch. This pitch, as ancient writers do report, doth defile; so doth the company thou keepest...
Page 215 - His house was known to all the vagrant train ; He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain.