Against wind and tide, by Holme Lee, Volume 31859 |
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Page 262 - Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each burning deed and thought.
Page 131 - O well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play ! O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill ; But O for the touch of a...
Page 156 - Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all.
Page 47 - Let our unceasing, earnest prayer Be too for light,— for strength to bear Our portion of the weight of care That crushes into dumb despair One half the human race. O suffering, sad humanity ! O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steeped to the lips in misery, Longing, and yet afraid to die, Patient, though sorely tried...
Page 92 - L'e'ternite' est une pendule, dont le balancier dit et redit sans cesse ces deux mots seulement, dans le silence des tombeaux : " Toujours ! jamais ! Jamais ! toujours .'
Page 3 - And the cares that infest the day Fold their tents like the Arabs And as silently steal away." By Laura Garland Carr Rising and dipping in rhymithical motion. On the bright water serenely they ride. Bound for the market or bound for the ocean.
Page 253 - Walton Minster now for nearly a month's space, and Mr. Reuben Otley had twice written to know when he proposed to return; Cyrus was not disposed to journey into the north, and as he was now well enough to be left, the brothers agreed to separate for a short time. The Fords were going into Brittany for an autumnal holiday, and it was suggested that Cyrus might accompany them, if he were so inclined, and thought the change would be beneficial. Robert scarcely anticipated that his brother would accept...