Philip Paternoster, by an ex-Puseyite [C.M. Davies].

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Page 110 - WHY should we faint and fear to live alone, Since all alone, so Heaven has will'd, we die", Nor even the tenderest heart, and next our own, Knows half the reasons why we smile and sigh...
Page 190 - All was ended now, the hope, and the fear, and the sorrow, All the aching of heart, the restless, unsatisfied longing, All the dull, deep pain, and constant anguish of patience ! And, as she pressed once more the lifeless head to her bosom, Meekly she bowed her own, and murmured,
Page 91 - Tis never too late for delight, my dear, And the best of all ways To lengthen our days, Is to steal a few hours from the night...
Page 110 - Why should we faint and fear to live alone, Since all alone, so heaven has will'd, we die ? " 'I could wish, on looking back, that my previous path had been less fraught with pain to others.
Page 51 - TELL tale, tit ! Your tongue shall be slit, And all the dogs in the town Shall have a little bit.
Page 245 - Should this fail, it will show the ease to be a severe one, and necessitate Process 2. Procure a young lady, as nearly as possible resembling Hebe Walford (plenty are to be obtained in all parts of England), throw her constantly in his way. Remind him that all this kind of thing is tabooed to a celibate clergy.

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