The Young Enthusiast in Humble Life [i.e. J. Jolly]. A Simple Story, with a Biographical Introduction [by J. A. H.].James Fraser, 1833 - 158 pages |
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... felt ashamed , " he says in one of his letters , " of my ignorance - I knew nothing of arithmetic , and I procured a book on the subject . " From this period his avidity for knowledge was intense . Disliking to engage with a new master ...
... felt ashamed , " he says in one of his letters , " of my ignorance - I knew nothing of arithmetic , and I procured a book on the subject . " From this period his avidity for knowledge was intense . Disliking to engage with a new master ...
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... felt , in early life , the bewitch- ing power of fancy ? who hath not , at that period , fondly cherished hopes of future hap- piness , ay , and perhaps of fame , which hopes a few short years have proved to have been as " the baseless ...
... felt , in early life , the bewitch- ing power of fancy ? who hath not , at that period , fondly cherished hopes of future hap- piness , ay , and perhaps of fame , which hopes a few short years have proved to have been as " the baseless ...
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... confine their ob- servation within the narrow sphere of their own sect , and to consider themselves the sole depositories of truth . I felt pleasure , however , in being able to bring some of their loudly applauded 36 THE YOUNG ENTHUSIAST.
... confine their ob- servation within the narrow sphere of their own sect , and to consider themselves the sole depositories of truth . I felt pleasure , however , in being able to bring some of their loudly applauded 36 THE YOUNG ENTHUSIAST.
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... felt the power of all - conquering love . To this he was a stranger , when one of those apparently trifling incidents which happen to most men at some time or other , inspired him with feelings of a far higher order than those of ...
... felt the power of all - conquering love . To this he was a stranger , when one of those apparently trifling incidents which happen to most men at some time or other , inspired him with feelings of a far higher order than those of ...
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... felt no toil when thinking of Mary ; and , while ' I thought the gentlest breath of heaven Too rough to blow ' pon her , ' the cold of the bitter frosty night lost its chil- ling power on me in her presence . How tenderly I loved her ...
... felt no toil when thinking of Mary ; and , while ' I thought the gentlest breath of heaven Too rough to blow ' pon her , ' the cold of the bitter frosty night lost its chil- ling power on me in her presence . How tenderly I loved her ...
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Page 19 - Heaven lies about us in our infancy. Shades of the prison-house begin to close Upon the growing boy; But he beholds the light and whence it flows, He sees it in his joy. The youth who daily farther from the East Must travel, still is Nature's priest, And, by the vision splendid, Is on his way attended. At length the man perceives it die away And fade into the light of common day.
Page 24 - Stern Lawgiver ! yet thou dost wear The Godhead's most benignant grace ; Nor know we anything so fair As is the smile upon thy face : Flowers laugh before thee on their beds And fragrance in thy footing treads ; Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong; And the most ancient heavens, through Thee, are fresh and strong.
Page 24 - STERN Daughter of the Voice of God ! O Duty ! if that name thou love Who art a light to guide, a rod To check the erring, and reprove ; Thou, who art victory and law When empty terrors overawe, From vain temptations dost set free, And calm'st the weary strife of frail humanity!
Page 24 - I long for a repose that ever is the same. Stern Lawgiver ! yet thou dost wear The Godhead's most benignant grace ; Nor know we any thing so fair As is the smile upon thy face : Flowers laugh before thee on their beds And fragrance in thy footing treads ; Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong ; And the most ancient heavens, through Thee, are fresh and strong. To humbler functions, awful Power ! I call thee : I myself commend Unto thy guidance from this hour ; Oh, let my weakness have an end ! Give...
Page 23 - To check the erring, and reprove ; Thou, who art victory and law When empty terrors overawe : From vain temptations dost set free ; And calm'st the weary strife of frail humanity...
Page 124 - I'd have you remember that when poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.
Page 71 - Sure he that made us with such large discourse. Looking before and after, gave us not This capability and godlike reason To fust in us unus'd.
Page 17 - He is set free ; and henceforth his business in this life i . that of a freeman, and not of a servant. Some writers fear this state of things — how vainly. The politics of the poor man belong to his condition, and not to his mind. Better circumstances and enlarged experience will improve his views of society, and correct his opinions. In the mean time, every record of his sentiments is useful to all parties as a political document. It is for this purpose, that we prize Chartist speeches, essays,...