The Memoir and Writings of James Handasyd Perkins, Volume 1Trueman & Spofford, 1851 - Ohio |
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... light and shadow , the ever - widening , ever- crossing circles formed by trickling rain - drops , above all , the gentle , yet resistless , onward rush of the stream , opening to thought dim avenues of that future towards which ...
... light and shadow , the ever - widening , ever- crossing circles formed by trickling rain - drops , above all , the gentle , yet resistless , onward rush of the stream , opening to thought dim avenues of that future towards which ...
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... light held close to the panes , scan the white swarm of eddying flakes , again and again sit up half wrapped in blankets to assure ourselves that spirits of the air yet played their antics round the eaves , and that still the wooded ...
... light held close to the panes , scan the white swarm of eddying flakes , again and again sit up half wrapped in blankets to assure ourselves that spirits of the air yet played their antics round the eaves , and that still the wooded ...
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... light thus from my first dawn Of childhood didst thou intertwine for me The passions that build up our human soul , Not with the mean and vulgar works of man , But with high objects , with enduring things , With life and nature ...
... light thus from my first dawn Of childhood didst thou intertwine for me The passions that build up our human soul , Not with the mean and vulgar works of man , But with high objects , with enduring things , With life and nature ...
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... light up , and his eye glow with enthusiasm , as he talked of going thither , which he said he intended to do at some future day . " The passion for exploring rambles , thus truly referred to as characteristic of James , was the result ...
... light up , and his eye glow with enthusiasm , as he talked of going thither , which he said he intended to do at some future day . " The passion for exploring rambles , thus truly referred to as characteristic of James , was the result ...
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... light within . But Youth thy days have passed , for ever passed . No more we rig the line , array the poles , And hurry to the river - side so fast ; - No more we gather round the favorite hole , Or angle where the rapid waters roll ...
... light within . But Youth thy days have passed , for ever passed . No more we rig the line , array the poles , And hurry to the river - side so fast ; - No more we gather round the favorite hole , Or angle where the rapid waters roll ...
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Page 230 - Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and smiles And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller betwixt life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength and skill : A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With...
Page 184 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land...
Page 185 - Congress a power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises ; to pay the debts, and provide for the common defence, and general welfare of the United States, and to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States...
Page 262 - Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Page 21 - Adieu, adieu ! my native shore Fades o'er the waters blue ; The night-winds sigh, the breakers roar, And shrieks the wild sea-mew. Yon sun that sets upon the sea We follow in his flight ; Farewell awhile to him and thee, My native Land — Good night...
Page 8 - O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide, Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height!
Page 356 - IT is a beautiful belief, That ever round our head Are hovering, on noiseless wing, The spirits of the dead. It is a beautiful belief, When ended our career, That it will be our ministry To watch o'er others here...
Page 8 - But, ah! we knew a thing or two; Our captain wheeled the van ; We routed him, we scouted him, Nor lost a single man!