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... honour he esteemed it to be allowed to preach to the troops at Aldershot , and to lecture to military men there and at Woolwich . His eyes would kindle and fill with tears as he recalled the impression made on him on Whit Sunday , 1858 ...
... honour he esteemed it to be allowed to preach to the troops at Aldershot , and to lecture to military men there and at Woolwich . His eyes would kindle and fill with tears as he recalled the impression made on him on Whit Sunday , 1858 ...
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... honour to his hosts as to their guest . That he never shrunk from showing his colours , the following reminiscence from one who was present will testify : - " We had among us one or two so - called ' advanced thinkers , ' men who were ...
... honour to his hosts as to their guest . That he never shrunk from showing his colours , the following reminiscence from one who was present will testify : - " We had among us one or two so - called ' advanced thinkers , ' men who were ...
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... honoured husband . In 1848 , soon after the Saint's Tragedy ' ap- peared , Mr. Kingsley came to Oxford . I saw him first at Mr. Powles ' rooms , and well remember his warm eulogy of Past and Present , ' and his wonderful recitation of ...
... honoured husband . In 1848 , soon after the Saint's Tragedy ' ap- peared , Mr. Kingsley came to Oxford . I saw him first at Mr. Powles ' rooms , and well remember his warm eulogy of Past and Present , ' and his wonderful recitation of ...
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... honoured guest at our mess . He entered into our studies , popularised our geology , and was an able critic on questions of military history . Not only that , however , - head work needs physical relaxation . He told us the best meets ...
... honoured guest at our mess . He entered into our studies , popularised our geology , and was an able critic on questions of military history . Not only that , however , - head work needs physical relaxation . He told us the best meets ...
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... honour to which she has brought me by her ( so I hear ) marvel- lous voice and science . I hope some day to hear her myself . As it is , I have not been at a concert this ten years : seldom in London , and then always over - busy , and ...
... honour to which she has brought me by her ( so I hear ) marvel- lous voice and science . I hope some day to hear her myself . As it is , I have not been at a concert this ten years : seldom in London , and then always over - busy , and ...
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Page 68 - And thro' the mountain-walls A rolling organ-harmony Swells up, and shakes and falls. Then move the trees, the copses nod, Wings flutter, voices hover clear : ' O just and faithful knight of God ! Ride on ! the prize is near.
Page 42 - Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to GOD, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
Page 466 - Thou, O Christ, art all I want ; More than all in Thee I find ; liaise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Page 453 - Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Page 35 - O Lord, in thee have I trusted : let me never be confounded.
Page 19 - What we can we will be, Honest Englishmen. Do the work that's nearest, Though it's dull at whiles; Helping, when we meet them, Lame dogs over stiles ; See in every hedgerow Marks of angels...
Page 477 - When everything that is sincerely good And perfectly divine, With Truth, and peace, and Love shall ever shine About the supreme throne Of Him to...
Page 123 - The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between men, between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignificant, is energy — invincible determination ; a purpose once fixed and then death or victory. That quality will do anything that can be done in this world, and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities, will make a two-legged creature a man without it.
Page 411 - Thou makest darkness, that it may be night ; wherein all the beasts of the forest do move. 21 The lions, roaring after their prey, do seek their meat from GOD.
Page 304 - The Sun's rim dips; the stars rush out: At one stride comes the dark; With far-heard whisper, o'er the sea, Off shot the spectre-bark.