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The more delicate it is , the more readily will a rough hand destroy it To balance ,
properly , HOPE and FEAR , in children is a matter of high importance , and of
rare attain ment . Hope , without fear , engenders rashness - fear , without hope ...
The more delicate it is , the more readily will a rough hand destroy it To balance ,
properly , HOPE and FEAR , in children is a matter of high importance , and of
rare attain ment . Hope , without fear , engenders rashness - fear , without hope ...
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Despair is the destruction of all hope , the deathless sting , that refines the
torment of the finally impenitent and lost . It is that undying worm , that
unquenchable fire , so graphically described in Holy Writ . Reader , if you desire
an insurance ...
Despair is the destruction of all hope , the deathless sting , that refines the
torment of the finally impenitent and lost . It is that undying worm , that
unquenchable fire , so graphically described in Holy Writ . Reader , if you desire
an insurance ...
Page 108
HOPE . Why is a wish far dearer than a crown ? That wish accomplished , why
the grave of bliss Because , in the great future buried deep , Beyond our plans of
empire and renown , Lies all that man with ardor should pursue , And He who ...
HOPE . Why is a wish far dearer than a crown ? That wish accomplished , why
the grave of bliss Because , in the great future buried deep , Beyond our plans of
empire and renown , Lies all that man with ardor should pursue , And He who ...
Page 109
Hope tries every thing , and stops at nothing . This is earthly Hope - a paradox -
being strictly honest — yet the essence of deception . But there is a Hope , that is
an anchor to the soul , both sure and steadfast , that will steady our frail bark ...
Hope tries every thing , and stops at nothing . This is earthly Hope - a paradox -
being strictly honest — yet the essence of deception . But there is a Hope , that is
an anchor to the soul , both sure and steadfast , that will steady our frail bark ...
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In vain , after these things , may we indulge the fond hope of peace and
reconciliation . There is no longer any room for hope . If we wish to be free - if we
mean to preserve in violate those inestimable privileges for which we have been
so long ...
In vain , after these things , may we indulge the fond hope of peace and
reconciliation . There is no longer any room for hope . If we wish to be free - if we
mean to preserve in violate those inestimable privileges for which we have been
so long ...
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| Title | The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | The author, 1848 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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