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Page 5
... heart rebelled against uniting his child in wedlock with Alter , whom his mother , or the midwife , had provided with an " ' ayker " as soon as the infant was found to be a boy , with the growth of 5 ALTER THE " " AYKER , " HUNCHBACK.
... heart rebelled against uniting his child in wedlock with Alter , whom his mother , or the midwife , had provided with an " ' ayker " as soon as the infant was found to be a boy , with the growth of 5 ALTER THE " " AYKER , " HUNCHBACK.
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... heart into the sour apple . It took all the skill of which a " Shadchen " is usually possessed , and of which Chayim was no exception , to appease his fears that Alter would be unable to provide for a wife . " Do you not know ...
... heart into the sour apple . It took all the skill of which a " Shadchen " is usually possessed , and of which Chayim was no exception , to appease his fears that Alter would be unable to provide for a wife . " Do you not know ...
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... hearts were im- muned on account of having become ac- customed to sad sights that Reb Simche and his wife presumably paid no heed to the sorrow of the stranger , but because of the prompting of their feelings to allow him to find 25 ...
... hearts were im- muned on account of having become ac- customed to sad sights that Reb Simche and his wife presumably paid no heed to the sorrow of the stranger , but because of the prompting of their feelings to allow him to find 25 ...
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... heart . Golda , their beautiful daughter , who sat directly opposite Shebsl and thus was offered full view of his face , was overcome by a deeper compassion than she had ever felt for any one of the many who had enjoyed their hos ...
... heart . Golda , their beautiful daughter , who sat directly opposite Shebsl and thus was offered full view of his face , was overcome by a deeper compassion than she had ever felt for any one of the many who had enjoyed their hos ...
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... heart of Mrs. Pravnik was gladdened by the following message : — " Be of good cheer , mother . Am well detained at Kalisz . Will be with you soon . Shebsl . " When Golda returned home she in- formed her parents of the step she had taken ...
... heart of Mrs. Pravnik was gladdened by the following message : — " Be of good cheer , mother . Am well detained at Kalisz . Will be with you soon . Shebsl . " When Golda returned home she in- formed her parents of the step she had taken ...
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AYKER Bashke Baskol beloved betrayed blessed called cents Chat Chayim Parch Chazan child countenance cried daugh daughter Dobbtsha dollars Esther Leben exclaimed eyes face father fear feeling filled Foorshpiel Friday Gdalya Brunoff Geetl gentle Golda hand happy heart holy honor hour Israel Itcha Dombriner Jewish Kalisz knew Korolewitsch ladies Laizer Leah Leah's letter Lomza looked Lord luck Malkeh MALPA marriage married mind morning mother never night noble nowski Ostrolenka Ostrowo parents Passover Pentateuch pleadings Pogoda Poland poor pray prayer promise Purim Rabbi Reb Chatskel's Reb Hershele Reb Kalmen Reb Khayim Sokoloff Reb Mottl Reb Simche rubles Russian Sabbath Sh'leeach Shebsl Pravnik Sheeka Klezmer shewbread Shimanowski family Shmerl Moshinski Shprintza skel song soon sorrow soul sweet synagogue Talmud tears thee Thou thought tion Tseevye Tsur Mishelo turb voice Wielnik wife wishes words Yeshibah young Zalmen
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Page 161 - THERE is in souls a sympathy with sounds, And as the mind is pitch'd the ear is pleased With melting airs or martial, brisk or grave; Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch'd within us, and the heart replies.
Page 86 - ... own mischief. 9 And my soul be joyful in the LORD ; it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him ; yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him?
Page 172 - True love's the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven : It is not fantasy's hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly ; It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die ; It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.
Page 34 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Page 85 - Lord ! I have loved the habitation of thine house, and the dwelling-place of thy glory. I therefore will worship, bow down, and bend the knee before the Lord, my Maker. And I will offer my prayer unto thee. O Lord ! in an acceptable time : in thine abundant mercy, 0 God ! answer me in the truth of thy salvation.
Page 57 - Reflect upon three things, and thou wilt not come within the power of sin : Know what is above thee — a seeing Eye, and a hearing Ear, and all thy deeds written in a Book.
Page 89 - Yea, suddenly vanish black care and grim sorrow, None troubles concerning the things of to-morrow. New heavenly powers are given to each ; Of everyday matters now hush'd is all speech ; At rest are all hands that have toil'd with much pain ; Now peace and tranquillity everywhere reign. Not the choicest of wines at a banqueting board Can ever such exquisite pleasure afford As the Friday-night meal when prepared with due zest To...
Page 30 - Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its luster and perfume ; And we are weeds without it.
Page 166 - A something light as air, — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken, — • Oh ! love that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch, like this has shaken. MOORE. Love, sole lord and monarch of itself, Allows no ties, no dictates but its own. To that mysterious arbitrary power Reason points out and duty pleads in vain.
Page 85 - The father and his boys enter the synagogue, sometimes pausing in the vestibule, if they have touched uncleanness on the way, to wash their hands, conveniences for which are placed there. As they enter, they are required to bow to the ark containing the scrolls of the Law, and to say : "In the greatness of thy benevolence will I enter thy house : in reverence of thee will I bow down toward the temple of thy holiness.