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... Prince , sternly ; " take thy way . " " Nay , " answered Morven , " thou knowest not what thou sayest ; am I not the favorite of the Stars ? " " Away , I am no greybeard whom the approach of death makes doting ; talk not to me of the ...
... Prince , sternly ; " take thy way . " " Nay , " answered Morven , " thou knowest not what thou sayest ; am I not the favorite of the Stars ? " " Away , I am no greybeard whom the approach of death makes doting ; talk not to me of the ...
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... prince of Maw - worms , to whom we more especially allude - like the Poor Law Guardians of Andover Union star- vation notoriety- " wunt be beat . " " 6 Destroy the web of sophistry in vain , The creature's at his dirty work again ...
... prince of Maw - worms , to whom we more especially allude - like the Poor Law Guardians of Andover Union star- vation notoriety- " wunt be beat . " " 6 Destroy the web of sophistry in vain , The creature's at his dirty work again ...
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... Prince ! canst ob- tain thy father's plumed crown , I yield me to their will . " " But , " said the Prince , " not until I am king can I give thee my sister in marriage , for thou knowest that my sire would smite me to the dust , if I ...
... Prince ! canst ob- tain thy father's plumed crown , I yield me to their will . " " But , " said the Prince , " not until I am king can I give thee my sister in marriage , for thou knowest that my sire would smite me to the dust , if I ...
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... Prince took the chaplet and returned home . It was evening , and the warriors and chiefs of the tribe were assembled in the place where the new king was to be elected . And the voices of the many favoured Prince Voltoch , the bro- ther ...
... Prince took the chaplet and returned home . It was evening , and the warriors and chiefs of the tribe were assembled in the place where the new king was to be elected . And the voices of the many favoured Prince Voltoch , the bro- ther ...
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... prince , and alighted on Morven's shoulder . " Bird of the gods ! " said he reverently , " hast thou not a secret inessage for myear ? " Then the hawk put his beak to Morven's ear , and Morven bowed his head submissively ; and the hawk ...
... prince , and alighted on Morven's shoulder . " Bird of the gods ! " said he reverently , " hast thou not a secret inessage for myear ? " Then the hawk put his beak to Morven's ear , and Morven bowed his head submissively ; and the hawk ...
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Page 36 - In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil? In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it, and approve it with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
Page 81 - There is one that passeth all the other, and is the most diligent prelate and preacher in all England. And will ye know who it is? I will tell you: It is the devil.
Page 85 - tis the fall degrades her to a whore ; Let greatness own her, and she's mean no more : Her birth, her beauty, crowds and courts confess, Chaste matrons praise her, and grave bishops bless; In golden chains the willing world she draws, And hers the gospel is, and hers the laws ; Mounts the tribunal, lifts her scarlet head, And sees pale virtue carted in her stead.
Page 46 - How charming is divine Philosophy ! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectared sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Page 31 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
Page 31 - But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Page 83 - Let me admonish you, first of all, to go alone; to refuse the good models, even those which are sacred in the imagination of men, and dare to love God without mediator or veil. Friends enough you shall find who will hold up to your emulation Wesleys and Oberlins, Saints and Prophets. Thank God for these good men, but say, 'I also am a man.
Page 7 - A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach ; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; 4 One that ruleth well his own house...
Page 91 - twere vain to tell, But gaze on that of the gazelle, It will assist thy fancy well...
Page 91 - Nay, had she been true, If heaven would make me such another world Of one entire and perfect chrysolite, I'd not have sold her for it.