The Irish Priest; Or, What for Ireland? [A Tale.]Longman, 1847 - 184 pages |
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... souls in vain processions , idle holydays , relics of the dead ? The only penance is repent- ance ; the only procession , the procession to heaven ; the only holyday , to keep each day holy ; the only relic , a pious , humble , yet ...
... souls in vain processions , idle holydays , relics of the dead ? The only penance is repent- ance ; the only procession , the procession to heaven ; the only holyday , to keep each day holy ; the only relic , a pious , humble , yet ...
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... soul are destined to expand . The tree of life , perchance , finds sustenance in bar- renest soil ! We listened and we learned ; and as our intelligence grew , so did we hold converse on sacred things . Often we spoke of Christ ; how ...
... soul are destined to expand . The tree of life , perchance , finds sustenance in bar- renest soil ! We listened and we learned ; and as our intelligence grew , so did we hold converse on sacred things . Often we spoke of Christ ; how ...
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... soul , vowed to bear the cross of trial , so that , pure and holy , we , too , might be free of the king- dom of God . No waxen tapers burned censer swung , nor did ancient hymns roll along vaulted roofs ; but the loftier sky , heaven's ...
... soul , vowed to bear the cross of trial , so that , pure and holy , we , too , might be free of the king- dom of God . No waxen tapers burned censer swung , nor did ancient hymns roll along vaulted roofs ; but the loftier sky , heaven's ...
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... soul shall not fly so fast heaven - ward , that I shall not be there to welcome it . You will not forget the little birds that sang to us by the green , the wild flowers ; they were all I had , Michael , and they were for you . Mother ...
... soul shall not fly so fast heaven - ward , that I shall not be there to welcome it . You will not forget the little birds that sang to us by the green , the wild flowers ; they were all I had , Michael , and they were for you . Mother ...
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... no cap thralled her yellow hair ! What matter , that body had shrined a loving heart - an angel soul . We laid her beneath the turf , beside a grassy knoll . The wild flowers she so greatly loved , 26 THE IRISH PRIEST .
... no cap thralled her yellow hair ! What matter , that body had shrined a loving heart - an angel soul . We laid her beneath the turf , beside a grassy knoll . The wild flowers she so greatly loved , 26 THE IRISH PRIEST .
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