Eliza Cook's Journal, Volume 1Eliza Cook John Owen Clarke, 1849 |
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... society , is but the night- mare of a narrow mind and a willing ignorance ; for no question can exist as to the increase of moral gain result- ing from the pre - eminence of subordinate reason over rebellious brutality . " Wolverton ...
... society , is but the night- mare of a narrow mind and a willing ignorance ; for no question can exist as to the increase of moral gain result- ing from the pre - eminence of subordinate reason over rebellious brutality . " Wolverton ...
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... society . Great experimental statesmen cannot flourish , till a people make themselves capable of understanding them , and of appreciating the salvation they offer . It is moreover one of the character- istics of our social condition ...
... society . Great experimental statesmen cannot flourish , till a people make themselves capable of understanding them , and of appreciating the salvation they offer . It is moreover one of the character- istics of our social condition ...
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... society ; but , alas ! many a disunion of well - intentioned minds has followed " a friendly game at cards , " many a listening ear has been offended by intemperate language uttered in the heat of temper , and many a family circle ...
... society ; but , alas ! many a disunion of well - intentioned minds has followed " a friendly game at cards , " many a listening ear has been offended by intemperate language uttered in the heat of temper , and many a family circle ...
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... society . Put us on the lightest scent of fallen excellence by the report of dishonoured virtue or impeached responsibility , and we betray an innate propensity to quarry the game ; and with the unchristian - like gusto of predatory ...
... society . Put us on the lightest scent of fallen excellence by the report of dishonoured virtue or impeached responsibility , and we betray an innate propensity to quarry the game ; and with the unchristian - like gusto of predatory ...
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... society some few years ago ; and we believe the time is fast approaching , when the character we are about to sketch will be as obsolete . " Man is a bundle of habits , " saith somebody . Now , the Old Tradesman , we venture to affirm ...
... society some few years ago ; and we believe the time is fast approaching , when the character we are about to sketch will be as obsolete . " Man is a bundle of habits , " saith somebody . Now , the Old Tradesman , we venture to affirm ...
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Page 270 - THIS is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms.
Page 86 - One morn I missed him on the customed hill, Along the heath and near his favorite tree; Another came; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he; "The next with dirges due in sad array Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Page 290 - I read in their looks nothing but disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immovable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded murmurs of discontent and agitation, and whispers and shrugs. I could hear distinctly repeated, ' I told you so, — it is a foolish scheme. I wish we were well out of it.
Page 140 - one half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Page 86 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Page 271 - All was ended now, the hope, and the fear, and the sorrow, All the aching of heart, the restless, unsatisfied longing, All the dull, deep pain, and constant anguish of patience ! And, as she pressed once more the lifeless head to her bosom, Meekly she bowed her own, and murmured,
Page 85 - Wide was his parish; not contracted close In streets, but here and there a straggling house ; Yet still he was at hand, without request, To serve the sick, to succour the distressed; Tempting, on foot, alone, without affright, The dangers of a dark tempestuous night.
Page 337 - His chief pleasures were commonly derived from field sports and from an unrefined sensuality. His language and pronunciation were such as we should now expect to hear only from the most ignorant clowns. His oaths, coarse jests, and scurrilous terms of abuse, were uttered with the broadest accent of his province.
Page 271 - Patience and abnegation of self, and devotion to others, This was the lesson a life of trial and sorrow had taught her. So was her love diffused, but, like to some odorous spices, Suffered no waste nor loss, though filling the air with aroma.
Page 106 - What wonderful accessions have thus been made, and are still making, to the physical power of mankind ; how much better fed, clothed, lodged, and, in all outward respects, accommodated, men now are, or might be, by a given quantity of labour, is a grateful reflection which forces itself on every one.