Record of a School: Exemplifying the General Principles of Spiritual CultureRussell, Shattuck, 1836 - 198 pages |
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... heart ; and , finally , in the very small amount of acqui- sition , which after all the pains taken , is generally laid up , from school days . Besides , is it not a priori absurd ? Is not external nature altogether too vast a field for ...
... heart ; and , finally , in the very small amount of acqui- sition , which after all the pains taken , is generally laid up , from school days . Besides , is it not a priori absurd ? Is not external nature altogether too vast a field for ...
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... heart , conscience , or imagination , that confi- dence , which it is the precious prerogative of an individual to bestow spontaneously , when old enough to choose its depository . And Mr. Alcott , I believe , agrees with me in this ...
... heart , conscience , or imagination , that confi- dence , which it is the precious prerogative of an individual to bestow spontaneously , when old enough to choose its depository . And Mr. Alcott , I believe , agrees with me in this ...
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... heart of all - comprehending sympathies . But supposing the instructor is found , and the school is numerically within compass , it will often take years to get entire possession of some individuals , who may come into . it ; the ...
... heart of all - comprehending sympathies . But supposing the instructor is found , and the school is numerically within compass , it will often take years to get entire possession of some individuals , who may come into . it ; the ...
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... heart and mind , whether in themselves or others , is an employment of their faculties which will enchain the atten- tion of the most volatile . There is no one class of objects in external nature , which interests all children ; for XX ...
... heart and mind , whether in themselves or others , is an employment of their faculties which will enchain the atten- tion of the most volatile . There is no one class of objects in external nature , which interests all children ; for XX ...
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... which of course cannot be procured in Boston , he reads to them of all in nature which is calculated to delight the imagination and heart . He surrounds them , * also , with statuary and pictures in his school PREFACE . xxi.
... which of course cannot be procured in Boston , he reads to them of all in nature which is calculated to delight the imagination and heart . He surrounds them , * also , with statuary and pictures in his school PREFACE . xxi.
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Page 183 - When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast...
Page 183 - And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called and his disciples to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him ; " They have no wine." Jesus saith unto her ; " Woman, what have I to do with thee ? mine hour is not yet come.
Page 103 - I hear! —But there's a Tree, of many one, A single Field which I have looked upon, Both of them speak of something that is gone: The Pansy at my feet Doth the same tale repeat: Whither is fled the visionary gleam? Where is it now, the glory and the dream?
Page 106 - Flag of the brave ! thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumph high, When speaks the signal trumpet tone, And the long line comes gleaming on. Ere yet the life-blood, warm and wet, Has dimmed the glistening bayonet, Each soldier eye shall brightly turn To where thy sky-born glories burn, And, as his springing steps advance, Catch war and vengeance from the glance.
Page 186 - Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.
Page viii - One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can. Sweet is the lore which Nature brings ; Our meddling intellect Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things : — We murder to dissect.
Page 82 - It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
Page 107 - Flag of the free heart's hope and home, By angel hands to valor given ! Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven. Forever float that standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us ! JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE.
Page 103 - The rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the rose; The moon doth with delight Look round her when the heavens are bare; Waters on a starry night Are beautiful and fair; The sunshine is a glorious birth; But yet I know, where'er I go, That there hath passed away a glory from the earth.
Page 39 - And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing ; nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee ; but if not, it shall not be so.