The Blade and the Ear: a Book for Young MenW. P. Nimmo, 1865 - 224 pagina's |
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Pagina 49
... writing of . Where is the Almighty , and what is He , that I should care for Him in trade ? " Where is He ? " He is there , in your counting - room , at your counter , just as truly as He is in your home , or in the house set apart for ...
... writing of . Where is the Almighty , and what is He , that I should care for Him in trade ? " Where is He ? " He is there , in your counting - room , at your counter , just as truly as He is in your home , or in the house set apart for ...
Pagina 53
... writing to his honoured mother in early manhood , " and the last will come , when I had rather have it said , he lived usefully , ' than , ' he died rich . " " To keep the true standard in view , one needs a well- grounded and ...
... writing to his honoured mother in early manhood , " and the last will come , when I had rather have it said , he lived usefully , ' than , ' he died rich . " " To keep the true standard in view , one needs a well- grounded and ...
Pagina 65
... writers in the world , have confined themselves to their study but two or three hours daily . The rest of their time has been given to the active pursuits of life . There is , undoubtedly , a part of the year in which many young men ...
... writers in the world , have confined themselves to their study but two or three hours daily . The rest of their time has been given to the active pursuits of life . There is , undoubtedly , a part of the year in which many young men ...
Pagina 73
... writing is to inspire such resolution in those who hear us . If it were a thing that could be done without effort , it would probably be not so well worth the doing . But with the possibility of a brilliant future before ⚫ us , what ...
... writing is to inspire such resolution in those who hear us . If it were a thing that could be done without effort , it would probably be not so well worth the doing . But with the possibility of a brilliant future before ⚫ us , what ...
Pagina 83
... writer- " A true man , in the bustling crowds of this present world , will find himself often in a position of repugnancy to those around him ; and he must struggle in order to stand still . " For the sus- tentation of moral worth , we ...
... writer- " A true man , in the bustling crowds of this present world , will find himself often in a position of repugnancy to those around him ; and he must struggle in order to stand still . " For the sus- tentation of moral worth , we ...
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Pagina 13 - Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
Pagina 155 - I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written.
Pagina 145 - Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
Pagina 102 - The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard -table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day ; demands it, before he can receive it, in a lump.
Pagina 9 - This elegant and useful Series of Books has been specially prepared for School and College Prizes : they are, however, equally suitable for General Presentation. In selecting the works for this Series, the aim of the Publisher has been to produce books of a permanent value, interesting in...
Pagina 19 - LIFE IN HEAVEN. THERE, FAITH is CHANGED INTO SIGHT, AND HOPE is PASSED INTO BLISSFUL, FRUITION.
Pagina 130 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
Pagina 100 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Pagina 155 - And there was the hiding of his power. Before him went the pestilence, And burning coals went forth at his feet. He stood, and measured the earth: He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills did bow: His ways are everlasting.
Pagina 18 - ... describe what heaven Is, as shown by the light of reason and Scripture; and we promise the reader many charming pictures of heavenly bliss, founded upon undeniable authority, and described with the pen of a dramatist, which cannot fail to elevate the soul as well as to delight the imagination. Part Second proves, in a manner as beautiful as it is convincing, the DOCTRINE OF THE RECOGNITION OF FRIENDS IN HEAVEN, — a subject of which the author makes much, introducing many touching scenes of...