Thoughts for the thoughtful, by old Humphrey1842 |
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... seen , and now losing them- selves in the thick walls of the building . In olden times , dark - dressed nuns might be seen there , gliding to and fro in the dim light like flitting shadows , hasting to matins or vespers . Here and there ...
... seen , and now losing them- selves in the thick walls of the building . In olden times , dark - dressed nuns might be seen there , gliding to and fro in the dim light like flitting shadows , hasting to matins or vespers . Here and there ...
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... seen , and at last , the earth was thrown out without even the spade being visible . When the sexton got out of the grave , Abel went up to talk with him . " Who is going to be buried here ? " said he . " A man that was old enough to be ...
... seen , and at last , the earth was thrown out without even the spade being visible . When the sexton got out of the grave , Abel went up to talk with him . " Who is going to be buried here ? " said he . " A man that was old enough to be ...
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... seen in his hollow eye ; but this was not all : vice was visible in his face , guilt was branded , as with a hot iron , on his brow , and horrid imprecations burst from his blaspheming tongue . The painter executed his task to the life ...
... seen in his hollow eye ; but this was not all : vice was visible in his face , guilt was branded , as with a hot iron , on his brow , and horrid imprecations burst from his blaspheming tongue . The painter executed his task to the life ...
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... seen in all directions , and the gleaners were picking up the scattered ears from the stubble . Farmer Blount was a wealthy man . He was in the corn - field with the reapers , when he suddenly fell to the ground . Some said that he was ...
... seen in all directions , and the gleaners were picking up the scattered ears from the stubble . Farmer Blount was a wealthy man . He was in the corn - field with the reapers , when he suddenly fell to the ground . Some said that he was ...
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... seen his tomb by the stone wall of the churchyard , with the iron palisades round it . Truly may each of us say , " There is but a step between me and death , " 1 Sam . xx . 3 . Widow Edwards lived in the shed , at the back of the pound ...
... seen his tomb by the stone wall of the churchyard , with the iron palisades round it . Truly may each of us say , " There is but a step between me and death , " 1 Sam . xx . 3 . Widow Edwards lived in the shed , at the back of the pound ...
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Abel Austin affliction BALD-HEADED SEXTON Bamborough Castle Banian tree BERNARD GILPIN Bible blessed body branch BRINKBURN PRIORY broken Canaan Celts Cheviot Hills Christian churlish comfort corn corncrake dark death DEATH'S VISITS deceived delight DIVER ears earth EDMUND HAWKER endure enemy eternal everlasting evil faith Father fear fire glory God's goodly grace grave green hand hath head hear heart heaven heavenly hill holly bush holy hope hour humble James iv Jesus Christ joyful noise kind look Matt mercy mind never night old hovel Old Humphrey oppressed passed peace pearls PHILIP OF MACEDON pilgrim pleasant pointer dog poor praise prayer Redeemer rejoice rest rich Saviour SCOTTISH BORDER Scythians season Sing smutted sorrow soul spirit Teutates thee things thou art thought tongue trouble village walked waters wicked word youth
Popular passages
Page 271 - And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead...
Page 4 - LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Page 197 - For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness : all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Page 94 - As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth : For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 109 - As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Page 222 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 52 - OsING unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
Page 269 - Being, who is infinitely more than an adequate object of all those affections; whom we are commanded to "love with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind.
Page 19 - Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Page 264 - PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.