...striking analogies in thought between the Pagan and the Christian mystic, both " falling with their weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope thro' darkness up to God." " We see Marcus, wise, self-governed, tender, thankful, blameless," eays Mr. Arnold, " yet, with all...

...laureate who after stating In the strongest form the excuses for doubt, proceeded to say of himself: — 1 falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar stairs That slope through darkness up to God, I stretch lame hands of faith and grope And gather...

...Her secret meaning in her deeds, And finding that of fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear ; I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my...cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope through darkness up to God ; I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and...

...Her secret meaning in her deeds, And finding that of fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear ; I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my...cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope through darkness up to God ; I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and...

...Her secret meaning in her deeds, And finding that of fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear ; I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my...weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs 78 I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust aiid chaff, and call To what I feel is...

...Her secret meaning in her deeds, And finding that of fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear ; I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my...weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs 78 I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and call To what I feel is...

...Her secret meaning in her deeds, And finding that of fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear ; I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my...world's altar-stairs That slope thro' darkness up to God ; I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and call To what I feel is Lord...

...fringed ivith fire."— xv. " And on the low dark verge of life, The twilight of eternal day" — xlix. " I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's Altar stairs That slope through darkness up to God." — liv. " The chesnut pattering to the ground"...

...fringed with fire."—xv. "And on the low dark verge of life, The twilight of eternal day."—xlix. " I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's Altar stain That slope through darkness up to God."—liv. " The chesnut pattering to the ground."—xi....

...book we learned, Ere childhood's flaxen ringlet turned To black and brown, on kindred brows. * # * * I falter where I firmly trod, And, falling with my...cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope through darkness up to God ; I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope And gather dust and chaff, and...