Out of PrisonGraves and Young, 1864 - 358 Seiten |
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Seite 167 - Though justice be thy plea, consider this, — That in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation ; we do pray for mercy ; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy.
Seite 157 - If I stoop Into a dark tremendous sea of cloud, It is but for a time ; I press God's lamp Close to my breast ; its splendor, soon or late, Will pierce the gloom : I shall emerge one day.
Seite 51 - And crowds with crimes the records of mankind; For gold his sword the hireling ruffian draws, For gold the hireling judge distorts the laws; Wealth heap'd on wealth, nor truth nor safety buys, The dangers gather as the treasures rise.
Seite 74 - Left the bright plunder of the ravaged East. Much wealth brings want, — that hunger of the heart Which comes when Nature man deserts for Art : His northern blood, his English name, create Strife in the soul, till then resigned to fate ; The social world with blander falsehood graced, Smiles on his hopes, and lures him from the waste. Alas ! the taint that sunburnt brow bespeaks, Divides the Half-Caste from the world he seeks : In him proud...
Seite 261 - Nearer my Father's house, Where many mansions be ; Nearer the throne where Jesus reigns — Nearer the crystal sea.
Seite 206 - Come unto me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Seite 157 - ... death amidst their trophie.d achievements. Who can count the confessors who have thought it bliss and glory to be martyrs for truth and God ? Creatures capable of such deeds must inherit eternity. Their transcendent souls step from their rejected mansions through the blue gateway of the air to the lucid palace of the stars. Any meaner allotment would be discordant and unbecoming their rank.
Seite 156 - ... towards his end, he ordered them to pour perfumes and roses on him, and to bring music; and so, with the air of a haughty conqueror, amidst the volcanic smoke and thunder of reeling France, his giant spirit went forth. The patriot is proud to lay his body a sacrifice on the altar of his country's weal. The philanthropist rejoices to spend himself without pay in a noble cause, — to offer up his life in the service of his fellow-men. Thousands of generous students have given their lives to science...
Seite 146 - I'd like to make a feast for the poor, the maimed, the halt, and the blind...