The Writings of Jane Taylor, Volume 4Perkins & Marvin, 1832 |
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Página 73 - ye not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast: but anoint thy head, and wash thy
Página 62 - Outstretched together, are expressed He and my lady fair; With hands uplifted on the breast, In attitude of prayer; Long visaged, clad in armor, he,— With ruffled arm and bodice, she. Set forth in order ere they died, The numerous
Página 63 - To join the final rendezvous. And when the race is swept away, All to their dusty beds, Still shall the mellow evening ray Shine gaily o'er their heads; While other faces, fresh and new, Shall occupy the squire's pew. ACCOMPLISHMENT. How is it that masters, and science, and art, One spark of intelligence fail to impart, Unless in that chemical union
Página 95 - even near as death,—and death is near! The quiet chamber where the Christian sleeps, And where, from year to year, he prays and weeps; Whence, in the midnight watch, his thoughts arise To those bright mansions where his treasure lies,— How near it is to all his
Página 21 - —Some sparkling joy attracts us, that we fain Would sell a precious birthright to obtain. There all our hopes of happiness are placed; Life looks without it like a joyless waste; No good is prized, no comfort sought beside; Prayers, tears implore, and will not be denied. Heaven pitying hears the intemperate, rude appeal, And
Página 92 - If we sustained a place on Zion's hill, And called Him Lord—but if we did His will. What, if the stranger, sick, and captive, lie Naked and hungry, and we pass them by ! Or do but some extorted pittance throw, To save our credit, not to ease their
Página 62 - bend ; Devoutly kneeling side by side, As though they did intend For past omissions to atone, By saying endless prayers in stone. Those mellow days are past and
Página 60 - more than time to go, Our boy had been an hour below. So, warmly pressing Mrs. G. To fix a day to come to tea, We muffled up in cloak and plaid, And trotted home behind the lad. THE SQUIRE'S PEW. A SLANTING ray of evening light Shoots through the yellow pane; It makes the faded crimson bright, And gilds the fringe again: The window's gothic frame-work
Página 71 - little finger. Yet, think not that he comes below The modern, average ratio— The current coin of fashion's mint— The common, ball-room-going stint. Of trifling cost his stock in trade is, Whose business is to please the ladies; Or who to honors may aspire Of a town beau or
Página 93 - land, Not dim and distantly, but near at hand. —We are but marching down a sloping hill Without a moment's time for standing still; Where every step accelerates the pace, More and more rapid till we reach the base; And then, no clinging to the yielding dust! An ocean rolls below, and plunge we must. What plainer language