Biographical and Historical Lectures: Comprising: The Prophet of Horeb, John Bunyan; Macaulay; Wilberforce; The HuguenotsNisbet, 1881 - 370 Seiten |
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... purpose fair ? No - but " Is thy heart right ? " If it be , give me thy hand . A prominent feature in the Prophet's character , one which cannot fail to impress us at every mention of his name , is his singular devotion to the object of ...
... purpose fair ? No - but " Is thy heart right ? " If it be , give me thy hand . A prominent feature in the Prophet's character , one which cannot fail to impress us at every mention of his name , is his singular devotion to the object of ...
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... purpose and a Although many parts of this character cannot , on account of his peculiar vocation , be presented for our imitation , in his unity of purpose and of effort he furnishes us with a noble example . This oneness of principle ...
... purpose and a Although many parts of this character cannot , on account of his peculiar vocation , be presented for our imitation , in his unity of purpose and of effort he furnishes us with a noble example . This oneness of principle ...
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... purposes , he may , in a life - time , pile up a head of gold , a breast of silver , thighs of brass , and feet of clay , " but it is but a great image after all . It crumbles at the first touch of the smiting stone , and , like the ...
... purposes , he may , in a life - time , pile up a head of gold , a breast of silver , thighs of brass , and feet of clay , " but it is but a great image after all . It crumbles at the first touch of the smiting stone , and , like the ...
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... purpose , that miner's son . That purpose is the acquisition of knowledge . He exhausts speedily the resources of Mansfeld , reads hard , and devours the lectures at Magdeburg , chants in the hours of recreation , like the old ...
... purpose , that miner's son . That purpose is the acquisition of knowledge . He exhausts speedily the resources of Mansfeld , reads hard , and devours the lectures at Magdeburg , chants in the hours of recreation , like the old ...
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... purpose , that Augustine monk . That purpose is the Reformation ! Waiting with the modesty of the hero , until he is forced into the strife , with the courage of the hero he steps into the breach to do battle for the living truth ...
... purpose , that Augustine monk . That purpose is the Reformation ! Waiting with the modesty of the hero , until he is forced into the strife , with the courage of the hero he steps into the breach to do battle for the living truth ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
amid Antoine of Navarre armour of God arquebus battle beauty beneath Bible blessing blood brave Bunyan cause character Christ Christian Church Clapham sect crown dare darkness Divine Duke Duke of Guise earnest earth Edict of Nantes eloquence England evil faith fame father fear feel France freedom friends glory God's Granville Sharpe hand hath heart heaven helmet of Navarre Henry Henry of Navarre holy honour hope House Huguenots human influence inspiration John Bunyan king labour land Lars Porsena living look Lord Macaulay Macaulay's man's marvellous mind moral Navarre never night noble passion persecution piety Pilgrim's Progress political prayer pride principle Prophet Protestant Protestantism purpose Reformation rejoice religion Rome shining Slave Trade solemn sorrow soul speak spirit struggle sword sympathy tell thee things thou thought thousand tion toil triumph truth voice Wilberforce witness words
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 494 - And the Raven, never flitting, Still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas Just above my chamber door : And his eyes have all the seeming Of a demon's that is dreaming, And the lamplight o'er him streaming Throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow That lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted — nevermore...
Seite 552 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Seite 573 - Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining...
Seite 600 - They are slaves who fear to speak For the fallen and the weak; They are slaves who will not choose Hatred, scoffing, and abuse, Rather than in silence shrink From the truth they needs must think ; They are slaves who dare not be In the right with two or three.
Seite 575 - The storm has gone over me ; and I lie like one of those old oaks which the late hurricane has scattered about me. I am stripped of all my honours, I am torn up by the roots, and lie prostrate on the earth ! There, and prostrate there, I most unfeignedly recognize the Divine justice, and in some degree submit to it.
Seite 538 - Back darted Spurius Lartius ; Herminius darted back ; And, as they passed, beneath their feet They felt the timbers crack. But when they turned their faces, And on the farther shore Saw brave Horatius stand alone, They would have crossed once more.
Seite 409 - Howe'er it be, it seems to me 'Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood.
Seite 46 - A thousand spurs are striking deep, a thousand spears in rest, A thousand knights are pressing close behind the snow-white crest; And in they burst, and on they rushed, while, like a guiding star, Amidst the thickest carnage blazed the helmet of Navarre.
Seite 538 - Alone stood brave Horatius, But constant still in mind ; Thrice thirty thousand foes before, And the broad flood behind. "Down with him ! " cried false Sextus, With a smile on his pale face ; "Now yield thee," cried Lars Porsena, "Now yield thee to our grace.
Seite 540 - When the oldest cask is opened, And the largest lamp is lit; When the chestnuts glow in the embers, And the kid turns on the spit; When young and old in circle Around the firebrands close; When the girls are weaving baskets, And the lads are shaping bows...