Elliot Gray: Or, The Brave-hearted Fireman and Other Stories |
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affection angels Antonio appeared arms asked beauty become better blessing breath bright bring called changes child Christian clouds comes dark dear death deep divine door drink earth element Engel entered eyes face faith Father feel feet fire flowers gaze give glory Gottlieb Gray hall hand happy head heart heaven holy hope hour human kind knew Lady leave less light lips lives look lost miles mind mirthful moral morning mother mountain Naples nature never night object once Parson passed peace poor rise round Schwarz seemed shining side smile sometimes soon sorrow soul speak spirit spring stand stars steps stood sweet sympathy tears things thou thought thousand true truth turned village voice wild window wonder young
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الصفحة 187 - LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
الصفحة 162 - So massive, yet so shadowy, so ethereal, As to belong rather to Heaven than Earth — But instantly receives into his soul A sense, a feeling that he loses not, A something that informs him 'tis a moment Whence he may date henceforward and for ever...
الصفحة 7 - Let there be light! ' Grim darkness felt his might, And fled away; Then startled seas and mountains cold Shone forth, all bright in blue and gold, And cried, — "'Tis day! 'tis day!''
الصفحة 81 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! Heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.
الصفحة 70 - The heavens declare the glory of God: And the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech: And night unto night showeth knowledge.
الصفحة 107 - ... for ages with tremendous gloom ; her mysterious springs pouring out everlasting waters from unsearchable recesses; her wrecks of elemental contests ; her jagged rocks, monumental of an earlier world. The lowliest of her beauties has an antiquity beyond that of the pyramids. The evening breeze has the old sweetness which it shed over the fields of Canaan, when Isaac went out to meditate. The Nile swells with its rich waters towards the bulrushes of Egypt, as when the infant Moses nestled among...
الصفحة 90 - There's a dance of leaves in that aspen bower, There's a titter of winds in that beechen tree, There's a smile on the fruit and a smile on the flower, And a laugh from the brook that runs to the sea.
الصفحة 96 - Infancy is the perpetual Messiah, which comes into the arms of fallen men, and pleads with them to return to paradise.
الصفحة 89 - The aspect of nature is devout. Like the figure of Jesus, she stands with bended head, and hands folded upon the breast. The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship.
الصفحة 158 - Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?