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Page 55 - Some murmur, when their sky is clear And wholly bright to view, If one small speck of dark appear In their great heaven of blue. And some with thankful love are filled, If but one streak of light, One ray of God's good mercy gild The darkness of their night.
Page 183 - ... SAY to thee — do thou repeat To the first man thou mayest meet In lane, highway, or open street, — That he and we and all men move Under a canopy of love, As broad as the blue sky above ; That doubt and trouble, fear and pain And anguish, all are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain ; That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread, Through dark ways underground be led ; Yet, if we will...
Page 125 - THE old house by the lindens Stood silent in the shade, And on the gravelled pathway The light and shadow played. I saw the nursery windows Wide open to the air ; But the faces of the children, They were no longer there. The large Newfoundland house-dog Was standing by the door ; He looked for his little playmates, Who would return no more. They walked not under the lindens, They played not in the hall ; But shadow, and silence, and sadness Were hanging over all. The birds sang in the branches, With...
Page 63 - tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around me hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure : — But the least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
Page 233 - You shall never light in a summer quest The bushes among Shall never light on a prouder sitter, A fairer nestful, nor ever know A softer sound than their tender twitter, That wind-like did come and go.
Page 1 - And the burden laid upon me Seemed greater than I could bear. But now it has fallen from me, It is buried in the sea; And only the sorrow of others Throws its shadow over me.
Page 244 - STUART. With Three full-page Illustrations on toned paper. Crown 8vo * Cloth boards 2 6 MATE OF THE "LILY" (THE); or, Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log-book. By the late WILLIAM HG KINGSTON, author of "Owen Hartley,
Page 115 - Life, I repeat, is energy of love Divine or human ; exercised in pain, In strife, and tribulation ; and ordained, If so approved and sanctified, to pass, Through shades and silent rest, to endless joy.
Page 12 - A sense of an earnest will To help the lowly living, And a terrible heart-thrill If you have no power of giving. An arm of aid to the weak, A friendly hand to the friendless, Kind words, so short to speak, But whose echo is endless ; The world is wide, these things are small ; They may be nothing, but they are all I
Page 244 - Ferrars," &c. With Three full-page Illustrations on toned paper. Crown 8vo Cloth boards 2 6 SNOW FORT AND THE FROZEN LAKE (THE) ; OR, CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AT POND HOUSE. By EADGYTH. With Three full-page Illustrations on toned paper. Crown 8vo.