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Page 27 - Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, These three alone lead life to sovereign power. Yet not for power (power of herself Would come uncall'd for) but to live by law, Acting the law we live by without fear; And, because right is right, to follow right Were wisdom in the scorn of consequence.
Page 121 - Let me alone,' she says to me, and I rasoning with her, ' let me alone ; afther to-day I'll be as I always was.' Ah, then, it would be a heavy lead and a long line that would get to the bottom of her heart's love," added the old fisherman, " and if any of us could have the satisfaction of hearing her complain — but no, not she, not a murmur — only all cheerful, patient, loving sweetness; yet I'm afraid that all this time there's a canker in her own heart. And there's my son, who would kiss...
Page 73 - If one could have that little head of hers Painted upon a background of pure gold, Such as the Tuscan's early art prefers!
Page 279 - If any one had told me a month ago that I should be saying this, I should not have believed...
Page 113 - With you away, the brightest day, Dear heart, goes by in vain ; I dare not dream what life would seem If you ne'er came again ! Dark ways before would darken more, The world would change to me ; Each sun would set in vain regret That...
Page 179 - God knows what is best. Why, papa, I never thought about it before ; but it seems to me that it is a wicked thing to fret about the weather, whatever it is, for God sends it, and He always does right. I wish I could forget my own wishes when God wants to do anything.
Page 276 - She put her fingers in her ears as if to shut out her terrifying thoughts, and hastily went down-stairs.
Page 99 - Just as soon as we can show the people that reform's bad for business, off goes the head of reform.
Page 258 - ... taking the key with him and locking the door on the outside. When he went back to MacDermott he said: "I'll go into his room as soon as it's light. He'll be sober then, and I'll arrange the thing with him.
Page 26 - But after two or three years you'll learn that you've got to Compromise or you'll not count in the world — for yourself or any one else.