Robert Ainsleigh, by the author of 'Lady Audley's secret'., Volume 1J. Maxwell and Company, 1872 |
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Page 147 - The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : And he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down : For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
Page 214 - ... just brought a family-party from the theatre, and this carried us at a good pace to Ranelagh, before the doors of which pleasure-place we alighted. Here all was confusion and riot — torches blazing, chair-men bawling, footmen squabbling, ducal chariots stopping the way, and a crowd of finely-dressed people going in and out of the lighted doors. My companion held me tightly by the arm, and it was as much as we could do to keep our places in the crowd. Standing thus, hustled and pushed on every...
Page 146 - And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Page 263 - Clive begged him to take up a pistol and fire it out of the window. The man complied. " Then, by Heaven, I am reserved for something," cried Clive ; " for I have twice snapped that pistol at my head.
Page 146 - Commit thy way unto the Lord. . . . Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him.