A Losing Hazard, Volume 1Richard Bentley and Son, 1875 |
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Page 54 - Let me have men about me that are fat ; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights. Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungry look ; He thinks too much : such men are dangerous.
Page 147 - In the cruel fire of Sorrow, Cast thy heart, do not faint or wail ; Let thy hand be firm and steady, Do not let thy spirit quail : But wait till the trial is over, And take thy heart again ; For as gold is tried by fire, So a heart must be tried by pain...
Page 1 - The Blessing of my later years Was with me when a boy : She gave me eyes, she gave me ears ; And humble cares, and delicate fears ; A heart, the fountain of sweet tears ; And love, and thought, and joy.
Page 73 - And she hath smiles to earth unknown; Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play, And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes.
Page 107 - I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine a sad one.