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Achmet advantages Akaba amusement attended Bible blessing Blue Peter BOY'S BOOK BOY'S WEEK-DAY BOOK brother called chapter child Christ church clothes companions creatures cruel cruelty danger death delight Dervise Divine Divine grace earth England eternity evil father fear feet fer-de-lance fire fire balloon follow Gruby habits hand happy Harry Turner head heard heart heaven Henry Henry Dalton Holy hour hundred Jack Cade Jesus king kite knowledge live London Bridge look Lord mercy mind Mungo never night once passions pastime peace Perkins person play playmates pleasant pleasure poor possession practise reader reign remember Robin Hood round schoolfellows soon sorrow spider spirit swim taught tell thee things thou thought thousand throne tiger tion told tree truth turnips uncle wandering fire William William the Conqueror wisdom wonderful word young youth
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Page 31 - Live while you live, the Epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.
Page 49 - THROUGH all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ.
Page 178 - God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Page 99 - Their lot forbade ; nor circumscribed alone Their growing virtues, but their crimes confined; Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne. And shut the gates of mercy on mankind.
Page 63 - Were I so tall to reach the pole, Or grasp the ocean with my span, I must be measured by my soul : The mind's the standard of the man.
Page 157 - And snow, that often blinds the traveller's course, And wraps him in an unexpected tomb. Silently as a dream the fabric rose ; No sound of hammer or of saw was there : Ice upon ice, the well-adjusted parts Were soon conjoined, nor other cement ask'd Than water interfused to make them one.
Page 9 - These pretty babes, with hand in hand, Went wandering up and down, But never more could see the man Approaching from the town...
Page 143 - I WILL sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever : with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Page 187 - They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Page 75 - He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.