The Handy Volume "Waverley" ...: The heart of MidlothianBradbury, Agnew, 1877 |
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Parole e frasi comuni
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Brani popolari
Pagina 239 - He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
Pagina 23 - I am judging,' said Mr. Plumdamas, ' that this reprieve wadna stand gude in the auld Scots law, when the kingdom was a kingdom.' ' I dinna ken muckle about the law,' answered Mrs. Howden ; ' but I ken, when we had a king, and a chancellor, and parliament-men o' our ain, we could aye peeble them wi' stanes when they werena gude bairns — But naebody's nails can reach the length o
Pagina 375 - It had eyes lifted up to heaven, the best of books in his hand, the law of truth was written upon his lips, the world was behind his back. It stood as if it pleaded with men, and a crown of gold did hang over his head.
Pagina 155 - The music and the doleful tale, The rich and balmy eve ; And hopes, and fears that kindle hope, An undistinguishable throng, And gentle wishes long subdued, Subdued and cherished long...
Pagina 374 - He that is down needs fear no fall; He that is low, no pride. He that is humble, ever shall Have God to be his guide. I am content with what I have, Little be it or much ; And, Lord, contentment still I crave, Because thou savest such. Fulness to such a burden is, That go on pilgrimage ; Here little, and hereafter bliss, Is best from age to age.
Pagina 329 - A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Pagina 301 - Tis the voice of the sluggard ; I heard him complain, " You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again." As the door on its hinges, so he on his bed, Turns his sides, and his shoulders, and his heavy head. "A little more sleep, and a little more slumber...
Pagina 357 - Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Pagina 63 - IF I were to choose a spot from -which the rising or setting sun could be seen to the greatest possible advantage, it would be that wild path winding around the foot of the high belt of semi-circular rocks, called Salisbury Crags, and marking the verge of the steep -descent which slopes down into the glen on the south-eastern side of the city of Edinburgh.
Pagina 346 - And airy tongues that syllable men's names On sands and shores and desert wildernesses. These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind, that ever walks attended By a strong siding champion, Conscience.