The Sources of Consolation in Human LifeRoberts, 1892 - 437 pages |
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abnegating absolute affliction agony atheistic Auf wiedersehen bear beauty become blessed bliss breath calamities cause City of God comfort condition consciousness consolation created creation creative creatures dark death destiny determined disappointment discord divine Divine Providence earth egoistic ence eternity evanescent everything evil existence experience eyes faith farewell Father feel forever fountain fresh friends fruition fulfilment Greek anthology grief happy harmony heart heaven human immortal infinite innu instinctive kingdom of heaven lachrymal lesson light little child living look ment mind moral mourn mystery Nature ness never ourselves pain pangs pantheistic perfect perfect laws phenomena Plato pure purpose race reflection religious retributive rience selfish sense shed sighs solace sorrow soul spirit sublime suffering sympathy tears theodicies things thou thought tion tive transcendent trials true trust truth universe weep whole WILLIAM ROUNSEVILLE ALGER wisdom
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Page 60 - THE RAINY DAY. THE day is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never weary; The vine still clings to the mouldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall,' And the day is dark and dreary.
Page 101 - One adequate support For the calamities of mortal life Exists — one only; an assured belief That the procession of our fate, howe'er Sad or disturbed, is ordered by a Being Of infinite benevolence and power; Whose everlasting purposes embrace All accidents, converting them to good.
Page 334 - What though in solemn silence all Move round this dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice, nor sound, Amidst their radiant orbs be found. In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice; Forever singing as they shine, THE HAND THAT MADE US IS DIVINE.
Page 142 - And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Page 98 - YE banks and braes o' bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu' o
Page 357 - Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat Sighing through all her Works gave signs of woe, That all was lost.
Page 270 - Speak to Him thou for He hears, and Spirit with Spirit can meet — Closer is He than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet.
Page 85 - I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
Page 156 - To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he assayed, and thrice in spite of scorn, Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth...
Page 270 - THE sun, the moon, the Stars, the seas, the hills and the plains — Are not these, O Soul, the vision of Him who reigns ? Is not the Vision He ? tho...