American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 28Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew 1846 |
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American amusing animal magnetism ANNA BLACKWELL appeared beautiful better breath bright called Callicoon charms church clouds dancing dark death deep delight Doctor Dovedale earth EDMUND KEAN exclaimed eyes face father fear feel flowers gaze Gentleman in Black give grave guarda-costa hand happy hath head hear heard heart Heaven Hegira honor hope hour JAMES KENNARD JEPHTHA JOHN WATERS labor lady land leave light live look ment mind morning Mount Athos nature NED BUNTLINE never New-York night o'er once passed person Pierre d'Aubusson pleasure poor present racter reader Rhodos SAINT LEGER Saracenic scene schooner seemed side smile song soon soul speak spirit stood tell thee thing thou thought tion trees turned voice volume walk words XXVIII young youth
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Page 329 - There is no fear in love ; but perfect love casteth out fear : because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Page 329 - By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Page 329 - For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
Page 330 - For this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found.
Page 330 - When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Page 331 - Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd : and their soul shall be as a watered garden ; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Page 281 - In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even ! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning ! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Page 79 - Twas thine own genius gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low : So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And winged the shaft that quivered in his heart ; Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion which impelled the steel ; While the same plumage that had warmed his nest Drank the last life-drop of his bleeding breast.
Page 331 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 383 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.