The Sister of Charity; Or, From Bermendsey to Belgravia, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1857 |
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Page 424 - The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes...
Page 428 - The endeavour of this present breath may buy That honour, which shall bate his scythe's keen edge, And make us heirs of all eternity.
Page 17 - ... the highest of men are removed from the Supreme Being, and this comparison is naturally introduced by all acts of joint worship. If ever the poor man holds up his head, it is at church : if ever the rich man views him with respect, it is there : and both will be the better, and the public profited, the oftener they meet in a situation, in which the consciousness of dignity in the one is tempered and mitigated, and the spirit of the other erected and confirmed.
Page 408 - Peace; come away: the song of woe Is after all an earthly song: Peace; come away: we do him wrong To sing so wildly: let us go. Come; let us go: your cheeks are pale; But half my life I leave behind: Methinks my friend is richly shrined; But I shall pass; my work will fail.
Page 83 - In the youth of a state, arms do flourish ; in the middle age of a state, learning ; and then both of them together for a time ; in the declining age of a state, mechanical arts and merchandise.
Page 37 - Ask you what Provocation I have had? The strong Antipathy of Good to Bad. When Truth or Virtue an Affront endures, Th' Affront is mine, my friend, and should be yours.
Page 350 - ... can speak the truth without fear and without disguise. A woman should be a brave woman who aspires to please a brave man ! Whatsoever things are good, whatsoever things are wise, whatsoever things are holy, must be accomplished by communion between brave men and brave women. The work must be shared between them, or it will perish and fail utterly.
Page 164 - O how can beauty master the most strong, And simple truth subdue avenging wrong! Whose yielded pride and proud submission* Still dreading death, when she had marked long, Her heart gan melt in great compassion ; And drizzling tears did shed for pure affection! " The lion, lord of every beast in field...
Page 164 - That moves more dear compassion of mind, Than beauty brought t' unworthy wretchedness Through envy's snares, or fortune's freaks unkind. I, whether lately through her brightness blind, Or through allegiance and fast fealty, Which I do owe unto all womankind, Feel my heart pierced with so great agony, When such I see, that all for pity I could die. And now it is...
Page 362 - Why is it that we see so many women carefully educated going over to the Roman Catholic Church ? For no other reason but for the power it gives them to throw their energies into a sphere of definite utility under the control of a high religious responsibility.