Moral Heroism; Or, The Trials and Triumphs of the Great and Good |
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... Isaac Milner . While these boys were both young , the father died , leaving them and their mother without any means of support . The poor widow was too infirm to do anything towards the maintenance of herself or her sons . Instead of ...
... Isaac Milner . While these boys were both young , the father died , leaving them and their mother without any means of support . The poor widow was too infirm to do anything towards the maintenance of herself or her sons . Instead of ...
Page 165
... Isaac : they persevered with untiring diligence , and kept themselves and their mother in credit and respectability . Several neighbours watched these two boys with surprise and admiration , and noticed that they never ... ISAAC MILNER . 165.
... Isaac : they persevered with untiring diligence , and kept themselves and their mother in credit and respectability . Several neighbours watched these two boys with surprise and admiration , and noticed that they never ... ISAAC MILNER . 165.
Page 167
... Isaac was thus left without any further assistance in his studies ; deprived at once of the dear companion of his youth , and of all hope of making progress in his favourite pursuits . At the time that Joseph was sent ... ISAAC MILNER . 167.
... Isaac was thus left without any further assistance in his studies ; deprived at once of the dear companion of his youth , and of all hope of making progress in his favourite pursuits . At the time that Joseph was sent ... ISAAC MILNER . 167.
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... Isaac Milner had patiently wrought at weaving while it was his duty so to employ himself ; but when his beloved brother was in circumstances to aid his plans of devoting himself to study , it was a right course for Isaac to apply to him ...
... Isaac Milner had patiently wrought at weaving while it was his duty so to employ himself ; but when his beloved brother was in circumstances to aid his plans of devoting himself to study , it was a right course for Isaac to apply to him ...
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... Isaac , who was then about nineteen years of age . He was found at his loom ... Isaac joined his brother , there arose between them a differ- ence of opinion on ... Milner became a very ardent , devoted Christian , 170 MORAL HEROISM .
... Isaac , who was then about nineteen years of age . He was found at his loom ... Isaac joined his brother , there arose between them a differ- ence of opinion on ... Milner became a very ardent , devoted Christian , 170 MORAL HEROISM .
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Page 245 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud, instead, and ever-during dark, Surrounds me...
Page 51 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons: to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Page 319 - Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines : the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold : and there shall be no herd in the stalls ; Yet I will rejoice in the Lord : I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 335 - Och! it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling! To catch dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justified by honour; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent.
Page 115 - ... with them, and to serve them to the utmost of their power. It was not their custom to use hostile weapons against their fellow-creatures, for which reason they had come unarmed.
Page 246 - And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial Light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers Irradiate ; there plant eyes, all mist from thence Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight.
Page 51 - ... to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries. His plan is original ; and it is as full of genius as it is of humanity. It was a voyage of discovery ; a circumnavigation of charity.
Page 293 - ... records, promises as sweet ; A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller between life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill ; A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright...
Page 50 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals; to survey the mansions...
Page 316 - I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor : and the cause which I knew not I searched out. And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.