Moral Heroism; Or, The Trials and Triumphs of the Great and Good |
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... humble instrumentality , and raises up labourers in the field of usefulness , and cham- pions of truth , amid the most unlikely circum- stances . No one who had seen the pale , sickly , quiet - looking youth , who , about the year 1741 ...
... humble instrumentality , and raises up labourers in the field of usefulness , and cham- pions of truth , amid the most unlikely circum- stances . No one who had seen the pale , sickly , quiet - looking youth , who , about the year 1741 ...
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... humble piety , that Howard became a suitor for her hand , and a marriage accordingly took place . If human charms could satisfy a mind like Howard's , he had now a companion calculated to make him completely happy . A congeniality of ...
... humble piety , that Howard became a suitor for her hand , and a marriage accordingly took place . If human charms could satisfy a mind like Howard's , he had now a companion calculated to make him completely happy . A congeniality of ...
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... humble prayers that grace might make and keep him faithful . Such was the man who , at the age of twenty- seven , accepted the pastoral care of the stony , barren district of the Ban de la Roche . When he first arrived in his new scene ...
... humble prayers that grace might make and keep him faithful . Such was the man who , at the age of twenty- seven , accepted the pastoral care of the stony , barren district of the Ban de la Roche . When he first arrived in his new scene ...
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... among his flock , for they cheerfully contributed from their humble means ; and in every work of neighbourly kindness or public benevolence , they were most munificent ; though Oberlin would never take 70 MORAL HEROISM .
... among his flock , for they cheerfully contributed from their humble means ; and in every work of neighbourly kindness or public benevolence , they were most munificent ; though Oberlin would never take 70 MORAL HEROISM .
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... humble , but invaluable friend , who became a mother to his motherless children . This was Louisa Schepler , who entered his dwelling as house - keeper , but shortly after refused to take wages , entreating to be con- sidered OBERLIN . 71.
... humble , but invaluable friend , who became a mother to his motherless children . This was Louisa Schepler , who entered his dwelling as house - keeper , but shortly after refused to take wages , entreating to be con- sidered OBERLIN . 71.
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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.