The Little Pilgrim

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L.K. Lippincott, 1857
 

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Página 22 - In the morning when you awake, accustom yourself to think first upon God, or something in order to His service ; and at night also let Him close thine eyes: and let your sleep be necessary and healthful, not idle and expensive of time, beyond the needs and conveniencies of nature ; and sometimes be curious to see the preparation which the sun makes when he is coming forth from his chambers of the east.
Página 154 - Droop not though shame, sin, and anguish are round thee ; Bravely fling off the cold chain that hath bound thee, Look to yon pure heaven smiling beyond thee ; Rest not content in thy darkness — a clod. Work for some good, be it ever so slowly ; Cherish some flower, be it ever so lowly ; Labor ! all labor is noble and holy ; Let thy great deeds be thy prayer to thy God.
Página 5 - I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes and by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Till he please.
Página 24 - Sun, for you rise Early to wake up my birdie and me, And make us as happy as happy can be.
Página 48 - Bertha waa the Switzer's daughter, And herself an orphan child ; But her sorrows all had taught her To be gentle, kind, and mild. You might see a tear-drop quivering In her honest eye of blue, As she took the stranger, shivering, To her heart so warm and true. " / will be thy mother, sweetest," To the fawn she whisper'd low ; " I will heed thee when thou bleategt, And will solace all thy woe.
Página 24 - " Yes, little darling one, surely you may; Kneel, as you kneel every morning to pray." Mary knelt solemnly down, with her eyes Looking up earnestly into the skies ; And two little hands, that were folded together, Softly she laid on the lap of her mother: " Good morning, dear Father in heaven...
Página 33 - Pavia. 5. There was no war with England during the reign of Francis the First ; but he once held an interview with the English king, near Calais. So much magnificence was displayed on both sides, that the place of meeting was called the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
Página 24 - Looking up — earnestly — into the skies ; — And two little hands, that were folded together, Softly she laid on the lap of her mother : " Good morning, dear Father in Heaven," she said — " I thank thee for watching my snug little bed; For taking good care of me all the dark night, And waking me up with the beautiful light ; Oh, keep me from naughtiness all the long day, Dear Father, who taught little children to pray!
Página 48 - Gcmze * fawn. How he pricks his ears to hear her, How his soft eyes flash with pride, As she tells him he is dearer Than the whole wide world beside ; Dearer than the lambkins gentle, Dearer than the frisking kids, Or the pigeon on the lintel, Coming — going — as she bids. Dearer than the first spring lily Peeping o'er the snowy fell, Dearer than his little Willie To the heart of William Tell. By a gushing glacier fountain On the giant Wetterhorn, Was the little Gemze...

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