The Rhode-Island Literary Repository, Volume 1Robinson and Howland, 1814 - Literature |
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... morality ; yet we may challenge any one not to cherish emotions of gratitude to heav- en on admiring in a rose , the elegance of its form , the beauty of its colour , and its delicious fragrancy . " Flowers , the sole luxury which ...
... morality ; yet we may challenge any one not to cherish emotions of gratitude to heav- en on admiring in a rose , the elegance of its form , the beauty of its colour , and its delicious fragrancy . " Flowers , the sole luxury which ...
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... moral influence upon the conduct of mankind . If the soul were not to be re - united to the body , not being the same persons hereafter that we are here , might we not lose the consciousness of a former existence , and of our ...
... moral influence upon the conduct of mankind . If the soul were not to be re - united to the body , not being the same persons hereafter that we are here , might we not lose the consciousness of a former existence , and of our ...
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... morals , religion , are all stripped of their enchantments . The serpent has frequently been the subject of our observations , and if we may venture to speak out , we have often imagined that we could discover in him that pernicious ...
... morals , religion , are all stripped of their enchantments . The serpent has frequently been the subject of our observations , and if we may venture to speak out , we have often imagined that we could discover in him that pernicious ...
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... moral avatars , by whose successive advents the dignity of our nature is maintained against a long series of degradations , and its divine original and high destination made palpable to the feelings of all to whom it belongs . The ...
... moral avatars , by whose successive advents the dignity of our nature is maintained against a long series of degradations , and its divine original and high destination made palpable to the feelings of all to whom it belongs . The ...
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... moral nature ; and is the more to be lamented , as it is most apt to exert its influence on the noblest characters . The poetry of Lord Byron is full of this perversion ; and it is because we eonceive it capable of pro- ducing other and ...
... moral nature ; and is the more to be lamented , as it is most apt to exert its influence on the noblest characters . The poetry of Lord Byron is full of this perversion ; and it is because we eonceive it capable of pro- ducing other and ...
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Page 130 - O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant shade I clasp'd her to my bosom ! The golden hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my dearie; For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow and lock'd embrace Our parting was fu' tender; And pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder; But, Oh!
Page 211 - There breathe but few whose aspect might defy The full encounter of his searching eye: He had the skill, when Cunning's gaze would seek To probe his heart and watch his changing cheek, At once the observer's purpose to espy, And on himself roll back his scrutiny, Lest he to Conrad rather should betray Some secret thought, than drag that chiefs to day.
Page 393 - There stands the messenger of truth: there stands The legate of the skies! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace.
Page 272 - All Evil Spirit as thou art, It is enough to grieve the heart To see thine own unstrung ; To think that God's fair world hath been The footstool of a thing so mean...
Page 130 - O pale, pale now, those rosy lips, I aft hae kiss'd sae fondly ! And closed for aye the sparkling glance That dwelt on me sae kindly : And mouldering now in silent dust That heart that lo'ed me dearly ! But still within my bosom's core Shall live my Highland Mary.
Page 136 - For, like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every Person by Himself to be God and Lord, so are we forbidden by the Catholic Religion to say, there be Three Gods or Three Lords.
Page 64 - The fixed yet tender traits that streak The languor of the placid cheek, And — but for that sad shrouded eye...
Page 411 - With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
Page 394 - I venerate the man whose heart is warm, Whose hands are pure, whose doctrine and whose life Coincident, exhibit lucid proof That he is honest in the sacred cause.
Page 411 - But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.