The Old House on Briar Hill

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Dodd & Mead, 1875 - 352 pagina's
 

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Pagina 342 - Cloth, 3/6. THE OLD PICTURE BIBLE; Or, STORIES FROM OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY. Cloth, 3/6.
Pagina 1 - A Tale of the Lollards. New Edition. Crown 8vo, 3/6. " A page in history which our young men and maidens will do well to saturate with holy tears." The Sword and the Trowel. The Well in the Desert. An Old Legend of the House of Arundel. Small 8vo, 2/6. "A tale of the middle ages, showing that there were beautiful gleams of light even in those dark days.
Pagina 209 - Till from the straw, the flail, the corn doth beat, Until the chaff be purged from the wheat, Yea, till the mill the grains in pieces tear, The richness of the flour will scarce appear. So, till men's persons great afflictions touch, If worth be found, their worth is not so much, Because, like wheat in straw, they have not yet That value which in threshing they may get. For till the bruising...
Pagina 136 - A servant with this clause makes drudgery divine; who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, makes that and the action fine.
Pagina 345 - Puzzles in each Series, each complete in itself. "WILL INTEREST LITTLE ONES BY THE HOUR."— Watchman. " These, with their bright pictures, simple stories, and excellent questionings, will be hailed in many a home.
Pagina 340 - THE WHITE ROSE OF LANGLEY. A Story of the Court of England in the Olden Time. Crown 8vo. " An admirable, instructive, and very interesting volume.
Pagina 209 - Have threshed out of us our vain affections; Till those corruptions which do misbecome us Are by Thy sacred Spirit winnowed from us; Until from us the straw of worldly treasures, Till all the dusty chaff of empty pleasures, Yea, till His flail upon us He doth lay, To thresh the husk of this our flesh away, And leave the soul uncovered ; nay, yet more, Till God shall make our very spirit poor, We shall not up to highest wealth aspire ; But then we shall ; and that is my desire.
Pagina 350 - Evening ThOUghtS ; or, Daily Walking with God. A Portion for Every Day in the Year — January to June, July to December. Imperial 32mo ; cloth, each 3/VOLUMES FOR SABBATH HOURS. By the REV. O. WINSLOW, DD "Our God for Ever and Ever.
Pagina 346 - OLD TESTAMENT. The Story of Adam and Eve The Story of Abraham The Story of Joseph The Story of Moses The Story of Samuel The Story of David NEW TESTAMENT.
Pagina 346 - LONELY LILY. By MLC New Edition. I/-. " Our boys, like most others, are not fond of dry books, but this they devoured greedily, and gave it their highest praise.

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