Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10: The GuideSylvester, Charles Herbert
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Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10: The Guide
Sylvester, Charles Herbert
Children's literature; Literature -- Collections
And the sheen on their spears was like stars on the sea,
Where the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. --Page 142.
Whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy
people shall be my people and thy God my God. --Page 144.
For we are all, like swimmers in the sea,
Poised on the top of a huge wave of fate,
Which hangs uncertain to which side to fall. --Page 186.
Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. --Page 224.
"God bless us every one!" said Tiny Tim. --Page 309.
All hail'd, with uncontroll'd delight
And general voice, the happy night,
That to the cottage, as the crown,
Brought tidings of Salvation down. --Page 357.
The short and simple annals of the poor. --Page 363.
The paths of glory lead but to the grave. --Page 363.
Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear;
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air. --Page 365.
Along the cool, sequestered vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. --Page 366.
He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend. --Page 368.
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key
is always bright. --Page 410.
He that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his
business at night; while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon
overtakes him. --Page 410.
Have you somewhat to do tomorrow? Do it today. --Page 412.
For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was
lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost. --Page 414.
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
--Page 415.
'Tis foolish to lay out money in the purchase of repentance.
--Page 416.
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them. --Page 415.
'Tis hard for an empty bag to stand upright! --Page 418.
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.
--Page 420.
(Volume VII)
That inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude. --Page 1.
Then doth thy sweet and quiet eye
Look through its fringes to the sky. --Page 5.
The bonny lark, companion meet,
Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet
Wi' spreckled breast,
When upward springing, blithe to greet
The purpling east. --Page 8.
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