Confessions of a DecanterS.W. Partridge, 1861 - 67 pàgines |
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Pàgina 24 - And oh ! may Heaven their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-loved Isle. O Thou! who pour'd the patriotic tide That stream'd thro...
Pàgina 7 - While Mrs. Balfour has one central object, her radii contain all the essential duties of youth. It is indeed a
Pàgina 4 - Wilson, MA, and is supposed to be the oldest juvenile Periodical extant. It is now issued in an enlarged form, with numerous illustrations. All the back Numbers of the New Series may be had. The...
Pàgina 42 - And peace went with them, one and all, And each calm pillow spread: But Guilt was my grim Chamberlain That lighted me to bed, And drew my midnight curtains round, With fingers bloody red! "All night I lay in agony, In anguish dark and deep, My fevered eyes I dared not close, But stared aghast at Sleep: For Sin had rendered unto her The keys of hell to keep.
Pàgina 11 - This is confessedly one of the most calm and argumentative and useful works which have come under our notice on the subject of Temperance Societies, and is calculated to advance the cause of sobriety more effectually than all. the intemperate pamphlets which have been issued from the press, and the indiscreet speeches which many itinerant orators have uttered upon the subject.
Pàgina 8 - It is an interesting, an excellent little book to place in the hands of young women going to service, — it reminds us of those admirable Repository Tracts by Hannah More, which, in their day, were a great instrument of good- Whilst we are speaking of the ' Widow Green and her Three Nieces/ we may add our commendation of the cheap journal (the British Workman), in which the story first appeared ; in its getting up, and in the written matter of its columns it is excellent
Pàgina 5 - Eeview. -THIS little Illustrated Paper for the Young is designed, under God's blessing, to form a breakwater against the fearful influence of the pernicious prints which are everywhere flooding our country ; — to train up the young in habits of sobriety ;— obedience to parents;— the observance of the Sabbath ; — the practice of kindness to animals ; and, above all, a love of the sacred Scriptures.
Pàgina 3 - Penny. NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS. THE BRITISH WORKMAN, and Friend of the Sons of Toil. THIS Monthly Penny Paper, illustrated by first-class Artists, is issued by the Editor with the earnest desire of promoting the HEALTH, WEALTH, and HAPPINESS of the Industrial Classes. YEARLY PARTS, 1855 to 1862, Is.
Pàgina 6 - This is a most elegant volume. It is a charming present, and, we doubt not, will find a very general appreciation at the hands of the little ones who may be fortunate enough to possess it."— Weekly Times.
Pàgina 4 - ... Monthly Periodical was commenced in the year 1824, by the late Rev. W. Cams Wilson, MA, and is supposed to be the oldest Juvenile Periodical extant. It is now issued in an enlarged form, with numerous illustrations. Back numbers of the new series may be had.