 Within that awful volume lies The mystery of mysteries ! Happiest they of human race, To whom God has granted grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way ; And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read...  Historical romances of the author of Waverley - Page 13de sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Pulchérie Money - 1863 - 476 pages
...their God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, to force the way ; But better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. (Sir Walter Scott.) December 8. MAN'S EXTREMITY ; GOD'S OPPORTUNITY. The midnight hour of misery is... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1864 - 328 pages
...to him. I will learn the contents of that mysterious volume — I will learn why the Lady of Avenel loved it — why the priests feared, and would have...they call me dull — in this pursuit my industry shah1 not fail, nor, with God's blessing, shall my understanding. Give me the volume." The apparition... | |
 | Henry Twells - 1864 - 318 pages
...God hath given grace To hear, to read, to love, to pray, To lift the latch, to force the way : But better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt or read to scorn ! SIR w. SCOTT. 108. THE BLESSING OF A CONCEALED FUTURE. [From THE ESSAY on MAN.] HEAVEN from all creatures... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 pages
...Chapter xxi. Within that awful volume lies The mystery of mysteries ! The Monasterg. Vol. i. Chapter xii. And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. Ibid. THOMAS MOORE. 1780-1852. LALLA BOOKH. This narrow isthmus 'twixt two boundless seas, The past,... | |
 | David Grant - 1865 - 428 pages
...God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch — to force the way ; But better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. SCOTT. THE BIBLE. !HAT is the world! — A wildering maze, Where Sin has tracked ten thousand ways,... | |
 | Life thoughts - 1865 - 196 pages
...God has given grace To hear, to read, to fear, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way ; But better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. SIR W. SCOTT. Learn to Die. LABOUR always to learn to die. Deny the world, defy the devil, and despise... | |
 | T. B. S. - 1866 - 312 pages
...their God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, to force the way : But better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. Scott. DO IT WITH THY MIGHT. " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.''' OH, Christian!... | |
 | English poetry - 1866 - 194 pages
...God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch — to force the way ; But better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. SIR WALTER SCOTT. THE MOTHER AND HER CHILD. BKSIDE her mother sat a darling child, Wasted by sickness,... | |
 | English poetry - 1866 - 180 pages
...God hae given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch — to force the way; But better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to acorn. SIR WALTER SCOTT. THE MOTHER AND НЕЕ CHILD. BESIDE her mother sat a darling child, Wasted... | |
 | Adam Blyth - 1867 - 154 pages
...our God has given grace To hear, to read, to fear, to pray, To lift the latch and force the way ! But better had they ne'er been born Who read to doubt, or read to scorn." But we must now conclude. In doing so, let me briefly mention one or two practical lessons. 1. In the... | |
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