The Well-spent Hour, a Tale: Reprinted from the Last American Edition,Simpkin and Marshall., 1833 - 175 páginas |
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Página 28 - Father of light and life, Thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself ! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss...
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Página 1 - Mother, I am tired of reading ; can't you tell me of something to do ? ' said Kitty Nelson, one day, as she stretched herself out, and gaped, as if she were weary. 'Yes, my dear,' said her mother, ' you may hem this handkerchief, or you may pick up these shreds.' ' Oh,' said the little girl, ' but that would be tiresome, and I want something pleasing to do ; you know you told me I might do what I pleased in the vacation, if I did nothing wrong.
Página 2 - Well, Kitty, what could you do in an hour?' 'Do you mean, mother, how many of my lessons I could learn in an hour ? ' ' No ; but if you had no lessons to get, as now, for instance, and wanted to spend an hour well, what good could you do?' ' I am sure, mother, I don't know. If I were to sew an hour, I could not do much; and besides, Roxy does all your sewing; and there is some one to do all the other work in the house ; there is nothing for me to do.
Página 3 - ... an hour, I could not do much; and besides, Roxy does all your sewing; and there is some one to do all the other work in the house ; there is nothing for me to do.' " ' But is there no other way of doing good that you can think of?' said her mother ; ' do I never do you good except when I make you clothes, or give you food? ' 'Oh yes, mother; you teach me, and you make me happy.' — ' And cannot you make any one happy ?' Here Kitty .hesitated. 'Sometimes, mother, when I am good and industrious,...
Página 1 - Yes, my dear,' said her mother, 'you may hem this handkerchief, or you may pick up these shreds.' ' Oh,' said the little girl, ' but that would be tiresome, and I want something pleasing to do; you know you told me I might do what I pleased in the vacation, if I did nothing wrong.' ' True, my dear, but I told you I did not believe you would be happy, when idle, and advised you to employ yourself; but left you at liberty to choose for yourself.
Página 89 - You cannot, Catharine,' said her mother, ' it is true, fight for your country as Washington did, or go into dungeons as Howard did ; but what did I tell you made Washington a patriot ?' ' It was loving his country better than himself,' answered Catharine. ' And what was it made Howard go into dungeons to visit and comfort the prisoners there ?' ' It was,' said Catharine, ' because he loved to do them good, better than to be comfortable himself.
Página 99 - The poor man was in great distress, and took it, meaning to return it, but he died not long after, owing this and all her wages to the good young woman. ' After his death, Emily redoubled her affectionate devotion to his widow and the children. Deprived of the support of her husband, Madam Charveys had to sell all the furniture and every thing that they could turn into money, to supply her family with food.
Página 98 - All the property that was left her, amounted to about £17, which she put into the hands of a good friend, to take charge of for her, that, in case of sickness, she might have something to depend upon. Emily was active, industrious, and honest, and her heart was full of good and kind feelings. She knew that she could never see her father again on earth, that he...