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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1878. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... "The blessings of her quiet life Fell on us like the dew, And good thoughts, where her footsteps pressed, Like fairy blossoms grew. "Sweet promptings unto kindest deeds Were in her very look; We read her face as one who reads A pure and holy book." Whither. FTEB, completing her course of study, Mary lived quietly at home for two years before she went away "Unto that school Where she no longer needs our poor protection, And Christ himself doth rule." These years were the richest of her life. The progress that she made in them was matter for surprise. Perceptions multiplied; every thing had a message for her, to which she listened eagerly; nothing was trivial, nothing was tame. Her scope widened, almost perceptibly, with each added day. Existence was a rare, exhilarating draught, She recognized the wonderful and loving Father-soul as holding the chalice to her lips, and, while she drank, she raised her eyes to Him in sweet thanksgiving. She had her father's and her mother's tenderest care; the companionship of studious minds; free access to the best books; Nature, whose loving pupil she had always been, to sing her Te Deum Laudamus in her hearing; to spread out the lake with its hue of steel and the mysterious suggestions of its murmuring waves; to arch the firmament above her; to shelter her among trees; to strew her path with flowers. And more than this, these years were spent in one of the loveliest of villages, where Minerva presides as tutelary divinity; where, instead of the usual noise of hammer and of saw, denoting the industry of which our country is so justly proud, the hourly bell, summoning students to their recitation room, is the most familiar sound. Three literary institutions in successful operation give to the village its character, and ...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1151535117
- ISBN 13 9781151535115
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages44
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