Life and Letters of Harriet Beecher StoweAnnie Fields Houghton, Mifflin, 1897 - 406 strán (strany) Individual letters and fragments of letters composed by author Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe (1811-96) between 1827 and 1893 are incorporated here into a continuous biographical narrative of Stowe's life. Though the materials assembled inadequately represent Stowe's correspondence, they do give a sense of her views on religion, marriage, child rearing, slavery, and writing. |
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Strana 4
... sort of mainspring ever since . " Curious now , this thing of personal identity ! Here I am an old man , telling you this story about a little boy ; and yet I feel I am the same person I was then . " But the continuation of this ...
... sort of mainspring ever since . " Curious now , this thing of personal identity ! Here I am an old man , telling you this story about a little boy ; and yet I feel I am the same person I was then . " But the continuation of this ...
Strana 10
... sort of terror , like that of a child sud- denly shut out alone in the dark . " Her death occurred at a time when the New England ministry were in a peculiar crisis of political and moral trial , and the need of such a stay and support ...
... sort of terror , like that of a child sud- denly shut out alone in the dark . " Her death occurred at a time when the New England ministry were in a peculiar crisis of political and moral trial , and the need of such a stay and support ...
Strana 31
... sort of birthright . - " Seated on the rough granite flag - steps of the east front door with some favorite book , - if by chance we could find such a treasure , the book often fell from the hand while the eyes wandered far off into ...
... sort of birthright . - " Seated on the rough granite flag - steps of the east front door with some favorite book , - if by chance we could find such a treasure , the book often fell from the hand while the eyes wandered far off into ...
Strana 36
... sort of tilt with him , taking up the wrong side of the question for the sake of seeing how the young- ster could practice his logic . If the party on the other side did not make a fair hit at him , however , he would stop and explain ...
... sort of tilt with him , taking up the wrong side of the question for the sake of seeing how the young- ster could practice his logic . If the party on the other side did not make a fair hit at him , however , he would stop and explain ...
Strana 38
... sort of thing ? ' ' Oh , ' said she , ' you know the Bible says the works of the Lord are great , sought out of all them that have pleasure therein . Now I happened to have pleasure therein , and so I sought them out . ' " " It was here ...
... sort of thing ? ' ' Oh , ' said she , ' you know the Bible says the works of the Lord are great , sought out of all them that have pleasure therein . Now I happened to have pleasure therein , and so I sought them out . ' " " It was here ...
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Andover anti-slavery Aunt Esther beautiful Beecher blessed Boston brother Brunswick called Catherine cheerful child Christ Christian church Cincinnati Cleon comfort daughters dear death Duchess Duchess of Argyll England eyes faith father feel felt Florida flowers friends genius George Eliot girl give H. B. STOWE hand Harriet Harriet Beecher Stowe Hartford hear heard heart heaven Henry Henry Ward Beecher hope hour Howard husband labor Lady Byron letter Litchfield live look Lord Lyman Beecher Mandarin mind Minister's Wooing morning mother never night once Orr's Island pleasant poor Professor Stowe remember scene seemed sister slave slavery sorrow soul spirit story Stowe wrote Stowe's strong suffering sympathy talk tell things thought tion told Uncle Tom Uncle Tom's Cabin wife winter wish woman women wonderful write written young
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Strana 40 - Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth: at last Words, interwove with sighs, found out their way.
Strana 38 - The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Strana 321 - Therefore, whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light ; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Strana 40 - To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers: Attention held them mute.
Strana 323 - And some among you held, that if the King Had seen the sight he would have sworn the vow : Not easily, seeing that the King must guard That which he rules, and is but as the hind To whom a space of land is given to plow. Who may not wander from the allotted field Before his work be done...
Strana 309 - Fear not ; I am the first and the last, and the Living one ; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
Strana 107 - ... we arrive at heaven our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies; She makes the pearly gates appear ; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray, Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way.
Strana 391 - Tis joy enough, my All in All, At thy dear feet to lie ; Thou wilt not let me lower fall, And none can higher fly.
Strana 278 - Purest ! There is a temple, sacred evermore, And all the babble of life's angry voices Dies in hushed stillness at its peaceful door.