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- LIFE AND LITERATURE
- OVER TWO THOUSAND EXTRACTS FROM ANCIENT AND MODERN WRITERS, AND CLASSIFIED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
- J. PURVER RICHARDSON.
- PRESS OF BROWN-MORRISON CO. LYNCHBURG, VA.
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- Life and Literature
- A
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- ON LEAVING, AFTER A SHORT VISIT.
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- CLERICAL AFFECTATION.
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- AFFLICTION.
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- 44
- THE APPROACH OF AGE.
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- 56
- EVIDENTLY UNSATISFACTORY.
- 57
- ALMSGIVING.
- 58
- 59
- 60
- THE AMBITIOUS MAN.
- 61
- 62
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- THE QUEST OF ANCESTORS.
- 67
- MERIT FROM ANCESTORS.
- 68
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
- 78
- 79
- 80
- 81
- HIS CREATURES.
- 82
- 83
- THE GRACIOUS ANSWER.
- 84
- 85
- 86
- 87
- 88
- APPEARANCES OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD.
- 89
- 90
- 91
- 92
- 93
- 94
- 95
- 96
- ASKING AND BESTOWING ASSISTANCE.
- 97
- 98
- 99
- B
- 100
- BEAUTIFUL.
- 101
- 102
- 103
- 104
- 105
- FRAGILE IS BEAUTY.
- 106
- 107
- 108
- 109
- 110
- 111
- 112
- 113
- 114
- 115
- 116
- 117
- 118
- 119
- 120
- FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE.
- 120a
- THE BIBLE.
- 121
- 122
- 123
- 124
- 125
- YOUTH.
- 126
- 127
- 128
- GOOD BOOK-KEEPERS.
- 129
- AN EXPERIENCE AND A MORAL.
- 130
- 131
- 132
- BOOKS.
- 133
- BOOKS.
- 134
- BOOKS.
- 135
- BOOK-LENDING.
- 136
- 137
- 138
- COSTLY, YET USEFUL BOOKS.
- 139
- 140
- 141
- 142
- 143
- GRACEFUL AND GALLANT.
- 144
- 145
- 146
- PARENTAL AUTHORITY.
- 147
- THE BLIND BOY.
- 148
- THE ORPHAN BOY'S TALE.
- 149
- 150
- 151
- 152
- 153
- 154
- 155
- 156
- 157
- 158
- 159
- 160
- 161
- 162
- 163
- WHAT WE OWE TO ROBERT BURNS.
- 164
- 165
- 166
- 167
- 168
- 169
- BUSYBODIES.
- 170
- 171
- C
- 172
- CALAMITY.
- 173
- 174
- 175
- 176
- 177
- 178
- 179
- 180
- 181
- 182
- 183
- 184
- 185
- 186
- 187
- 188
- 189
- 190
- LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
- 191
- 192
- 193
- 194
- BROTHER AND SISTER.
- 195
- 196
- 197
- 198
- THE UPRIGHT CHARACTER.
- 199
- 200
- CHARACTER SHOULD NOT BE BELOW HOME STANDARD.
- 201
- LITTLE THINGS.
- 202
- 203
- 204
- 205
- 206
- 207
- 208
- 209
- 210
- 211
- 212
- CHARITY—IN WORD ONLY.
- 213
- CHARITY.
- 214
- CHARITY.
- 215
- 216
- 217
- 218
- 219
- CHARITY—INGRATITUDE FOR.
- 220
- 221
- INASMUCH.
- 222
- 223
- 224
- 225
- UNAWARES.
- 226
- 227
- A SERMON OF MOHAMMED.
- 228
- 229
- 230
- 231
- 232
- 233
- 234
- 235
- 236
- 237
- A CHILD'S SERMON.
- 238
- A SLEEPING CHILD.
- 239
- 240
- 241
- 242
- 243
- 244
- 245
- INSCRIPTION ON MY LITTLE SON'S SILVER PLATE.
- 246
- 247
- 248
- LINES ON MY NEW CHILD-SWEETHEART.
- 249
- INASMUCH.
- 250
- 251
- 252
- 253
- 254
- 255
- 256
- THE CHILD AND THE "RISING DAY"
- FOOTNOTES:
- 257
- 258
- 259
- 260
- 261
- 262
- 263
- 264
- 265
- CHILDREN.
- 266
- 267
- 268
- 269
- 270
- A BAD EXAMPLE.
- 271
- 272
- 273
- 274
- 275
- 276
- 277
- 278
- 279
- WOULD YOU HAVE ANSWERED SO?
- 280
- 281
- 282
- 283
- 284
- 285
- 286
- 287
- MY CHILDREN.
- 288
- 289
- 290
- 291
- 292
- 293
- 294
- 295
- 296
- 297
- MY CHILDREN STILL.
- 298
- 299
- 300
- 301
- IT'S ONLY ME.
- 302
- 303
- 304
- 305
- 306
- DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST.
- 307
- LAST SUPPER.
- 308
- 309
- 310
- IS NOT THIS THE CARPENTER?
- 311
- 312
- 313
- 314
- 315
- 316
- 317
- PLENTY OF ROOM.
- 318
- 319
- 320
- HOW THE CHURCH MUST GROW.
- 321
- HOW TO WARM UP THE CHURCH.
- 322
- LATE CHURCH-GOERS.
- 323
- BOTH KEPT AWAKE IN CHURCH.
- 324
- 325
- 326
- 327
- 328
- 329
- 330
- 331
- AN IDEAL.
- 332
- 333
- 334
- 335
- 336
- 337
- 338
- COMPENSATION.
- 339
- POOR AND RICH.
- 340
- 341
- 342
- 343
- 344
- 345
- 346
- 347
- 348
- 349
- 350
- 351
- 352
- 353
- 354
- 355
- 356
- 357
- 358
- 359
- 360
- 361
- 362
- 363
- 364
- 365
- 366
- 367
- 368
- CONTENTION—AVOIDING OF.
- 369
- 370
- 371
- 372
- 373
- 374
- 375
- 376
- 377
- 378
- 379
- 380
- 381
- 382
- 383
- 384
- 385
- 386
- 387
- 388
- 389
- 390
- 391
- 392
- 393
- 394
- 395
- 396
- 397
- 398
- 399
- 400
- 401
- 402
- 403
- 404
- 405
- 406
- 407
- 408
- 409
- 410
- 411
- 412
- 413
- 414
- RURAL LIFE.
- 415
- THE COUNTRY.
- 416
- LOVE OF COUNTRY.
- 417
- 418
- 419
- 420
- 421
- 422
- 423
- 424
- 425
- 426
- 427
- 428
- 429
- 430
- 431
- 432
- THE CRITIC.
- 433
- 434
- 435
- 436
- D
- 437
- 438
- BEREFT OF AN ONLY DAUGHTER.
- 439
- 440
- 441
- 442
- THE REPROOF OF A FOOL.
- 443
- 444
- 445
- 446
- 447
- 448
- DECISION.
- 449
- 450
- NOBLE DEEDS.
- 451
- 452
- 453
- 454
- 455
- 456
- 457
- 458
- 459
- 460
- 461
- DESTINY.
- 462
- INSCRIPTION FOR A SUN-DIAL.
- 463
- RISE ABOVE YOUR DIFFICULTIES.
- 464
- 465
- 466
- 467
- 468
- 469
- 470
- DISCONTENT.
- 471
- 472
- 473
- 474
- 475
- 476
- 477
- 478
- 479
- 480
- THE FAITHFUL DOG.
- 481
- 482
- 483
- 484
- THE ORPHAN BOY'S DREAM.
- 485
- 486
- 487
- 488
- 489
- THE RIGHT ANSWER.
- 490
- 491
- 492
- 493
- 494
- 495
- 496
- 497
- 498
- E
- 499
- 500
- 501
- 502
- 503
- 504
- 505
- 506
- 507
- 508
- 509
- 510
- 511
- 512
- 513
- 514
- 515
- 516
- 516a
- 517
- 518
- 519
- EXTERNAL SIGNS OF EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS.
- 520
- 521
- 522
- 523
- 524
- 525
- 526
- 527
- 528
- 529
- 530
- 531
- 532
- 533
- 534
- AVOIDING THE SUGGESTION OF EVIL.
- 535
- 536
- 537
- OTHER'S EYES.
- 538
- 539
- 540
- 541
- 542
- 543
- 544
- 545
- 546
- 547
- 548
- 549
- 550
- 551
- F
- 552
- 553
- FACE PICTURES.
- 554
- 555
- 556
- THE MOUNTAIN FLOWER.
- 557
- 558
- 559
- 560
- 561
- 562
- 563
- 564
- 565
- 566
- 567
- FAMILY REUNION.
- 568
- 569
- FAREWELL.
- 570
- MAN AND THE FARM.
- 571
- A HINT TO A FARMER.
- 572
- MY FATHER.
- 573
- 574
- MY FATHER.
- 575
- 576
- 577
- 578
- 579
- 580
- A GREAT MAN'S FAULTS.
- 581
- 582
- 583
- 584
- 585
- 586
- FAVORITISM.
- 587
- 588
- 589
- 590
- FEASTING AND FASTING.
- 591
- 592
- FIDELITY.
- 593
- MY OWN FIRESIDE.
- 594
- 595
- 596
- 597
- 598
- 599
- 600
- 601
- 602
- 603
- 604
- 605
- 606
- 607
- 608
- 609
- 610
- 611
- 612
- 613
- 614
- A FOREST IDYL.
- 615
- 616
- 617
- 618
- THE ALTERNATIVES.
- 619
- FORGIVENESS.
- 620
- 621
- FORGIVE.
- 622
- 623
- 624
- 625
- SUPPOSE YOU TRY FORGIVENESS.
- 626
- 627
- 628
- 629
- 630
- 631
- 632
- 633
- 634
- 635
- 636
- 637
- 638
- 639
- 640
- 641
- GOD IN THE HEART.
- 642
- 643
- FREEDOM WEEPS.
- 644
- 645
- 646
- TIMON'S SOLILOQUY.
- 647
- 648
- 649
- 650
- 651
- LEAVE A FRIEND.
- 652
- 653
- 654
- AN OLD RHYME.
- 655
- 656
- 657
- 658
- 659
- 660
- 661
- 662
- 663
- 664
- 665
- 666
- 667
- A FRIEND THAT STICKETH CLOSER THAN A BROTHER.
- 668
- 669
- 670
- 671
- 672
- 673
- 674
- 675
- 676
- 677
- 678
- CHOOSING FRIENDS.
- 679
- 680
- 681
- 682
- 683
- 684
- 685
- 686
- FRIENDS—PAUCITY OF
- 687
- 688
- 689
- RECOGNITION IN HEAVEN.
- 690
- 691
- 692
- 693
- 694
- 695
- 696
- 697
- 698
- 699
- 700
- 701
- 702
- 703
- 704
- 705
- 706
- 707
- 708
- FRIENDSHIP—RARITY OF.
- 709
- 710
- 711
- 712
- 713
- THE HIGHER FRIENDSHIP.
- 714
- 715
- 716
- 717
- 718
- 719
- 720
- 721
- 722
- 723
- 724
- 725
- 726
- G
- 727
- 728
- 729
- 730
- 731
- 732
- 733
- 734
- 735
- 736
- 737
- A GENTLEMAN.
- 738
- 739
- 740
- 741
- REAL AND ARTIFICIAL GENTLEMEN.
- 742
- 743
- 744
- 745
- 746
- 747
- 748
- 749
- 750
- THE BEST GIFTS.
- 751
- THE DYING GIRL TO HER LOVER.
- 752
- ADVICE TO A GIRL.
- 753
- THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS.
- 754
- 755
- 756
- THE HOUR GLASS
- 757
- 758
- 759
- 760
- THE FATHER'S LOVE.
- 761
- 762
- THE LOVE OF GOD.
- 763
- 764
- 765
- 766
- THE GOLDEN RULE.
- 767
- GOLF AND MATRIMONY.
- 768
- 769
- 770
- 771
- 772
- 773
- 774
- 775
- TOO LATE.
- 776
- GOOD-BY.
- 777
- 778
- 779
- 780
- 781
- 782
- 783
- 784
- 785
- 786
- 787
- GRACE.
- 788
- REBUKED BY A KING.
- 789
- 790
- THANKS—FOR FAVORS.
- 791
- 792
- 793
- 794
- GRATITUDE.
- 795
- 796
- 797
- 798
- AGAINST EXCESSIVE GRIEF.
- 799
- GOD'S SURE HELP IN SORROW.
- 800
- 801
- 802
- 803
- 804
- 805
- 806
- 807
- FOOTNOTES:
- 807a
- H
- 808
- HA AND AH!
- 809
- 810
- HOW TO CORRECT A BAD HABIT.
- 811
- 812
- 813
- 814
- 815
- 816
- INNOCENCE AND GUILT.
- 817
- 818
- 819
- 820
- 821
- 822
- ELOQUENCE OF THE HANDS.
- 823
- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HAND.
- 824
- TRUE HAPPINESS.
- 825
- 826
- 827
- 828
- 829
- 830
- 831
- A HAPPY COUPLE.
- 832
- 833
- 834
- 835
- 836
- 837
- 838
- 839
- 840
- 841
- 842
- 843
- 844
- HEALTH.
- 845
- 846
- 847
- A BROKEN HEART.
- 848
- 849
- PARTING.
- 850
- 851
- 852
- A ROYAL HEART.
- 853
- IS IT INSTINCT?
- 854
- 855
- 856
- 857
- 858
- 859
- 860
- 861
- 862
- 863 MY HEART.
- 864
- 865
- 866
- DISSENSION BETWEEN HEARTS.
- 867
- 868
- HEAVEN.
- 868a
- 869
- 870
- THE DELIGHTS OF HEAVEN.
- 871
- BELIEVE AND LIVE.
- 872
- IS THAT ALSO THINE?
- 873
- THE BETTER LAND.
- 874
- 875
- 876
- 877
- 878
- 879
- HOME.
- 880
- DEFINITIONS OF "HOME."
- 881
- 882
- 883
- 884
- 885
- 886
- 887
- 888
- 889
- 890
- ONE'S OWN HOME.
- 891
- 892
- 893
- HOME—DEVOID OF LOVE.
- 894
- 895
- THAT LAND THY COUNTRY.
- 896
- 897
- 898
- 899
- 900
- TRUE NATURE OF HOME.
- 901
- THE WANDERER'S RETURN.
- 902
- HOME.
- 903
- 904
- 905
- GIVE GOOD MEASURE.
- 906
- 907
- COMMERCIAL HONESTY.
- 908
- 909
- REUBEN AND SANDY.
- 910
- 911
- 912
- 913
- 914
- JUDICIAL HONOR.
- 915
- 916
- 917
- 918
- 919
- 920
- 921
- 922
- 923
- 924
- 925
- 926
- 927
- 928
- 929
- 930
- HOSPITALITY.
- 931
- 932
- HOME.
- 933
- CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE.
- 934
- 935
- 936
- 937
- 938
- 939
- 940
- 941
- 942
- 943
- 944
- 945
- 946
- 947
- 948
- HUSBAND—EXCELLENCIES OF A.
- 949
- 950
- WHAT A SONG DID.
- I
- 951
- 952
- 953
- 954
- 955
- 956
- 957
- 958
- 959
- 960
- 961
- 962
- 963
- 964
- 965
- 966
- 967
- LONGING AFTER IMMORTALITY.
- 968
- 969
- 970
- LIVING WITHIN OUR INCOME.
- 971
- 972
- 973
- 974
- 975
- 976
- 977
- 978
- BEGIN IT.
- 979
- 980
- INDEPENDENCE—CHECKED.
- 981
- 982
- 983
- 984
- THE INEVITABLE.
- 985
- 986
- THE NEW-COMER.
- 987
- NO ONE SHOULD BE BLAMED FOR HIS INFIRMITIES.
- 988
- PERSONAL INFLUENCE.
- 989
- HIS MOTHER'S INFLUENCE.
- 990
- 991
- 992
- 993
- 994
- 995
- 996
- 997
- 998
- 999
- 1000
- 1001
- 1002
- 1003
- 1004
- POLITICAL INTEGRITY.
- 1005
- 1006
- 1007
- 1008
- 1009
- 1010
- J
- 1011
- 1012
- MOTHER'S JEWELS.
- 1013
- JOY.
- 1014
- 1015
- 1016
- 1017
- 1018
- 1019
- A CONSCIENTIOUS JUDGE.
- 1020
- 1021
- 1022
- 1023
- 1024
- 1025
- 1026
- 1027
- 1028
- K
- 1029
- 1030
- 1031
- 1032
- 1033
- 1034
- 1035
- 1036
- GRATITUDE OF AN INDIAN CHIEF.
- 1037
- 1038
- 1039
- 1040
- 1041
- 1042
- KINDNESS TO INSECTS.
- 1043
- 1044
- 1045
- 1046
- 1047
- 1048
- DEFINITIONS OF A KISS.
- 1049
- 1050
- 1051
- KISSING—PROPRIETY OF.
- FOOTNOTES:
- 1052
- 1053
- 1054
- 1055
- 1056
- 1057
- 1058
- 1059
- 1060
- 1061
- 1062
- L
- 1063
- LABOR.
- 1064
- 1065
- 1066
- 1067
- LABOR.
- 1068
- 1069
- A LABORING SCARECROW.
- 1070
- ADVICE TO A YOUNG LADY.
- 1071
- SCOTCH STUDENT AS LAMPLIGHTER.
- 1072
- 1073
- ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE.
- 1074
- 1075
- 1076
- 1077
- 1078
- 1079
- 1080
- 1081
- 1082
- 1083
- 1084
- FOLLY OF GOING TO LAW.
- 1085
- 1086
- 1087
- REQUISITES FOR GOING TO LAW.
- 1088
- 1089
- 1090
- 1091
- LEAVING THE LAWYERS A MARGIN.
- 1092
- LAWYERS.
- 1093
- 1094
- 1095
- 1096
- 1097
- 1098
- 1099
- 1100
- 1101
- 1102
- AUTUMN LEAVES.
- 1103
- GENERAL LEE'S REPLY.
- 1104
- 1105
- 1106
- 1107
- 1108
- 1109
- FOR LIBERALITY.
- 1110
- LIBERALITY.
- 1111
- 1112
- 1113
- 1114
- 1115
- 1116
- 1117
- 1118
- 1119
- 1120
- LIFE—DIFFERENT AGES OF.
- 1121
- 1122
- 1123
- 1124
- NOT A CANDIDATE.
- 1125
- 1126
- 1127
- 1128
- THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET.
- 1129
- 1130
- LIFE.
- 1131
- LIFE—EVANESCENCE OF.
- 1132
- HUMAN LIFE.
- 1133
- 1134
- 1135
- 1136
- 1137
- 1138
- 1139
- A MISSION FOR EVERY ONE.
- 1140
- YOUTH, MANHOOD, OLD AGE.
- 1141
- 1142
- LIFE REPRESENTED BY A NEWSPAPER.
- 1143
- 1144
- 1145
- 1146
- 1147
- THE HAPPIEST LIFE.
- 1148
- 1149
- 1150
- 1151
- 1152
- 1153
- 1154
- 1155
- 1156
- THE THREE LOOKS.
- 1157
- 1158
- 1159
- 1160
- 1161
- 1162
- 1163
- LOVE.
- 1164
- 1165
- WHAT!
- 1166
- 1167
- 1168
- 1169
- 1170
- 1171
- LIFE WITHOUT LOVE.
- 1172
- LOVE.
- 1173
- 1174
- 1175
- FORGET THEE?
- 1176
- THE MAIDEN IN LOVE.
- 1177
- 1178
- MORE THAN HIS SHARE.
- 1179
- 1180
- LOVE.
- 1181
- 1182
- 1183
- ONE WHO LOVES.
- 1184
- 1185
- 1186
- THE TRAGEDY OF FICKLE LOVE.
- 1187
- OH, NO! WE NEVER MENTION HIM.
- 1188
- 1189
- 1190
- 1191
- 1192
- MARTIN LUTHER AND HIS FRIENDS.
- 1193
- 1194
- LUXURY.
- M
- 1195
- 1196
- A MAIDEN'S LAMENT.
- 1197
- 1198
- 1199
- 1200
- 1201
- 1202
- AN OLD MAN OF ACUTE PHYSIOGNOMY.
- 1203
- 1204
- 1205
- 1206
- MAN.
- 1207
- 1208
- 1209
- MAN—ASSUMPTIONS OF.
- 1210
- 1211
- MAN.
- 1212
- 1213
- 1214
- 1215
- 1216
- LIFE AND DEATH.
- 1217
- 1218
- 1219
- 1220
- 1221
- 1222
- 1223
- 1224
- 1225
- 1226
- 1227
- 1228
- 1229
- 1230
- 1231
- 1232
- 1233
- 1234
- 1235
- 1236
- 1237
- 1238
- 1239
- 1240
- 1241
- 1242
- 1243
- 1244
- 1245
- 1246
- 1247
- 1248
- 1249
- 1250
- 1251
- 1252
- 1253
- 1254
- 1255
- 1256
- 1257
- THE UNPUNCTUAL MAN.
- 1258
- NO.
- 1259
- 1260
- 1261
- 1262
- 1263
- 1264
- "HOW MUCH DID HE LEAVE?"
- 1265
- 1266
- 1267
- 1268
- 1269
- 1270
- 1271
- 1272
- 1273
- 1274
- 1275
- 1276
- 1277
- MANNERS.
- 1278
- 1279
- 1280
- 1281
- 1282
- 1283
- A MAIDEN'S TRUST IN MARRIAGE.
- 1284
- 1285
- 1286
- ON A WEDDING DAY.
- 1287
- A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.
- 1288
- MARRIAGE,—CHOICE IN.
- 1289
- 1290
- 1291
- 1292
- 1293
- 1294
- THE NEWLY WEDDED.
- 1295
- 1296
- 1297
- 1298
- COMPANIONSHIP IN MARRIAGE.
- 1299
- 1300
- 1301
- 1302
- THE MARRIAGE VOW.
- 1303
- 1304
- 1305
- 1306
- 1307
- 1308
- 1309
- 1310
- 1311
- MATRIMONY.
- 1312
- MATRIMONY.
- 1313
- FROM A WORK ENTITLED "SKETCHES OF PERSIA."
- 1314
- 1315
- 1316
- 1317
- 1318
- 1319
- 1320
- 1321
- 1322
- 1323
- 1324
- ABBOTSFORD.
- 1325
- MEN—UNLUCKY.
- 1326
- 1327
- 1328
- 1329
- YOUNG MEN.
- 1330
- 1331
- 1332
- 1333
- MAN—THE CHILD OF MERCY.
- 1334
- MERCY.
- 1335
- 1336
- MERCY.
- 1337
- 1338
- 1339
- 1340
- 1341
- 1342
- 1343
- 1344
- FRIENDS IN NEED.
- 1345
- 1346
- 1347
- 1348
- 1349
- 1350
- 1351
- MIND.
- 1352
- 1353
- 1354
- 1355
- RESIGNATION.
- 1356
- 1357
- 1358
- 1359
- 1360
- 1361
- 1362
- 1363
- DUTY OF MINISTERS.
- 1364
- 1365
- 1366
- 1367
- CONSTANTINE AND THE MISER.
- 1368
- 1369
- 1370
- 1371
- 1372
- 1373
- 1374
- 1375
- 1376
- 1377
- 1378
- 1379
- 1380
- MODERATION.
- 1381
- THE CHARM OF MODULATION.
- 1382
- 1383
- 1384
- 1385
- 1386
- A MONEY-LENDER.
- 1387
- 1388
- 1389
- 1390
- 1391
- 1392
- 1393
- THE POWER OF MONEY.
- 1394
- 1395
- 1396
- MOON.
- 1397
- 1398
- 1399
- WHILE MOTHER WAS AWAY.
- 1400
- 1401
- THE DARING OF A MOTHER.
- 1402
- FUNERAL OF A MOTHER.
- 1403
- A MOTHER'S LOVE.
- 1404
- 1405
- 1406
- 1407
- 1408
- MOTHERS AND MEN.
- 1409
- MOTHER.
- 1410
- MY MOTHER.
- 1411
- 1412
- A MOTHER'S EXAMPLE.
- 1413
- A MOTHER'S SORROWS.
- 1414
- 1415
- THE MOTHER'S HOPE.
- 1416
- 1417
- TURF FROM MY MOTHER'S GRAVE.
- 1418
- 1419
- 1420
- 1421
- 1422
- N
- 1423
- 1424
- 1425
- 1426
- 1427
- 1428
- NATURE.
- 1429
- 1430
- 1431
- 1432
- 1433
- 1434
- 1435
- 1436
- 1437
- 1438
- A BIRD'S NEST.
- 1439
- 1440
- 1441
- 1442
- 1443
- 1444
- 1445
- 1446
- 1447
- IMPORTANT.
- 1448
- 1449
- 1450
- O
- 1451
- A CLEVER "TURN."
- 1452
- 1453
- 1454
- 1455
- 1456
- 1457
- 1458
- 1459
- 1460
- 1461
- 1462
- 1463
- 1464
- WORDS.
- 1465
- 1466
- 1467
- 1468
- 1469
- 1470
- SELF-CONFIDENCE.
- 1471
- 1472
- 1473
- 1474
- OPPORTUNITY.
- 1475
- OPPORTUNITY.
- 1476
- 1477
- 1478
- 1479
- 1480
- 1481
- OPPRESSORS—EVERYWHERE.
- 1482
- P
- 1483
- 1484
- 1485
- 1486
- 1487
- 1488
- ALL FOOLS NOW.
- 1489
- 1490
- PARTING.
- 1491
- PARTING FROM FRIENDS.
- 1492
- 1493
- 1494
- 1495
- 1496
- 1497
- 1498
- 1499
- 1500
- HOW TO WAKE THE PEOPLE.
- 1501
- 1502
- 1503
- 1504
- SCOTTISH PERSEVERANCE.
- 1505
- 1506
- THE FATE OF PETITIONS.
- 1507
- 1508
- NAME OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
- 1509
- 1510
- MY FIRST PATIENT.
- 1511
- 1512
- 1513
- 1514
- 1515
- 1516
- 1517
- THE BREVITY OF PLEASURES.
- 1518
- 1519
- 1520
- 1521
- 1522
- 1523
- 1524
- 1525
- ONE WAY OF AVOIDING PNEUMONIA.
- 1526
- 1527
- 1528
- A BUDDING CHESTERFIELD.
- 1529
- TRUE POLITENESS.
- 1530
- 1531
- 1532
- 1533
- 1534
- 1535
- 1536
- 1537
- 1538
- 1539
- 1540
- 1541
- THE COMPLAINTS OF THE POOR.
- 1542
- 1543
- ONE "ALWAYS RIGHT;" THE OTHER, "NEVER WRONG."
- 1544
- 1545
- CONCEALING POVERTY.
- 1546
- 1547
- 1548
- POVERTY.
- 1549
- 1550
- 1551
- 1552
- 1553
- 1554
- 1555
- 1556
- 1557
- 1558
- PRAISE.
- 1559
- 1560
- 1561
- 1562
- DIRECTED IN A DREAM.
- 1563
- A PRAYER "FOR ABSENT RELATIVES AND FRIENDS."
- 1564
- NO ROOF ON THE HOUSE.
- 1565
- 1566
- 1567
- A QUAINT OLD PRAYER.
- 1568
- 1569
- 1570
- 1571
- 1572
- 1573
- YESTERDAY, TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.
- 1574
- 1575
- 1576
- 1577
- 1578
- 1579
- 1580
- 1581
- 1582
- ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PRINCIPLES.
- 1583
- 1584
- 1585
- 1586
- 1587
- 1588
- 1589
- 1590
- 1591
- 1592
- FULFILMENT OF A PROPHESY.
- FOOTNOTES:
- 1593
- 1594
- 1595
- 1596
- 1597
- 1598
- 1599
- 1600
- 1601
- 1602
- 1603
- 1604
- 1605
- JAPANESE PROVERBS.
- 1606
- 1607
- 1607a
- PUNCTUALITY AS A VIRTUE.
- 1608
- 1609
- 1610
- 1611
- 1612
- CONSUMPTION OF THE PURSE.
- 1613
- 1614
- Q
- 1615
- 1616
- THE BEST TIME TO QUARREL.
- 1617
- 1618
- 1619
- 1620
- R
- 1621
- WHEN IT RAINS.
- 1622
- 1623
- 1624
- 1625
- 1626
- 1627
- 1628
- 1629
- 1630
- 1631
- 1632
- 1633
- 1634
- 1635
- 1636
- 1637
- 1638
- 1639
- REPENTANCE.
- 1640
- 1641
- 1642
- 1643
- PERFECT RESIGNATION.
- 1644
- REST.
- 1645
- OUR PRESENT NEED.
- 1646
- 1647
- 1648
- 1649
- 1650
- 1651
- 1652
- 1653
- 1654
- 1655
- 1656
- RUSKIN MEETS SOME TOURISTS.
- 1657
- 1658
- 1659
- 1660
- 1661
- 1662
- 1663
- 1664
- 1665
- 1666
- 1667
- 1668
- 1669
- 1670
- 1671
- 1672
- OPULENCE.
- 1673
- 1674
- 1675
- 1676
- 1677
- 1678
- 1679
- 1680
- 1681
- 1682
- 1683
- S
- 1684
- 1685
- 1686
- SABBATH.
- 1687
- 1688
- 1689
- 1690
- SALT.
- 1691
- A NAME ON THE SEA SAND.
- 1692
- EMULATION IN A SCHOOL.
- 1693
- THE DAME—SCHOOL.
- 1694
- FOOTNOTES:
- 1695
- EARLY TRIALS OF DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS.
- 1696
- 1697
- 1698
- 1699
- THOUGHTS AT SEA.
- 1700
- 1701
- 1702
- 1703
- 1704
- 1705
- 1706
- 1707
- 1708
- 1709
- 1710
- 1711
- CONCEIT OF SELF REBUKED.
- 1712
- 1713
- SELF-DENIAL.
- 1714
- 1715
- 1716
- 1717
- 1718
- 1719
- 1720
- 1721
- 1722
- 1723
- 1724
- 1725
- 1726
- 1727
- 1728
- 1729
- 1730
- 1731
- 1732
- 1733
- 1734
- 1735
- 1736
- 1737
- 1738
- 1739
- 1740
- 1741
- 1742
- 1743
- 1744
- 1745
- 1746
- 1747
- 1748
- 1749
- 1750
- 1751
- 1752
- A CRUSHING ARGUMENT AGAINST MANUSCRIPT SERMONS.
- 1753
- PREACHING.
- 1754
- A SCOTCH PREACHER.
- 1755
- THE BEST SERMONS.
- 1756
- 1757
- 1758
- THE LOST SHEEP.
- 1759
- 1760
- 1761
- 1762
- 1763
- 1764
- 1765
- 1766
- 1767
- 1768
- 1769
- 1770
- 1771
- 1772
- 1773
- 1774
- 1775
- A HAPPY USE OF SINGING.
- 1776
- 1777
- SLANDER AND EVIL SPEAKING.
- 1778
- 1779
- 1780
- 1781
- SLAVERY.
- 1782
- 1783
- 1784
- 1785
- 1786
- 1787
- 1788
- 1789
- 1790
- 1791
- A RESTFUL PREACHER.
- 1792
- 1793
- 1794
- 1795
- 1796
- MYSTERY OF SLEEP.
- 1797
- SMILES ALWAYS ATTRACTIVE.
- 1798
- 1799
- 1800
- 1801
- WHEN ADAM SMITH PROPOSED.
- 1802
- 1803
- 1804
- 1805
- 1806
- 1807
- 1808
- 1809
- 1810
- LONGING FOR SOLITUDE.
- 1811
- 1812
- TO MY DEAR SON.
- 1813
- 1814
- 1815
- TO MY SON.
- 1816
- HIS FATHER'S ABILITY.
- 1817
- 1818
- 1819
- 1820
- 1821
- 1822
- 1823
- 1825
- 1826
- 1827
- 1828
- BRIEF PULSATIONS OF JOY.
- 1829
- 1830
- SOMEWHERE.
- 1831
- 1832
- 1833
- 1834
- 1835
- 1836
- 1837
- 1838
- 1839
- STORY OF A STANZA.
- 1840
- 1841
- MAN'S LITTLENESS IN PRESENCE OF THE STARS.
- 1842
- 1843
- 1844
- 1845
- 1846
- 1847
- THE PASSING STRANGER.
- 1848
- 1849
- 1850
- 1851
- 1852
- 1853
- FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
- 1854
- SUCCESSFUL MEN WHO WERE NOT RICH.
- 1855
- 1856
- 1857
- 1858
- 1859
- 1860
- 1861
- 1862
- 1863
- 1864
- 1865
- FOR LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS TO KNOW.
- 1866
- 1867
- 1868
- 1869
- A GOOD TEST.
- 1870
- 1871
- I LAY IN SORROW, DEEP DISTRESSED.
- 1872
- 1873
- T
- 1874
- 1875
- 1876
- 1877
- 1878
- 1879
- 1880
- 1881
- 1882
- 1883
- 1884
- 1885
- 1886
- 1887
- 1888
- 1889
- 1890
- 1891
- 1892
- 1893
- 1894
- TEARS—SILENCE OF
- 1895
- 1896
- 1897
- 1898
- 1899
- 1900
- 1901
- ONE VIEW OF THEATRES.
- 1902
- 1903
- 1904
- 1905
- 1906
- 1907
- 1908
- 1909
- 1910
- 1911
- 1912
- 1913
- THUNDER.—A LOVER OF
- 1914
- 1915
- 1916
- 1917
- 1918
- 1919
- 1920
- 1921
- 1922
- 1923
- 1924
- ONE WAY OF ACQUIRING A TITLE.
- 1925
- 1926
- 1927
- 1928
- 1929
- 1930
- 1931
- 1932
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
- 1943
- 1944
- 1945
- INFLUENCES OF FOREIGN TRAVEL.
- 1946
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- THE BEECH TREE'S PETITION.
- 1950
- 1951
- 1952
- TROUBLE.
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- PERFECT TRUST AND RESIGNATION.
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- TRUTH, CONTRASTED WITH FALSEHOOD.
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- ILL-JUDGING.
- 1964
- 1965
- 1966
- 1967
- 1968
- 1969
- TRUE TO TRUTH.
- 1970
- 1971
- TRUTH.
- 1972
- 1973
- A TOUCHING SCENE AT SEA.
- 1974
- 1975
- REWARD OF TRUTHFULNESS.
- 1976
- U
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- SPEAK GENTLY.
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- V
- 1985
- TRIUMPH OF VICISSITUDES.
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- THE TONE OF VOICE.
- W
- 1993
- PALACE AND SWEATSHOP.
- 1994
- OUR WANTS.
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- A BEAUTIFUL CHERRY TREE.
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- EXPLANATION OF THE WATER-CURE.
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- A RECOMMENDATION.
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- ADVICE TO A WIFE.
- 2019
- I AM YOUR WIFE.
- 2020
- THE WIFE.
- 2021
- 2022
- A GOOD WIFE.
- 2023
- 2024
- HUSBAND AND WIFE.
- 2025
- WIFE.
- 2026
- 2027
- 2028
- 2029
- WIFE.
- 2030
- 2031
- 2032
- 2033
- 2034
- WILLS.
- 2035
- 2036
- 2037
- 2038
- 2039
- 2040
- 2041
- 2042
- 2043
- 2044
- 2045
- 2046
- 2047
- 2048
- 2049
- A WOMAN'S QUESTION.
- 2050
- A WOMAN'S NOBLEST STATION.
- 2051
- 2052
- 2053
- 2054
- 2055
- 2056
- 2057
- 2058
- 2059
- 2060
- 2061
- 2062
- 2063
- 2064
- TAKE TO THE WOODS.
- 2065
- 2066
- 2067
- 2068
- 2069
- 2070
- 2071
- RASH, ANGRY WORDS.
- 2072
- 2073
- 2074
- 2075
- 2076
- 2077
- 2078
- 2079
- 2080
- 2082
- 2083
- 2084
- 2085
- 2086
- 2087
- 2088
- 2089
- 2090
- 2091
- AN ILL-TEMPERED LETTER.
- 2092
- 2093
- 2094
- 2095
- 2096
- YOUTH AND OLD AGE.
- 2097
- 2098
- 2099
- 2100
- 2101
- 2102
- 2103
- THE TENT.
- 2104
- 2105
- FROM "EVERY DAY CHRISTIAN LIFE."
- 2106
- 2107
- 2108
- 2109
- 2110
- IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDING PUBLIC WORSHIP.
- 2111
- 2112
- 2113
- 2114
- 2115
- HANDWRITING—NATIONALITY OF.
- 2116
- 2117
- 2118
- 2119
- Y
- 2120
- 2121
- 2122
- 2123
- 2124
- 2125
- YOUTH.
- 2126
- 2127
- YOUTH AND AGE.
- 2128
- 2129
- YOUTH.
- 2130
- 2131
- 2132
- 2133
- Z
- 2134
- INDEX
- TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
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- [15]
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- [19]
- [20]
- [24]
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- [26]
- [27]
- [28]
- [29]
- [31]
- [32]
- [33]
- [34]
- [35]
- [36]
- [38]
- [39]
- [40]
- [41]
- [42]
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- [45]
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- [52]
- [53]
- [54]
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- [56]
- [58]
- [59]
- [60]
- [61]
- [62]
- [63]
- [65]
- [66]
- [67]
- [68]
- [69]
- [70]
- [71]
- [72]
- [73]
- [74]
- [75]
- [76]
- [77]
- [78]
- [79]
- [80]
- [81]
- [82]
- [83]
- [84]
- [85]
- [86]
- [87]
- [88]
- [89]
- [90]
- [91]
- [92]
- [93]
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- [95]
- [97]
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- [100]
- [101]
- [102]
- [104]
- [105]
- [106]
- [107]
- [108]
- [109]
- [110]
- [111]
- [112]
- [113]
- [114]
- [115]
- [116]
- [117]
- [118]
- [119]
- [121]
- [122]
- [124]
- [125]
- [126]
- [127]
- [128]
- [129]
- [130]
- [131]
- [133]
- [134]
- [135]
- [136]
- [139]
- [140]
- [142]
- [143]
- [144]
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- [146]
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- [151]
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- [157]
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- [159]
- [160]
- [161]
- [162]
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- [164]
- [165]
- [166]
- [167]
- [168]
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- [170]
- [171]
- [172]
- [173]
- [174]
- [175]
- [176]
- [177]
- [178]
- [179]
- [180]
- [181]
- [183]
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- [186]
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- [250]
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- [263]
- [264]
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- [266]
- [267]
- [268]
- [269]
- [270]
- [271]
- [272]
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- [274]
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- [276]
- [277]
- [278]
- [279]
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- [300]
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- [306]
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- [310]
- [311]
- [312]
- [313]
- [314]
- [315]
- [316]
- [317]
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- [319]
- [320]
- [321]
- [322]
- [323]
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- [328]
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- [341]
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