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No fault was lightly passed over; not that punishment was inflicted for every misdemeanour, but it was always noticed, and the children were shown with grave gentleness where they were wrong; or when there was a squabble among them, the mother's question, 'Who will give up? generally produced a chorus of 'I! I! I! Withal 'mamma' was the very life of all the fun, and play, and jokes, enjoying all with spirits and merriment like the little ones' own, and delighting in the exchange of caresses and tender epithets.
My bitterness towards John melted and the years we had known each other unrolled themselves before me happy, innocent years. I felt his strength and gentleness, and of a sudden something clutched at my throat. Sob followed sob; I shook in a tearless convulsion. Only for an instant. Then I, too, turned to leave the room, but fate or instinct had brought John back and I was startled by his voice:
One of them, a young man who had endeared himself to all on board by his courage and the gentleness of his manners, was third mate, and took a leading part in instructing the others. It would, indeed, have been difficult to find two young men whose characters bore a stronger resemblance than his and Tite's. Between them there grew up the strongest friendship.
The poets of the world pour themselves through all subjects by the use of their own words. In what manner they are affected by the forces of nature its influences of gentleness and peace or its vast pageants of beauty and terror those words denote; and also those words indicate the action, upon their responsive spirits, of the passions that agitate the human heart.
It's clear, I know, and decided, but " She waved the subject aside, as if it were not worth discussing longer, and asked, "What do you think of the twinnies?" Her tone, though laughingly contemptuous, was gentleness itself, and young Allyne looked up, rather puzzled. "Why, they seem nice, sweet girls; don't you think so?"
Oh, that the advocates for Him, the Good One, would oftener plead His cause by the human affections by generosity, by sympathy, by gentleness and patience, by self-denying love, and soul absolving beauty; for these are of the essence of God, and their spiritual influence on reason.
As for division of labor, men must have salaries that can support wife and family, and, of course, a revenue would be required to support a requisite number of teachers if they could be found. "Then, if men have more knowledge they have less talent at communicating it, nor have they the patience, the long-suffering, and gentleness necessary to superintend the formation of character.
"Temperance is personal cleanliness; is modesty; is quietness; is reverence for one's elders and betters; is deference to one's mother and sisters; is gentleness; is courage; is the withholding from all which leads to excess in daily living; is the eating and drinking only of that which will insure the best body which the best soul is to inhabit: nay, temperance is all these, and more."
Although possessed of almost irresistible strength, he seemed unwilling to exert it, and looked round upon the infinite multitude of his enemies with a gentleness that ought to have disarmed their animosity.
I urged the occasion to say to him everything God gave me the power to say, with all the gentleness, emotion, and tenderness, I could command. Not only he received well what I said to him, but he replied to it and prolonged the conversation.
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