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'Go, that venerable old man said to me, 'and assure the benevolent Empress from me that I thoroughly share the joy which every one feels at her return. Tell her that never a moment passes that I do not address to Heaven the most fervent prayers for the happiness of France and of our invincible Emperor, and for the success of his arms.
Deeply as he felt for her, he knew that he realized only an infinitesimal part of her suffering. "The governor has refused to interfere?" "You heard what he said, dear," he answered simply. "And I have to go back and tell John that after all our hopes, after all our prayers " "Perhaps you would better not go back," he suggested. "Not go back? No, I must see him! You would not deny me this "
In this discourse therefore we have first spoken of the contingent; secondly, of "that which is in our power"; thirdly, of Fortune and chance, and whatever depends on them; fourthly, of praise, blame, and whatever depends on them; the fifth and last of all may be said to be prayers to the gods, with their services and ceremonies.
She went straight up to the little garret where she kept her Sunday bonnet, and where she said her prayers when in especial misery.
This was immediately upon his return home from Cambridge, for his wife never allowed the subject to be forgotten or set aside. Every afternoon and every evening it was being discussed at all hours not devoted to prayers, and every morning it was renewed at the breakfast-table. 'That comes from Robert. Mr. Bolton was not able to deny the assertion. 'What does he mean by "no power"?
The porteress told us the Mother was at prayers with the inmates, but would come downstairs presently, and while we waited we heard the dull hum of voices, the playing of an organ, and the singing of the sweet music I knew so well. Closing my eyes I felt myself back in Rome, and began to pray that I might be permitted to remain there. But the desire was damped when the Mother entered the room.
She dared not speak her wish to one whose remembered mastery in words forbade her poor speechlessness. But God would hear her prayers for him. Edward begged that he might come to her often, and she said, "Come." He misinterpreted the readiness of the invitation. When he had left her, he reflected on the absence of all endearing epithets in her speech, and missed them.
It being told that my Lord Buckhurst was there, my Lord asked whether it was that Buckhurst that was lately tried for robbery; and when answered Yes, he asked whether he had so soon forgot his deliverance at that time, and that it would have more become him to have been at his prayers begging God's forgiveness, than now running into such courses again.... Thence home, and my clerks being gone by my leave to see the East India ships that are lately come home, I staid all alone within my office all the afternoon.
It always used to be so; when he was a boy, he would wake me up before daylight, singing. "He is happy, like the birds," said Agnes, "because he flies near heaven." "Like enough: he was always a pious boy; his prayers and his pencil were ever uppermost: but he was a poor hand at work: he could draw you an olive-tree on paper; but set him to dress it, and any fool would have done better."
"Why, you see, ma'am, it came morning and night, out of working times, and I can't be stirring much." "Then you miss it sadly?" said Ethel. "Yes, ma'am, it made the day go on well like, and settled a body's mind, when I fretted for what could not be helped. But I try not to fret after it now, and Mr. Hazlewood said, if I did my best wherever I was, the Lord would still join our prayers together."
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