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The United States have been in point of fact an ark of refuge to the people of Europe, when fleeing from the storms and the revolutions of the old continent. They have been, as far as the artisans and labouring population of this country are concerned, a life- boat to them; and they have saved hundreds of thousands of men and of families from disastrous shipwreck.
"O Saxon Sailor thou hast had with thee, The Sailor of the Lake of Galilee." "I hope, and I believe so, sir. I have been in big storms, and felt it." "I got a glimpse of you in a flash of lightning that I shall never forget, Captain Cook.
With eyes full of grateful tears I will dare to say this, and some time I may perhaps more fully explain how this has been done. And blessed be the home which has turned back her wandering steps, has healed the wounds of her heart, and has offered her a peaceful haven, an affectionate defence, where she has time to rest after the storms, and to collect and to know herself.
As he watched, the peak was lost in the blackness of one of those sudden storms that gather out of nothing about the great crests. The cloud spread like magic in all directions. The faint roll of thunder came down a wind, damp and cool, sucked from the high country. Bob rounded a bend in the road to overtake old California John, jingling placidly along on his beautiful sorrel.
On the contrary, to any but a Roman mother his valedictory words, taken in connection with the known determination of his character, were of a nature to consummate her depression, as they tended to confirm the very worst of her fears. He was then going to stand his chance in a popular election for an office of dignity, and to launch himself upon the storms of the Campus Martius.
"The solar magnet is wrecked," shouted the doctor, "and these storms are the efforts of nature to return to normal." "If they get any worse, we're doomed." "But in a good cause." Through the storm the plane raced. Suddenly the motor died with sickening suddenness. "Our haywire battery connections are gone," shouted McCready. "Say your prayers." The wind tossed the plane about like a feather.
But I can never hope to be that again with any woman; my decreasing hair forbids, if nozing else but my way is to make myself indispensable ze old dog, ze old standby, as you Americans say the good old harbour to which you will come at last when tired of ze storms outside!" "Your humility is a new trait," said Florence. "It's none ze less real because it is often hid," said the count.
When the snows are particularly wet and heavy they spread over the young firs in green-ribbed tents wherein harbor winter loving birds. All storms of desert hills, except wind storms, are impotent.
They were always afraid of the sea when storms began to blow. It was so big and dangerous and terrible, and men were so small and weak! It was like a frightful monster, tossing them up and down before it swallowed them alive. If only they had stayed on the good, safe land! They had been so worried and so tired that night; so discouraged about Jesus and his work.
But April was blowing and plashing outside. The high fell and the lonely farm seemed to lie in the very track of the storms, as they rushed from the south-west across the open moss to beat themselves upon the mountains.
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