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Thus you see the temper of mind respecting God which is particularly suitable to a state of imperfection, to creatures in a progress of being towards somewhat further. Suppose now this something further attained, that we were arrived at it, what a perception will it be to see and know and feel that our trust was not vain, our dependence not groundless?
In vain had the Marquis Pisani, envoy of the politicians' party, endeavoured to soften the heart of Clement towards Henry.
Man has done all he can to find out this Cain, but his efforts have been vain, so we must leave the punishment of the murderer to God; and as Holy Scripture says that "murder will out," I have no doubt that some day the criminal will be brought to justice.
He had seen in her a maiden wonderful beyond others, a maiden toward whom his feelings were inflamed: he knew now that her religion made her different from other women, and his hope that feeling, desire, wealth, luxury, would attract her he knew now to be a vain illusion.
They were above and beyond, in an unattainable paradise which he vividly remembered, for which he yearned, but to which he did not know the way, and which, dimly sensing the ending that comes to all things, might have passed into the ultimate nothingness which had already overtaken Skipper and the Arangi. In vain did the old man play to gain Jerry's heart of love.
The very great precautions which it was necessary for the deputy to take in order to conceal his connection with the King and Queen compelled them to spend two hours waiting for him in one of the corridors of the Tuileries, and all in vain.
Not at all intimidated, the ant reminded the king of his earthly origin, and admonished him to humility, and the king went off abashed. Next he came to a magnificent building, into which he sought to enter in vain; he could find no door leading into it.
'I shall die, he said, 'I shall die, and you will be left on the wide world! I in vain endeavoured to explain to him that I should have a protector: he fell asleep muttering those words, and with tears in his eyes." "Does he know as much of this Barnard as you do?" said I. "Heavens, no! or he would never have pressed me to marry one so wicked." "Does he know even who he is?"
How puzzling life was, when the two people on whose judgment you most relied delivered themselves of directly opposing verdicts! Mrs Reeves believed that her help was all- important to Ralph's progress; Dan insisted that her efforts were in vain. Was he right? Was he wrong?
Mary was probably sensible that she had made a mistake in addressing herself to one who was merely a passive instrument in the hands of others. An attempt was made to open a negotiation with the Countess. After some inferior agents had expostulated with her in vain, Shrewsbury waited on her.
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