William M. Thackeray
William M. Thackeray
dying faith living
It's not dying for faith that's so hard, it's living up to it.
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There lived a sage in days of yore,And he a handsome pigtail wore;But wondered much and sorrowed moreBecause it hung behind him.
behind days handsome hung lived poetry sage wondered
There lived a sage in days of yore, And he a handsome pigtail wore; But wondered much and sorrowed more Because it hung behind him.
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Then sing as Martin Luther sang:"Who loves not wine, woman, and song,He is a fool his whole life long!
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Christmas is here: Winds whistle shrill, Icy and chill, Little care we; Little we fear Weather without, Sheltered about The Mahogany Tree
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Certain opuscules, denominated 'Christmas Books,' with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration, or other expansive emotions, incident upon the exodus of the old and the inauguration of the new year
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By economy and good management -- by a sparing use of ready money and by paying scarcely anybody, -- people can manage to make a great show with very little means.
ears hath stuff
He that hath ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
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Whenever he met a great man he groveled before him, and my-lorded him as only a free-born Briton can do.
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The play is done; the curtain drops,Slow falling to the prompter's bellA moment yet the actor stopsAnd looks around to say farewell.It is an irksome word and task:And when he's laughed and said his say,He shows, as he removes the mask,A face that's anything but gay.
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The play is done; the curtain drops, Slow falling to the prompter's bell A moment yet the actor stops And looks around to say farewell. It is an irksome word and task: And when he's laughed and said his say, He shows, as he removes the mask, A face that's anything but gay.
dying faith living
'Tis not the dying for a faith that's so hard... 'Tis the living up to it that's difficult.
plenty saved small though
Though small was your allowance,You saved a little store:And those who save a littleShall get a plenty more.
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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! -- what worthy man does not keep those in mind?