it casteth on some lone St. Helena to die

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forward for six to come,
Dating reverently from its era [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] W�e�l�l, as the Moslem from his Hegira. Hymen also hailed it as his revenue, and
crowning time;
Bachelors wearied with the restraints that courtship imposes, Longed for it [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as the Israelite for the jubilee of
release, And many a householder [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] he could scarcely, in his family-bible marked its date As the day of his espousals, and of the
gladness of his heart.
Content was the life of agriculture, in unison with that wisest prayer _Thy will be done._
Wisestbecause
whosave the Eternal Knoweth what is best for manwalking ignorantly among shadowsHimself a shadow
not like Adam our father in Paradise
Rightly naming all thingsbut calling evilgoodand goodevilBlindly blaming the discipline that might
bless him ever-lastinglyAnd embracing desiresthat in their bosom hide the dagger of Ehud. Asketh he for
honor? In its train are envyings and cares;
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Wealth? It may drown the soul in destruction and perdition; Power? Lo! it casteth on some lone St. Helena to
die:
Surelysafest of all petitionsis that of our blessed Saviour--
_Not my will hut Thine._"
Thusas it was in the days before usRural life in New-Englandwith its th