This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI. When The butterfly hides, the snail homes in his shell, And closed is the eye of the bright pimpernel, there is (said Theophilus) other hiding, and homing, and closing of the eyes. That dear little mollusk, infant man, is hidden: it is not sunny enough by the hedge-rows for his appearance; ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI. When The butterfly hides, the snail homes in his shell, And closed is the eye of the bright pimpernel, there is (said Theophilus) other hiding, and homing, and closing of the eyes. That dear little mollusk, infant man, is hidden: it is not sunny enough by the hedge-rows for his appearance; infancy is now homed in its sacred tabernacle--the cradle, likely enough with closed eyes. They will open soon; for infancy is wakeful as the lark, though its early song is not always so pleasing as the bird's. But shall we ungenerously define an infant to be--a thing that sucks and screams? Truly it does both; but how much more is it, and does it! Diamonds taken from light shine a while in the dark; so eyes of infants, fresh from heaven, have for a while on the earth strange heavenliness. The wonderful little face, how simple, yet how venerable it is! the little being, how necessitous, and yet how trusting! Well housed and well provided, without thought of rent and taxes; milk, and honey, and watersprings, all about it. Oft on sunny days espying, On the nurse or mother's arm, A draperied babe serenely lying Bosom-shelter'd, warm; Half in smiles, and half in sighing, I bless the babe from harm. This dimpled, innocent beginner, Who hath yet no evil done, And of tenderest smiles the winner. Hath no sorrow known; Like the rest will prove a sinner, Boy or maiden grown. Yet neither the soiled lily nor the stricken bird receive their hurt because of the forgetfulness of Him who is over all. Mouldable, merry, undoubting infancy will grow into a being, unshapely, confused, and sad; but so good a beginning is hopeful prophecy of a good ending. An innocent no man may die; but we have the "sentence of death" written on our goodness and...
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