This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...had not time to finish the sentence. Excellent dead! Each and all renounced the skin that they had sloughed off as a snake does; but not one of them had renounced the present self, the denial of which makes a man Christ's disciple. # A Man He wanted to be a man; and, as many people do, who cannot be in reality what ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...had not time to finish the sentence. Excellent dead! Each and all renounced the skin that they had sloughed off as a snake does; but not one of them had renounced the present self, the denial of which makes a man Christ's disciple. # A Man He wanted to be a man; and, as many people do, who cannot be in reality what they desire, he determined to seem a man. He missed the fine point of the enterprise, which is, that manliness will never seem anything, but will be something, however little. His years were against him, but he put on an air which flavoured of age. Ordinary language was not enough for him, so he larded his weak conversation with minced oaths, such as ' Demmit.' He fondled his poor little moustache with more parental solicitude, perhaps, because it was so weak. But, above all, he drank like a man; and to top the edifice of his manhood, he smoked. But he was not suited to be a chimney, and the end of his enterprise was, that he was sick. # The Fir-tree There was an evergreen fir-tree, which was growing in the clammy winter, in a skeleton grove. Not one of the trees had a leaf left on their boughs, except one, which had a single leaf still wagging, which, like a single tooth, only emphasised the emptiness. The fir was very proud of its plumage, and held its head higher than all the rest; it trailed its long skirts on the ground out of pride, and in order to enjoy the diabolical knowledge that its poor naked companions envied it. So through the dark, early winter. But the Christmas-time came, and then the pride of the fir-tree knew no bounds for it saw other fir-trees promoted to the parlour, and a tiara of lights set in their dark tresses. But as the Christmas bells were ringing something soft and white began to fall. It was snow; and such a storm a...
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