Life in London alley, with reminiscences of Mary Mc'Carthy and her work

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Стр. 156 - Go, labour on, while it is day, The world's dark night is hastening on ; Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away. It is not thus that souls are won. " Men die in darkness at your side, Without a hope to cheer the tomb ; Take up the torch and wave it wide, The torch that lights time's thickest gloom.
Стр. 66 - He gave his back to the smiters : and his cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. He hid not his face : from shame and spitting.
Стр. 63 - Twenty persons who had Lived in debasing debauchery and crime, some of them the most licentious, intemperate, and violent in the whole neighbourhood! To each, personally, the visitors now began to speak words of sympathy and encouragement, striving to guide them to the exercise of that faith by which we are saved. Then one by one, they rose to their feet, their countenances strangely softened; their hearts melted with love, and their mouths filled with thanksgiving and praise.
Стр. 96 - I ain't got no mother, I've got a father ; I sees him sometimes. He don't live up my way, he goes to fairs and that. I ain't got no brothers. I've got a sister, she's in the hospital. She used to work up Mile End way, at the lucifer factory, till she got the canker making of 'em. She's been in the hospital this ever so long. That's why I don't sell
Стр. 63 - Look beautiful, when all the winds are laid ;" yet there was not a soul in that room that had not become conscious of the presence and working of some mysterious influence. At length strange sounds began to break forth. ; first a loud convulsive breathing, as of somebody labouring to restrain an outburst of strong feeling ; then whisperings of interjectory prayer, amidst abrupt sobs and suppressed cries of distress. The voice of intercession ceased, and rising from their knees, the visitors found...
Стр. 61 - I must request the men to withdraw. As we are women who desire to speak, we should prefer to have only women for our hearers.
Стр. 61 - You won't, though,' said two or three young fellows, tartly. ' If you turn us out, we'll take care .that nobody else shall hear, and we won't come to your meeting again.' ' Very well ; you know what we propose ; let as many of you remain as desire to do so.' " They resumed their seats, and the three severally told the people calmly, simply, naturally, and in a few words, how they once were pierced with a sense of sin; how, as they trustingly and submissively looked to Jesus as their Saviour, and...
Стр. 98 - " I never was locked up ; cert'ny not. Don't I think I should be better off in the workus ? No, I don't want to be shut up anywheres. I am all right. I don't want nobody to be a-looking arter me like that, thanky all the same, mister.
Стр. 156 - streets and lanes of the city," to the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind ; let us sally out into the " highways and hedges," and compel the homeless wanderers to come in.

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