sea,
Poised on the top of a huge wave of fate,
Which hangs uncertain to which side to fall. --Page 186.

Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. --Page 224.

"God bless us every one!" said Tiny Tim. --Page 309.

All hail'd, with uncontroll'd delight
And general voice, the happy night,
That to the cottage, as the crown,
Brought tidings of Salvation down. --Page 357.

The short and simple annals of the poor. --Page 363.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave. --Page 363.

Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear;
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air. --Page 365.

Along the cool, sequestered vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. --Page 366.

He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend. --Page 368.

Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key
is always bright. --Page 410.

He that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his
business at night; while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon
overtakes him. --Page 410.

Have you somewhat to do tomorrow? Do it today. --Page 412.

For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was
lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost. --Page 414.

Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
--Page 415.

'Tis foolish to lay out money in the purchase of repentance.
--Page 416.

Fools make feasts and wise men eat them. --Page 415.

'Tis hard for an empty bag to stand upright! --Page 418.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.
--Page 420.

(Volume VII)

That inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude. --Page 1.

Then doth thy sweet and quiet eye
Look through its fringes to the sky. --Page 5.

The bonny lark, companion meet,
Bending