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Title: Old Lady Mary A Story of the Seen and the Unseen
Author: Margaret O. (Wilson) Oliphant
Release Date: November 11, 2003 [EBook #10049]
Language: English
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A STORY OF THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN.
By Margaret O. (Wilson) Oliphant I
She was very old, and therefore it was very hard for her to make up her mind to die. I am aware that this is not at all the
general view, but that it is believed, as old age must be near death, that it prepares the soul for that inevitable event. It is
not so, however, in many cases. In youth we are still so near the unseen out of which we came, that death is rather
pathetic than tragic,—a thing that touches all hearts, but to which, in many cases, the young hero accommodates himself
sweetly and courageously. And amid the storms and burdens of middle life there are many times when we would fain
push open the door that stands ajar, and behind which there is ease for all our pains, or at least rest, if nothing more. But
age, which has gone through both these phases, is apt, out of ...
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Title: Old Lady Mary A Story of the Seen and the Unseen
Author: Margaret O. (Wilson) Oliphant
Release Date: November 11, 2003 [EBook #10049]
Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OLD LADY MARY ***
Produced by Stan Goodman, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team OLD LADY MARY.
A STORY OF THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN.
By Margaret O. (Wilson) Oliphant I
She was very old, and therefore it was very hard for her to make up her mind to die. I am aware that this is not at all the
general view, but that it is believed, as old age must be near death, that it prepares the soul for that inevitable event. It is
not so, however, in many cases. In youth we are still so near the unseen out of which we came, that death is rather
pathetic than tragic,—a thing that touches all hearts, but to which, in many cases, the young hero accommodates himself
sweetly and courageously. And amid the storms and burdens of middle life there are many times when we would fain
push open the door that stands ajar, and behind which there is ease for all our pains, or at least rest, if nothing more. But
age, which has gone through both these phases, is apt, out of ...
Project Gutenberg's Old Lady Mary, by Margaret O. (Wilson) Oliphant
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net
Title: Old Lady Mary A Story of the Seen and the Unseen
Author: Margaret O. (Wilson) Oliphant
Release Date: November 11, 2003 [EBook #10049]
Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OLD LADY MARY ***
Produced by Stan Goodman, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
OLD LADY MARY.
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