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# The Happiest Day (1827)

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The happiest day—the happiest hour, My sear'd and blighted heart has known, The brightest glance of pride and power I feel hath flown —
Of power, said I? Yes, such I ween — But it has vanish'd—long alas! The visions of my youth have been — But let them pass. —
And pride! what have I now with thee? Another brow may e'en inherit The venom thou hast pour'd on me: Be still my spirit.
The smile of love—soft friendship's charm — Bright hope itself has fled at last, 'T will ne'er again my bosom warm— 'Tis ever past.
The happiest day,—the happiest hour, Mine eyes shall see,—have ever seen, — The brightest glance of pride and power, I feel has been.W. H. P.
# The Happy Family (B M Bower)

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Book 2 in the Flying U ranch series. 9 short stories. c. 1907
The Happy Family
BY B. M. BOWER
(B.M. SINCLAIR)
AUTHOR OF "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
G.W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
1907, 1909, 1910, by STREET & SMITH. 1910, by G.W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY.

## Contents

* Ananias Green
* Blink
* Miss Martin's Mission
* Happy Jack, Wild Man
* A Tamer of Wild Ones
* Andy, the Liar
* "Wolf! Wolf!"
* Fool's Gold
* Lords of the Pots and Pans
[ end matter ]
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# The Little Book of the Most Holy Child Jesus/Other Prayers

OTHER PRAYERS.
Which may be used with Morning and Night Prayers, or at any other time.
Immaculate Virgin Mary, my Queen and my Mother, I wish to belong always wholly to Jesus and to thee.
For this reason I give thee my eyes, my ears, my tongue, my heart, my whole self. Take care of me, and above all things guard me from sin, especially from sin against purity, which is so dear to thee.
Bless me, Daughter of the Eternal Father, and do not suffer me to offend my good God by thought.
Bless me, Mother of the Eternal Son, and do not suffer me to offend my good God by word.
Bless me, Spouse of the Holy Ghost, and do not suffer me to offend my good God by deed or omission; but pray for me, that I may always love Him with all my ​heart, and may make Him to be loved by others.
So be it, O sweet, O faithful, O loving Virgin Mary.
TO SAINT JOSEPH.
Holy Joseph, Foster-father of the most Holy Child Jesus, by the love with which thou didst love Him whilst a Babe on earth, by the care thou didst take of Him, and by the great love thou hast to Him now in heaven, be my father and friend, pray for me now and when I die.
ANGEL-GUARDIAN.
Bless the Lord, all ye His Angels, you who are great in power, who do His word and obey the words of His mouth; especially you, my dear Guardian-angel, whom our good God has given to me.
Thou, O God, hast given Thy angel to have charge of me, to keep me in all my ways. I thank Thee for this gift. Teach ​me ever to love this bright angel so dear to Thee, who, whilst he is minding me on earth, still beholds Thy face in heaven. Grant to me that I may enjoy his powerful protection all my life long, and then rejoice in his society together with all Thy holy angels for ever and ever, through Jesus Christ, &c.
Dear Angel, whom God has given me, bless Him, and teach me to love and bless Him too. I love thee, and I desire to love thee much more, because thou art so dear to God, and He has made me so dear to thee.
Guard and keep me from sin and danger, for Jesus' sake. When I think not of thee, forget not me.
Dear Angel, with what deep love thou didst adore the holy Child Jesus when He came into this world for me! Keep me back from doing anything which could ​grieve the Heart of that Holy Child, my Saviour and my God.
SAINT MICHAEL.
Glorious Archangel, Saint Michael, defend me in life and in death from the snares of the Evil One. Obtain for me the gift of humility, so that pride may never send me down into hell.
FOR PARENTS.
Lord Jesus, for love of me once a child, to do Thy Father's will Thou didst live on earth. That I might learn to obey, Thou wast obedient to Thy dear Mother Mary and to the holy Joseph, Thy Foster-father. Bless my dear parents, and have mercy on them. Spare them long to me, and grant that I may never give them pain or sorrow, but always obey them for Thy dear sake, Jesus Christ, my Lord.
# The Little Book of the Most Holy Child Jesus/Pater Noster

PATER NOSTER.
| Pater noster, qui es in cœlis. | Our Father, who art in heaven. |
| Sanctificetur nomen tuum. | Hallowed be Thy Name. |
| Adveniat regnum tuum. | Thy kingdom come. |
| Fiat voluntas tua sicut in cœlo et in terra. | Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. |
| Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie. | Give us this day our daily bread. |
| Et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. | And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us. |
| Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. | And lead us not into temptation. |
| Sed libera nos a malo. | But deliver us from evil. |
| Amen. | Amen. |
# The Little Book of the Most Holy Child Jesus/Prayers and Devotions to be known and used by all

PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS
TO BE KNOWN AND USED BY ALL.
* Pater Noster
* Ave Maria
* Gloria Patri
* Credo
* Confiteor
* Salve Regina
* Memorare
* The Angelus
* Grace before Meals
* Grace after Meals
* Magnificat
* De Profundis
* God the Holy Ghost
* Veni Creator Spiritus
# The Little Book of the Most Holy Child Jesus/Night Prayers

NIGHT PRAYERS.
Place yourself in the presence of God.
✠ In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
My God, I believe that Thou art here, and seest all my heart. With my whole heart I adore Thee, and desire to love Thee.
​I thank Thee for all Thy goodness to me through my past life, and especially during this day.
Give me grace to see how I have sinned against Thee to-day, and to be truly sorry for what I have done to offend Thee by thought, word, or deed, and also by leaving undone what I ought to have done.
A FEW HINTS IN EXAMINING YOUR CONSCIENCE.
Grievous Sins against the Commandments which relate directly to God.
Have you taken Almighty God's Name in vain; used bad, cursing, or swearing language; spoken irreverently of holy persons and things; said your prayers with wilful distractions; omitted by your own fault to hear Mass (if a Sunday or holiday ​of obligation); eaten flesh-meat without leave (if a Friday or abstinence-day)?
Less Sins.
Have you through laziness neglected your prayers or religious exercises; murmured, or been impatient in time of trouble?
Greater Sins against the other Commandments.
Have you been disobedient to the plain commands of your parents and other superiors; treated or spoken of them with contempt? Have you set a bad example in any grievous matter; given way to temper so as to wish any one harm; provoked or enticed any one to mortal sin; said, or done, or thought deliberately anything impure; told lies to the injury of any one; spread evil reports out of dislike or hatred; injured any one by taking what belongs to them, or by cheating?
Less Sins.
Have you caused needless anxiety to those who have the care of you; given way to impatience; failed in kindness to others; spoken needlessly of their faults; said what was not true, to avoid scolding, &c.; given way to vain thoughts; been impatient under good advice or due correction; indulged yourself in eating and drinking; wasted your time?
ACT OF CONTRITION.
My God, because Thou art so very good, I am truly sorry from my heart that I have sinned against Thee. I have also deserved Thy anger and Thy dreadful punishment. I beg pardon for having sinned against Thy great goodness, and I firmly resolve, by the help of Thy holy grace, not to offend Thee any more, but to avoid all occasions of sin for the love of Thee. Strengthen this sorrow and this resolution in my heart every day until I die.
Here you can make Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity, and use any other prayers you like.
Mary, my dear Mother, and Mother of Jesus, my God and Saviour, take care of me, thy child, through the night, and show thyself a mother to me.
Holy Angels of God, and especially you my dear Angel-guardian, preserve me from harm of soul or body this night.
All ye Angels and Saints of God [Here name your Patron Saint, and any other Saint you please], pray for me.
May our Lord bless and keep us, and preserve us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life; and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Most Holy Child Jesus, save Thy children.
# The Little Book of the Most Holy Child Jesus/Preface

PREFACE.
This little book is not, what at first sight it may appear to be, a hasty composition, but the result of a constant intercourse with the hearts of little ones for more than a quarter of a century. It is an attempt to bring within the capacity and feeling of very youthful minds the spirit and practice of Catholic devotion.
The prayers, and especially the meditations, are intended to fall in with that rhythmical and, so to speak, tautological instinct which is observable in the expression of the young mind as it dwells upon and endeavours to grasp ideas which strike and please it.
If the attempt should prove a success, ​future editions may be improved; and the Author has other things in store for young children.
J. P. W.
Bedford, Christmas, 1875.
# The Little Book of the Most Holy Child Jesus/Salve Regina

SALVE REGINA.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy,
Our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished sons of Eve;
To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us,
And after this our exile, show to us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, Jesus,
O most clement, most pious, most sweet Virgin Mary.
# The Little Book of the Most Holy Child Jesus/Memorare

MEMORARE.
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee I come; before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word ​Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
# The Little Book of the Most Holy Child Jesus/Morning Prayers

MORNING PRAYERS.
Away with all vain and worldly thoughts. You are in the Presence of the great God.
✠ In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
My God, I offer my heart and soul to Thee.
Eternal Father, I offer my heart and soul to Thee.
Jesus, eternal Son, for love of me once a Child, I offer my heart and soul to Thee.
Holy Spirit, eternal love of the Father and the Son, I offer my heart and soul to Thee.
O Blessed Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, one eternal God, I offer my heart and soul to Thee.
My God, I believe that Thou art here ​present, and that Thou seest all my heart; with my whole heart I adore and I love Thee.
I thank Thee, because Thou hast created me to know, love, and serve Thee.
I thank Thee, because Thou hast redeemed me by the precious Blood, and made me Thy own.
I thank Thee, because Thou hast kept me safely through the night past, and hast given me another day in which to serve Thee.
I thank Thee humbly for all the good things Thou hast done for me and given me.
I offer Thee, poor child as I am, what Thou hast given me—my heart and my soul.
I offer Thee all my thoughts, my words and actions, all that I may have to suffer this day. Give me Thy holy grace, that I may not offend Thee now or in the time to come.
ACT OF FAITH.
My God, I firmly believe in Thee; and because Thou art the eternal Truth, I believe all that Thou dost teach me by Thy holy Church.
Strengthen my faith. In this faith I desire to live and die.
ACT OF HOPE.
My God, all my hopes are in Thee, because Thou art almighty, and art able to do what Thou hast said.
Because Thou art a God of mercy, and dost not desire that I should perish, I hope for grace here and glory hereafter.
Strengthen this hope, in which I desire to live and die.
ACT OF CHARITY.
My God, because Thou art so good, and ​because Thou art so good to me, I love Thee with my whole heart. Make me to love Thee ever more and more. For Thy dear sake, I love my neighbour as myself.
Give me grace in this holy love to live and die.
ACT OF CONTRITION.
My God, because Thou art so very good, I am truly sorry from my heart that I have sinned against Thee. I have also deserved Thy anger and Thy dreadful punishment. I beg pardon for having sinned against Thy great goodness, and I firmly resolve, by the help of Thy holy grace, not to offend Thee any more, but to avoid all occasions of sin, for the love of Thee.
Strengthen this sorrow and this resolution in my heart every day until I die.
Mary, my dear Mother, and Mother of Jesus, my God and Saviour, take care of me, thy child, this day, and show thyself a mother to me.
​Holy Angels of God, and especially you, my dear Angel-guardian, keep me from harm this day.
All ye holy Angels and Saints of God [Here you may mention your Patron Saint, and any other you please], pray for me.
May our Lord bless us and keep us, and preserve us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life; and may the souls of the faithful dead, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Most Holy Child Jesus, save Thy children.
# The Little Book of the Most Holy Child Jesus/Nine Meditations

NINE MEDITATIONS
ON THE
HOLY CHILDHOOD.
* Meditation I. The Stable at Bethlehem.
* Meditation II. The Shepherds.
* Meditation III. Presentation of the Holy Child in the Temple.
* Meditation IV. The Three Kings.
* Meditation V. The Flight into Egypt.
* Meditation VI. Murder of the Innocents.
* Meditation VII. The Child Jesus Prays in the Temple.
* Meditation VIII. Jesus with the Doctors in the Temple.
* Meditation IX. The Holy House at Nazareth.
# The Law of Lombardy

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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THE
LAW OF LOMBARDY;
A
TRAGEDY:
AS IT IS PERFORMED AT THE
THEATRE-ROYAL
IN
DRURY-LANE
WRITTEN BY
ROBERT JEPHSON, ESQ.
AUTHOR OF BRAGANZA.
LONDON. PRINTED FOR T. EVANS, NEAR YORK-BUILDINGS, STRAND. MDCCLXXIX. [Price One Shilling and Sixpence.]
TO THE KING.
SIR,
YOUR Majesty's having graciously permitted me to prefix your royal name to this tragedy, has impress'd me with so deep a sense of the honour, that I despair of finding terms sufficient to express my acknowledgements.
Tho' the public, which is seldom disposed to receive favourably, performances destitute of merit, has been pleased to give this a very induglgent reception, I must still regret its imperfections, when I consider that it may for a moment become the object of your Majesty's attention. Having ommitted nothing in my power to render it not entirely unworthy of such an exalted patronage, I can't forbear to flatter myself, that it may raise in the breast os your Majesty those emotions which well imagined distress never fails to excite in the noblest natures: but at the same time I more anxiously wish, that no other easiness but from such ficticious sorrow may ever approach youl and that the greatest and most amiable sovereign in Europe, may be also for ever distinguished as the most prosperous and happy.
I am, SIR, Your Majesty's most dutiful subject, and most obliged humble servant,
ROBERT JEPHSON.
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
| PALADORE, | Mr. SMITH. |
| KING, | Mr. BENSLEY. |
| RINALDO, | Mr. PACKER. |
| ASCANIO, | Mr. HURST. |
| LUCIO, | Mr. FARREN. |
| SENATOR, | Mr. CHAMBERS. |
| SHEPHERD, | Mr. WRIGHT. |
| FORESTERS, | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ Mr. WRIGHTEN. Mr. FAWCET. |
| SQUIRE TO PALADORE, | Mr. PHILEMORE. |
| AND |
| BIRENO, | Mr. HENDERSON. |
| PRINCESS, | Miss. YOUNGE. |
| ALINDA, | Mrs. ROBINSON. |
* Prologue
* Epilogue
* Act I
* Act II
* Act III
* Act IV
* Act V
# The History of the Bohemian Persecution/Chapter 51

CHAP. LI.
I. ABout the beginning of the year 1627. George Dicastus Administrator of the Consistory of the Gospellers being called forth to a certaine place, sixe Articles are exhibited, which he should exhibite to the Parishes of Prague (Germans and Bohemians) to consider upon: take them from the Crowner being lately made the Kings Mr. of Requests.
2. But they unanimously answered, that they would do nothing against their conscience, and as this first assault of Sathan was in vain, he went afterwards another way to work working by force, and violence, that which he could not effect by craft and subtilty.
# The History of the Bohemian Persecution/Chapter 56

Chap. LVI.
I. AT the length in the year 1624, in August the Kings decree went out, whereby all and every the Ministers of the Gospell, not omitting their crimes (to wit, because they were seditious men, and seducers of the common people) should be banished the Kingdome, a peremptory day of six weekes being prefixt for their abode there. But herein they used some deceit, for they did suppresse it for the space of one whole moneth, so that it could not come unto many of their hands untill the date therein mentioned was expired, and to ſome it came after the date; Hence it is that there is so generall a dispersion of them, some being scattered and dispersed into the neighbour Provinces, and some concealed themselves in caves and dens.
2. But many of them not unmindfull of their duties, either returned privately, and gave a visit to their auditors; or comforted such as came to them unto the mountaines and the woods with spirituall consolations, exhortations, and the administration of the Sacraments.
3. Which as soon as the enemies perceived, they ​produced a new Decree of Cæsars, in the yeare 1625 in July, wherein a punishment was to be inflicted on such as did conceale the Ministers, and a reward to such as would betray them. These things were arbitrary, and not fully determined, yet it pleased some to put this in practise, and to make it a capitall fault, and proportioned to the Traytors fifty pieces of silver, and for the betraying of a Minister, they would increase it to such a summe, as Judas could not reach unto, for the betraying of his Master.
# The History of the Bohemian Persecution/Chapter 54

Chap. LIIII.
I Am sorry to tell you, who, or what sort of men they bee that are placed in the roomes of the Preachers of the Gospell, to wit, uncleane men, wicked blasphemers, foolish men, in a word men of no account. It was impossible, that so many hirelings could be had for the present as there were churches in Bohemia, they did therefore appoint one Parish Priest, for two, three, foure, nay ten or twelve Parishes, who knew how so well to play his game, that hee abounded in covetuousnesse, and luxury. Some Churches being deprived of their Ministers the flock did wander without a shepheard for the space of two or three years, but it was more tollerable to want wholesome food, (as they did ) than to be droven to the Pastures aad there become a prey to the Wolves.
2. They therefore brought Monkes out of Polonia for neerenesse and affinity, of their language, flow bellies, and unprofitable members of the earth, although they were brought unto it as the scourges of God, very fit without all doubt to punish the ingratitude of the Gospellers (socommonly called.)
​3. Concerning the lewd life of very many of them, I am ashamed to speak. We see the Whore of Babylon, who was formerly wont to be half ashamed, hath how at the last flung of all modesty and discovered her nakednesse. It was usuall sometime for a man to have his Concubine, Adulteries, Incests, Sodomies (sins never heard of by our Nation) are now almost publikely practised. David Sissius Chaplaine of Hadrianus Hradicensis of Cælestine (but more truly Scelestine) that is ungratious, a most unsatiable reveller, an impudent Sodomite, a most obscene scoffer; in one word I shall term him an Atheist, comming unto his lodging upon a time drunk, exposed himself to the view of al men naked at his window falling from thence he wallowed in the dirt of the street, although Scelestinus with whom he had continuall War, said, that the rascall was thrown out of the window by the Devill and carried away.
4. Bohemo Brodensis a Deacon and a Polonian by nation, after the committing of many horrid acts; carried away with him the wife of a certain Citizen, being a beautifull woman in mans apparell, her husbands name was lohn Paupessek, and fled with her into Polonia.
5. The Parish Priest of Pakovia, being reprehended by a worthy and eminent Gospeller, by name me Knauponus, for his lewd and dissolute life, with his Comrades as good as himself, broke in upon him ​and beat him shrewdly, and in the night time breaking the windows of the Citizens left the Town.
6. I recount not many things more abhominable, being willing not to offend chast eares; let their memory. perish, whose names the Apostle thinks not worthy to be reckoned amon the Christians. I return to the Ministers that are Martyrs of Christ.
# The History of the Bohemian Persecution/Chapter 55

Chap. LV.
The Ministers in Cuttenburgh removed.
I. VVIllliam Vrzesowetz entring into Cuttenburgh with some troops of horse, the the 22 day of December in the year 1622 being famous for these many years for maintaining the Orthodox faith, and also for his peculiar place of being Deacon there, besides that of the chief Treasurers place, he bestowed the Churches on the Jesuites, and not onely the Ministers thre, but also he calls unto him the neighbouring Ministers there, upbraiding them of Heresie, and rebellion, and I know not what; demands of them, whither they would be received into the lap of the Church, if they refused, he resolved to debar them the Communion, and if they did not abstain from receiving thereof, he did threaten to punish them severely.
2. In the yeare following on the 27 of July the Ie​suites urging it very hard, they are commanded to depart out of the gates of the City, before the break of day, and to depart the Kingdome within eight days. Upon thiscomma nd one and twenty went away, by name Georgius Paul, Cyprian Pelchinus, Vitrs Iakessius, Wenceslaus Kerion, Gregorius Viti, lohannes Kubinius, Nicholas Debastus, Johannes Claudianus, Sigismundus Tassicius, lohannes loramus, Iohannes Neustupius, Thomas Dentulinus, lohannes Pristracus, lohannes Martis, lohannes Podaski, Sigismundus Piscis, Iohannes Luxinus, Nicholaus Nowokolinus, Georgius Siskarz, these being accompanied with some hundreds of Citizens, to whom Iohannes Matthiades expounded those words of Christ. They shall cast you out of the Sinagogues. This farewell Sermon did exhort to constancy, the whole Congregation much bewailing their losse; at the lenghth, the Heavens ringing againe with their songs, and their lamentations, with mutuall imbracings, and kissing each other, they did recommend themselves to the divine protection and favour.
3. It was no where else permitted; but that either the Ministers are cast out oftheir livings, or cast into prisons, some whereof after some few dayes or moneths are dismissed, and commanded to depart the Kingdome under pain of death: others, as it then happened to Bohuslaus Bolvinus, are stifled with th stench of the prison.