File:Every life a delight (1914) (14781888185).jpg

Identifier: everylifedelight00pott (find matches)
Title: Every life a delight
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Potts, James Henry, 1848-1942
Subjects: Conduct of life
Publisher: New York, Cincinnati, The Abingdon Press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
l views in never-ending variety. As Ruskin says:There is not a moment of any day of our lives when Natureis not producing scene after scene, picture after picture, gloryafter glory, and working still upon such exquisite and constantprinciples of the most perfect beauty, that it is quite certain itis all done for us, and intended for our perpetual pleasure. Nor does beauty end with the day. Night has its ownattractions—the silvery moon, the twinkling stars, the silentair, the dewy freshness without, and the cheery atmosphere,brilliant illumination, and glowing warmth within, all tending,as the hours of evening pass and the need of rest is felt, to makeus repeat the refrain, as true as it is old, There is no placelike home. Outside fall the snowfiakes lightly; Through the night loud raves the storm;In my room the fire glows brightly, And t is cozy, silent, warm. And this leads to say that the chief delights of home arewithin its doors, where the old family clock is ticking off the 128
Text Appearing After Image:
Happy Inspirations hours and the loved children are engaging in their pastimes ofgames, music, conversation, or silent reverie. Sweet is the smile of home, the mutual look, When hearts are of each other sure;Sweet all the joys that crowd the household nook, The haunt of all affections pure. BEAUTY IN SONG A beautiful spirit was Jenny Lind, once the star vocalist ofthe world. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and fromearliest infancy charmed people with her song. When ten years old she sang upon the public stage. At the age of twelve her voice became harsh, probably fromover-use, and for four years she remained in obscurity; thensuddenly she appeared again upon the stage with a voice ofgreater purity and volume than before. At the age of twenty-three she sang at the opening of theOpera House, Berlin, and from that time forth her fame was aswide as the world. She visited Vienna, Paris, London, and othergreat cities of Europe, exciting the wildest sensation whereverher voice was heard.

Note About Images