ISBN: 9781153583787

Excerpt: ... and inexperience of the world. You were liable to lose it at any time, just as you did, partly through your own folly and partly through the wrong of others. You know, Egbert… Plus…

Excerpt: ... and inexperience of the world. You were liable to lose it at any time, just as you did, partly through your own folly and partly through the wrong of others. You know, Egbert, that I have always been interested in young men, and what many of them regard as their manhood is not of much value to themselves or any one else. Is it nothing to be so weak, disheartened, and debased that you lie prostrate in the mire of your own evil nature, as it were, and with no power to rise? he asked bitterly. That is sad indeed. Well, that''s just my condition-or I fear it is, though your coming has brought a gleam of hope. Mrs. Arnot, he continued passionately, I don''t know how to be different; I don''t feel capable of making any persistent and successful effort. I feel that I have lost all moral force and courage. The odds are too great. I can''t get up again. Perhaps you cannot, Egbert, said Mrs. Arnot very gravely; it would seem that some never do- He buried his face in his hands and groaned. You have, indeed, a difficult problem to solve, and, looking at it from your point of view, I do not wonder that it seems impossible. Cannot you, then, give me any hope? No, Egbert; I cannot. It is not in my power to make you a good man. You know that I would do so if I could. Would to God I had never lived, then, he exclaimed, desperately. Can you offer God no better prayer than that? Will you try to be calm, and listen patiently to me for a few moments? When I said I could not give you hope-I could not make you a good man-I expressed one of my strongest convictions. But I have not said, Egbert, that there is no hope, no chance, for you. On the contrary, there is abundant hope-yes, absolute certainty-of your achieving a noble character, if you will set about it in the right way. But as one of the first and indispensable conditions of success, I wish you to realize that the task is too great for you alone; too great with my help; too great if... Edward Payson Roe, Books, History, A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century Books>History The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Literary Criticism / General; Fiction / General; Fiction / Historical; Fiction / Literary; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / American / General; Poetry / General;<

ISBN: 9781153583787

Excerpt: ... and inexperience of the world. You were liable to lose it at any time, just as you did, partly through your own folly and partly through the wrong of others. You know, Egbert… Plus…

Excerpt: ... and inexperience of the world. You were liable to lose it at any time, just as you did, partly through your own folly and partly through the wrong of others. You know, Egbert, that I have always been interested in young men, and what many of them regard as their manhood is not of much value to themselves or any one else. Is it nothing to be so weak, disheartened, and debased that you lie prostrate in the mire of your own evil nature, as it were, and with no power to rise? he asked bitterly. That is sad indeed. Well, that''s just my condition-or I fear it is, though your coming has brought a gleam of hope. Mrs. Arnot, he continued passionately, I don''t know how to be different; I don''t feel capable of making any persistent and successful effort. I feel that I have lost all moral force and courage. The odds are too great. I can''t get up again. Perhaps you cannot, Egbert, said Mrs. Arnot very gravely; it would seem that some never do- He buried his face in his hands and groaned. You have, indeed, a difficult problem to solve, and, looking at it from your point of view, I do not wonder that it seems impossible. Cannot you, then, give me any hope? No, Egbert; I cannot. It is not in my power to make you a good man. You know that I would do so if I could. Would to God I had never lived, then, he exclaimed, desperately. Can you offer God no better prayer than that? Will you try to be calm, and listen patiently to me for a few moments? When I said I could not give you hope-I could not make you a good man-I expressed one of my strongest convictions. But I have not said, Egbert, that there is no hope, no chance, for you. On the contrary, there is abundant hope-yes, absolute certainty-of your achieving a noble character, if you will set about it in the right way. But as one of the first and indispensable conditions of success, I wish you to realize that the task is too great for you alone; too great with my help; too great if... Edward Payson Roe, Books, History, A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century Books>History, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781153583787

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