They and I have been given a divine gift, a blessing great enough to satisfy oneself, but altogether too little to be portioned out again to others.
The schoolmaster dined with the squire's family two or three times a year, and he told how much importance the story-book had in the poor house, where two stories in it alone had been the means of spiritual awakening and blessing.
"Children are a blessing from God; they are such a delight in the house.
"It is a true blessing to the human race.
"That is a blessing to see," thought the tallow-candle; "I shall never forget it, and I shall certainly never see it again.
Something good can come even out of rags, when they have been on the clothes-heap and the transformation into truth and beauty has taken place; then they shine in goodunderstanding, and in that there is blessing.
' " 'We pronounce a blessing!
" There were tears in Emily's eyes, but in the young man's eyes shone courage and confidence; and the sun shone through the window, and cast his beams on the pair, and gave them his blessing.
The sun shone; and although they had a little rain too, that was good for the farmer; and when they got wetted thoroughly, they only thought what a blessing it was for the country.
' And they receive his blessing, and celebrate their wedding, and all the pieces of furniture sing in chorus, "'Klink!
It is a blessing to forget oneself in others!
O my God, it would have been a mercy and a blessing had Rudy travelled far away from me, and I had never known him.
The mother gave them her blessing, and all the other beetles cried "hurrah.
It is written, that a good deed bears a blessing for its fruit; and it is also written, that the wages of sin is death.
And what joy and blessing it would spread around if he could by any means be cured!
"Happiness and blessing to you both," said the old people-father and mother, and the young man filled the glasses again.
Now I'm much too old to travel by rail, but still I'm right glad there is a railway; it's a real blessing, because it brings you young ones to me more quickly!
She was gentle and pious, an angel of blessing in that house of poverty.
May every blessing and happiness be poured out upon you, Christina.
Everything invited to slumber, everything had a charming look of repose; and so the nurse had discovered, for she slept; and well she might sleep, while everything around her told of happiness and blessing.
