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[ { "id": "large/11245/mountain_spring_1611_librivox_64kb_mp3/mountainspring_24_glass_64kb_6", "recording_id": "large/11245/mountain_spring_1611_librivox_64kb_mp3/mountainspring_24_glass_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 13.399, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11245", "custom": { "texts": [ "We read That Hagar cast him 'neath a shrub, and then, Withdrawing quite a space, she prayed, \"O God, Let me not see his death!\"", "WE READ THAT HAGAR CAST HIM NEATH A SHRUB AND THEN WITHDRAWING QUITE A SPACE SHE PRAYED O GOD LET ME NOT SEE HIS DEATH" ], "pre_texts": [ "ness. While yet the air Was cool, and nature locked in the embrace Of morn, likely the child was blithe and gay, Unheeding the sad face and drooping form Of her who doubtless turned from childhood's tents In tears of woe. Thrilled with his Arab blood He raced along; and thus to fancy's ear He prattled on: \"O mother, do not weep! The Princess Sarah cannot chide us now. We're free! I love the wilderness! I love The earth and sky! Look at those birds, Far as the fleecy clouds! And here Are flowers with which to wreathe my bow. With it I'll bring thee deer and fowl to dress, When by and by we reach a babbling stream Where we may safely dwell.\" On, still on, Through arid plains, with blistering feet, Beneath a burning sky, they toil along. The lad no longer talks of birds and flowers, But begs for water--water just to cool His parching throat; and likely 'twas that when Noon's shadows mirrored the encircling hills, He saw the empty flask, and must at last Have fainted on the scorching sand.", "NE WITHIN BATHSHEBA'S WILDERNESS WHILE YET THE AIR WAS COOL AND NATURE LOCKED IN THE EMBRACE OF MORN LIKELY THE CHILD WAS BLITHE AND GAY UNHEEDING THE SAD FACE AND DROOPING FORM OF HER WHO DOUBTLESS TURNED FROM CHILDHOOD'S TENTS IN TEARS OF WOE THRILLED WITH HIS AIR OF BLOOD HE RACED ALONG AND THUS TO FANCY'S EAR HE PRATTLED ON O MOTHER DO NOT WEEP THE PRINCESS SARAH CANNOT CHIDE US NOW WE ARE FREE I LOVE THE WILDERNESS I LOVE THE EARTH AND SKY LOOK AT THOSE BIRDS FAR AS THE FLEECY CLOUDS AND HERE ARE FLOWERS WITH WHICH TO WREATHE MY BOUGH WITH IT I'LL BRING THEE DEAR AND FOUL TO DRESS WHEN BY AND BY WE REACH A BABBLING STREAM WHERE WE MAY SAFELY DWELL ON STILL ON THROUGH ARID PLAINS WITH BLISTERING FEET BENEATH A BURNING SKY THEY TOIL ALONG THE LAD NO LONGER TALKS OF BIRDS AND FLOWERS BUT BEGS FOR WATER WATER JUST TO COOL HIS PARCHING THROAT AND LIKELY TWAS THAT WHEN NOON'S SHADOWS MIRRORED THE ENCIRCLING HILLS HE SAW THE EMPTY FLASK AND MUST AT LAST HAVE FAINTED ON THE SCORCHING SAND" ], "begin_byte": 24005, "end_byte": 24132 } } ]

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[ { "id": "large/11245/mountain_spring_1611_librivox_64kb_mp3/mountainspring_27_glass_64kb_6", "recording_id": "large/11245/mountain_spring_1611_librivox_64kb_mp3/mountainspring_27_glass_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 14.12, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11245", "custom": { "texts": [ "Jesus received this sin sick soul, Salvation to his house was given; And while time's cycles onward roll, His faith and works will point toward heaven.", "JESUS RECEIVED THIS SIN SICK SOUL SALVATION TO HIS HOUSE WAS GIVEN AND WHILE TIME'S CYCLES ONWARD ROLL HIS FAITH IN WORKS WILL POINT TOWARD HEAVEN" ], "pre_texts": [ "favor thee, And centuries ring the novel way A soul was made both glad and free? Zacchæus knew that through thy gates Came One he oft had longed to see; Alas! how adverse were the fates-- So dense the throng, so small was he! Considering, he ran before And climbed into a wayside tree, And ever since the sycamore Is blended with his history. While peering eagerly below, Above the tumult of the town That soothing voice to mortal woe Bade him to hasten quickly down. \"Come,\" Jesus said, \"I must abide And tarry at thy house with thee.\" Zacchæus the honor swift applied, And entertained him joyfully. The people frowned that Christ should dine With a rich sinner publican, Nor knew his act of grace would shine, A star of hope, to fallen man. Zacchæus assured his royal guest, \"Lord, half my goods I give the poor; And if I falsely have opprest, Fourfold I unto men restore.\" His listener reads the human heart And all its thoughts unerringly; Alone such wisdom can impart And judge of its sincerity.", " ON THAT DAY THE LORD OF LIFE WOULD FAVOUR THEE AND CENTURIES WRING THE NOVEL WAY A SOUL WAS MADE BOTH GLAD AND FREE ZACHEUS KNEW THAT THROUGH THY GATES CAME ONE HE OFT HAD LONGED TO SEE ALAS HOW ADVERSE WERE THE FATES SO DENSE THE THRONG SO SMALL WAS HE CONSIDERING HE RAN BEFORE AND CLIMBED INTO A WAYSIDE TREE AND EVER SINCE THE SYCAMORE IS BLENDED WITH HIS HISTORY WHILE PEERING EAGERLY BELOW ABOVE THE TUMULT OF THE TOWN THAT SOOTHING VOICE TO MORTAL WOE BADE HIM TO HASTEN QUICKLY DOWN COME JESUS SAID I MUST ABIDE AND TARRY AT THY HOUSE WITH THEE ZACHEUS THE HONOR SWIFT APPLIED AND ENTERTAINED HIM JOYFULLY THE PEOPLE FROWNED THAT CHRIST SHOULD DINE WITH A RICH SINNER PUBLICAN NOR KNEW HIS ACT OF GRACE WOULD SHINE A STAR OF HOPE TO FALLEN MAN ZACHEUS ASSURED HIS ROYAL GUEST LORD HALF MY GOODS I GIVE THE POOR AND IF I FALSELY HAVE OPPREST FOURFOLD I UNTO MEN RESTORE HIS LISTENER READS THE HUMAN HEART AND ALL ITS THOUGHTS UNERRINGLY ALONE SUCH WISDOM CAN IMPART AND JUDGE OF ITS SINCERITY" ], "begin_byte": 28870, "end_byte": 29021 } } ]

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[ { "id": "large/11245/mountain_spring_1611_librivox_64kb_mp3/mountainspring_32_glass_64kb_9", "recording_id": "large/11245/mountain_spring_1611_librivox_64kb_mp3/mountainspring_32_glass_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 15.6, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11245", "custom": { "texts": [ "First must the gospel plan of love To every land and tribe be given, Ere He'll return who from above Is God's best gift to earth from heaven.", "FIRST MUST THE GOSPEL PLAN OF LOVE TO EVERY LAND AND TRIBE BE GIVEN ERE HE'LL RETURN WHO FROM ABOVE IS GOD'S BEST GIFT TO EARTH FROM HEAVEN" ], "pre_texts": [ "h in his life and in his death. They haunt the tomb in which he lay, Grief-stricken, desolate, and lone; But Magdalene at break of day Found that her precious charge was gone. Two angels said, \"Why weepest thou?\" The angels knew ere they inquired. They knew her heart could triumph now, These sinless ones by love inspired. She, weeping, told her loss and woe, Then answered thus a questioner near: \"Sir, if thou dost his refuge know, Tell me. I seek him vainly here.\" \"Mary!\" She listened to her name Uttered by Christ, her risen Lord. \"Master?\" her trembling lips exclaim, Then wondered, worshipped, and adored. Her joy is ours! Oh, may we see That joy more plainly every day! Christ lives and loves eternally,-- Swift feet such tidings should convey. Eternal life and heavenly rest He purchased by death's agony, That whosoever will be blest With glorious immortality. May we our sisters of the past In life and character revere, Like them be faithful to the last, Like them be loving and sincere.", "T BREATH THAT LOVE HAD OUR REDEMPTION PLANN'D BOTH IN HIS LIFE AND IN HIS DEATH THEY HAUNT THE TOMB IN WHICH HE LAY GRIEF STRICKEN DESOLATE AND LONE BUT MAGDALEN AT BREAK OF DAY FOUND THAT HER PRECIOUS CHARGE WAS GONE TWO ANGELS SAID WHY WEEPEST THOU THE ANGEL'S NEW EAR THEY INQUIRED THEY KNEW HER HEART COULD TRIUMPH NOW THE SINLESS ONES BY LOVE INSPIRED SHE WEEPING TOLD HER LOSS AND WOE THEN ANSWERED THUS A QUESTIONER NEAR SIR IF THOU DOST HIS REFUGE KNOW TELL ME I SEEK HIM VAINLY HERE MARY SHE LISTENED TO HER NAME UTTERED BY CHRIST HER RISEN LORD MASTER HER TREMBLING LIPS EXCLAIM THEN WONDERED WORSHIPPED AND ADORED HER JOY IS OURS ALL MAY WE SEE THAT JOY MORE PLAINLY EVERY DAY CHRIST LIVES AND LOVES ETERNALLY SWIFT FEET SUCH TIDINGS SHOULD CONVEY ETERNAL LIFE AND HEAVENLY REST HE PURCHASED BY DEATH'S AGONY THAT WHOSOEVER WILL BE BLEST WITH GLORIOUS IMMORTALITY MAY WE OUR SISTERS OF THE PAST IN LIFE AND CHARACTER REVERE LIKE THEM BE FAITHFUL TO THE LAST LIKE THEM BE LOVING AND SINCERE" ], "begin_byte": 36302, "end_byte": 36443 } } ]

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[ { "id": "large/11245/mountain_spring_1611_librivox_64kb_mp3/mountainspring_32_glass_64kb_12", "recording_id": "large/11245/mountain_spring_1611_librivox_64kb_mp3/mountainspring_32_glass_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 13.12, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11245", "custom": { "texts": [ "Susanna's name is intertwined, A gem as sparkling and as clear As those with which it is enshrined; And this is all we know of her.", "SUSANNA'S NAME IS INTERTWINED A GEM AS SPARKLING AND AS CLEAR AS THOSE WITH WHICH IT IS ENSHRINED AND THIS IS ALL WE KNOW OF HER" ], "pre_texts": [ "ace upon the distant air That scroll which written on the sky Told of the hand which led them there. Could we upon our heavenward way From tempting snares as far remove And be as disenthralled as they, We'd plainer show a guiding love. We skim too closely to the earth, We press too slowly for the prize, Let thoughts and cares of trivial worth Retard our journey to the skies. Oh, let us watch and pray to have A loftier flight from transient things, Inspired like swans at last to lave In streams of bliss our wearied wings! MINISTERING WOMEN _And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna and many others who ministered unto him of their substance._--Luke 8:3. Mark 14:3-9. John 12:3-8. Matthew 26:6-13. Luke 7:37-50. John 11:3. Those women who their Christ and Lord Aided by gentle ministry, Have gained their race a rich reward, Treasured in sacred history. Joanna is unknown at court, Although entitled to be there; The record of her life's report In fadeless glory has its share.", " MINISTERING WOMEN BY NANNIE REBECCA GLASS READ FOR LIVER VOXTA ORG BY LEAND AUNT JOANNA THE WIFE OF CHUSA HEROD'S STEWART AND SUSANNAH AND MANY OTHERS WHO MINISTERED UNTO HIM OF THEIR SUBSTANCE LUKE EIGHT VERSE THREE MARK FOURTEEN VERSE THREE TO NINE JOHN TWELVE VERSE THREE TO EIGHT MATTHEW TWENTY SIX VERSE SIX TWO THIRTEEN LUKE SEVEN VERSE THIRTY SEVEN THROUGH FIFTY JOHN ELEVEN VERSE THREE THOSE WOMEN WHO THEIR CHRIST AND LORD AIDED BY GENTLE MINISTRY HAVE GAINED THEIR RACE A RICH REWARD TREASURED IN SACRED HISTORY JOANNA IS UNKNOWN AT COURT ALTHOUGH ENTITLED TO BE THERE THE RECORD OF HER LIFE'S REPORT IN FADELESS GLORY HAS ITS SHARE" ], "begin_byte": 34028, "end_byte": 34159 } } ]

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[ { "id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_01_glyn_64kb_9", "recording_id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_01_glyn_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 15.239, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11299", "custom": { "texts": [ "But if there is plain indication that it can degrade or injure others who are near to you, or the community at large to which you belong, then the sin of it \"jumps to the eyes,\" as the French say.", "BUT IF THERE IS PLAIN INDICATION THAT IT CAN DEGRADE OR INJURE OTHERS WHO ARE NEAR TO YOU OR THE COMMUNITY ENLARGED WHICH YOU BELONG THEN THE SIN OF IT JUMPS TO THE EYES AS THE FRENCH SAY" ], "pre_texts": [ "es, because, once a person realized that, even if no one on earth could ever know of his small action, his own soul would be aware of it, and become tarnished in consequence--then surely he would hesitate to commit that which would injure his own self-respect. There is another point to be considered: how best to arrive at what is actually right or wrong. And this can only be done by psychological deduction, through effect back to cause. If the results of an action produce pain and sorrow and evil, then the action--which is cause--must be bad. And, as there is nothing new under the sun--and all actions you would be likely to commit have already been committed by others in the past--you can get a general idea as to their probable result. But, above all other sides, the one to be examined is the effect upon the community. If the result of the action can only affect yourself, then you have the right to consider whether or no you will be prepared to pay the price of it before you commit it.", "ROY ALL PALTRY MEANNESS BECAUSE ONCE A PERSON REALIZE THAT EVEN IF NO ONE ON EARTH COULD EVER KNOW OF HIS SMALL ACTION HIS OWN SOUL WOULD BE AWARE OF IT AND BECOME TARNISHED IN CONSEQUENCE THEN SURELY HE WOULD HESITATE TO COMMIT THAT WHICH WOULD INJURE HIS OWN SELF RESPECT THERE IS ANOTHER POINT TO BE CONSIDERED HOW BEST TO ARRIVE AT WHAT IS ACTUALLY RIGHT OR WRONG AND THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE BY PSYCHOLOGICAL DEDUCTION THROUGH EFFECT BACK TO CAUSE IF THE RESULTS OF AN ACTION PRODUCE PAIN AND SORROW AND EVIL THEN THE ACTION WHICH IS THE CAUSE MUST BE BAD AND AS THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN AND ALL ACTIONS YOU WOULD BE LIKELY TO COMMIT HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED BY OTHERS IN THE PAST YOU CAN GET A GENERAL IDEA AS TO THEIR PROBABLE RESULT BUT ABOVE ALL OTHER SIDES THE ONE TO BE EXAMINED IS THE EFFECT UPON THE COMMUNITY IF THE RESULT OF THE ACTION CAN ONLY AFFECT YOURSELF THEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NO YOU WILL BE PREPARED TO PAY THE PRICE OF IT BEFORE YOU COMMIT IT" ], "begin_byte": 17623, "end_byte": 17819 } } ]

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[ { "id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_01_glyn_64kb_10", "recording_id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_01_glyn_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 8.559, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11299", "custom": { "texts": [ "ELINOR: Then doing the thousand and one actions which defile the soul are in shocking taste also.", "ELEANOR THEN DOING THE THOUSAND AND ONE ACTIONS WHICH DEFILE THE SOUL ARE IN SHOCKING TASTE ALSO" ], "pre_texts": [ "shed. We were, so to speak, on our honor with the thing. I suddenly understood that it was unspeakable disgrace to commit paltry actions just because people would not know about them--that even if one had to admit the necessity of bluff in the affairs of men sometimes it was perfectly childish to use it in dealing with God--and not only childish, but useless. JOHN: You would be honest with God! Tut, tut!--a pretty state of things! A theory like that could upset the world. ELINOR: _Tant pis!_--I am not talking of expediency. I am stating my beliefs. JOHN: Go ahead. ELINOR: I felt that because we had received this divine triple loan from God of understanding, apprehension, and emotion, with its branches of deduction, critical faculty, and appreciation--all things beyond the material--we at least owed Him something in return. You will admit, I suppose, that decent people do not accept the loan of a friend’s house and then utterly neglect and defile it? JOHN: It would be in shocking taste.", "T HAVE LENT IT TO US AT ALL IF HE HAD NOT WISHED WE WERE SO TO SPEAK ON OUR HONOR WITH THE THING I SUDDENLY UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WAS UNSPEAKABLE DISGRACE TO COMMIT PALTRY ACTIONS JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT THEM THAT EVEN IF ONE HAD TO ADMIT THE NECESSITY OF BLUFF IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN SOMETIMES IT WAS PERFECTLY CHILDISH TO USE IT IN DEALING WITH GOD AND NOT ONLY CHILDISH BUT USELESS JOHN YOU WOULD BE HONEST WITH GOD TUT TUT A PRETTY STATE OF THINGS A THEORY THAT COULD UPSET THE WORLD ELEANOR TOMPEY I AM NOT TALKING OF EXPEDIENCY I AM STATING MY BELIEFS JOHN GO AHEAD ELEANOR I FELT THAT BECAUSE WE HAD RECEIVED THIS DIVINE TRIP ALONE FROM GOD OF UNDERSTANDING APPREHENSION AND EMOTION WITH ITS BRANCHES OF DEDUCTION CRITICAL FACULTY AND APPRECIATION ALL THINGS BEYOND THE MATERIAL WE AT LEAST OWED HIM SOMETHING IN RETURN YOU WILL ADMIT I SUPPOSE THAT DECENT PEOPLE DO NOT ACCEPT THE LOAN OF A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THEN UTTERLY NEGLECT AND DEFILE IT JOHN IT WOULD BE IN SHOCKING TASTE" ], "begin_byte": 10294, "end_byte": 10391 } } ]

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[ { "id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_01_glyn_64kb_44", "recording_id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_01_glyn_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 28.88, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11299", "custom": { "texts": [ "I believe I had better enclose you a dialogue I once wrote when strongly under the influence of the style of Lucian, that later Greek master of inimitable cynical humor. Your appreciation of style and your sense of humor, I trust, have been cultivated sufficiently to be able to grasp the fact that a reverent and divine belief is wrapped up in what at first reads as flippant language.", "I BELIEVE I HAD BETTER ENCLOSE YOU A DIALOGUE I ONCE WROTE WHEN STRONGLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE STYLE OF LUCIAN THAT LATER GREEK MASTER OF INIMITABLE CYNICAL HUM YOUR APPRECIATION OF STYLE AND YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR I TRUST HAVE BEEN CULTIVATED SUFFICIENTLY TO BE ABLE TO GRASP THE FACT THAT A REVERENT AND DIVINE BELIEF IS WRAPPED UP IN WHAT AT FIRST READS AS FLIPPANT LANGUAGE" ], "pre_texts": [ " keep your receptive faculties always on the alert to continue to acquire good things even when you have obtained that position. Then you will never need to demonstrate your supremacy _in words_, every human being who comes in contact with you will see it. And you will have the dignity of the one country and the ability of the other in your possession. The advice which was generally given to girls was a mixture of altruistic idealism coupled with the intention to throw dust in their eyes upon most of the facts of life. We have fortunately changed all that now. But, before we come to any material points, we shall have to get down to the bedrock of the main principle of life which is our religion. And I do hope, Caroline, that I shall not bore you by speaking of this--for my religion, and the one I want you to believe in as yours, is a very simple one, and will not take me long to explain. You see, we cannot possibly go on until this point is settled, because it is the key to all others.", " YOU ASPIRE TO AND TO KEEP YOUR RECEPTIVE FACULTIES ALWAYS ON THE ALERT TO CONTINUE TO ACQUIRE GOOD THINGS EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE OBTAINED THAT POSITION THEN YOU WILL NEVER NEED TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUPREMACY IN WORDS EVERY HUMAN BEING WHO COMES IN CONTACT WITH YOU WILL SEE IT AND YOU WILL HAVE THE DIGNITY OF THE ONE COUNTRY AND THE ABILITY OF THE OTHER IN YOUR POSSESSION THE ADVICE WHICH WAS GENERALLY GIVEN TO GIRLS WAS A MIXTURE OF ALTRUISTIC IDEALISM COUPLED WITH THE INTENTION TO THROW DUST IN THEIR EYES UPON MOST OF THE FACTS OF LIFE WE HAVE FORTUNATELY CHANGED ALL THAT NOW BUT BEFORE WE COME TO ANY MATERIAL POINTS WE SHALL HAVE TO GET DOWN TO THE BEDROCK OF THE MAIN PRINCIPLE OF LIFE WHICH IS OUR RELIGION AND I DO HOPE CAROLINE THAT I SHALL NOT BORE YOU BY SPEAKING OF THIS FOR MY RELIGION AND THE ONE I WANT YOU TO BELIEVE IN AS YOURS IS A VERY SIMPLE ONE AND WILL NOT TAKE ME LONG TO EXPLAIN YOU SEE WE CANNOT POSSIBLY GO ON UNTIL THIS POINT IS SETTLED BECAUSE IT IS THE KEY TO ALL OTHERS" ], "begin_byte": 5543, "end_byte": 5929 } } ]

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[ { "id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_01_glyn_64kb_68", "recording_id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_01_glyn_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 8.2, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11299", "custom": { "texts": [ "JOHN: We are all as yet struggling in the dark, then? ELINOR: More or less.", "JOHN WE ARE ALL AS YET STRUGGLING IN THE DARK THEN ELEANOR MORE OR LESS" ], "pre_texts": [ " mean to tell me that each unit is always to behave in the purest manner and do his level best simply to return to God at death an untarnished soul? ELINOR: Certainly. JOHN: But you would do away with all priestcraft, all politics, all society! ’Pon my word, this is worse than Socialism. You know I never bargained for that! ELINOR: Nothing of the kind! The basic principle is that God is omnipotent. Granted this, and the poorest intelligence might then credit Him with having the best of all the attributes with which He has endowed mankind, whom he created--chief of these being common sense. JOHN: Go on. ELINOR: It is hardly likely, then, that He is perpetrating a colossal joke upon His creation by making the whole system experimental. It is conceivable that a brain which could evolve the intricate organism of a minute ant might be far-seeing enough to devise an immutable law which, when our evolution is sufficiently advanced, we shall be able to perceive, and to fall in with its action.", " PUNISHMENTS JOHN THEN YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT EACH UNIT IS ALWAYS TO BEHAVE IN THE PUREST MANNER AND DO HIS LEVEL BEST SIMPLY TO RETURN TO GOD A DEATH AND UNTARNISHED SOUL ELEANOR CERTAINLY JOHN BUT YOU WOULD DO AWAY WITH ALL PRIESTCRAFT ALL POLITICS ALL SOCIETY UPON MY WORD THIS IS WORSE THAN SOCIALISM YOU KNOW I NEVER BARGAINED FOR THAT ELEANOR NOTHING OF THE KIND THE BASIC PRINCIPLE IS THAT GOD IS OMNIPOTENT GRANTED THIS AND THE POOREST INTELLIGENCE MAY THEN CREDIT HIM WITH HAVING THE BEST OF ALL THE ATTRIBUTES WITH WHICH HE HAS ENDOWED MANKIND WHOM HE CREATED CHIEF OF THESE BEING COMMON SENSE JOHN GO ON ELEANOR IT IS HARDLY LIKELY THEN THAT HE IS PERPETRATING A COLOSSAL JOKE UPON HIS CREATION BY MAKING THE WHOLE SYSTEM EXPERIMENTAL IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT A BRAIN WHICH COULD EVOLVE THE INTRICATE ORGANISM OF A MINUTE ANT MIGHT BE FAR SEEING ENOUGH TO DEVISE AN IMMUTABLE LAW WHICH WHEN OUR EVOLUTION IS SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED WE SHALL BE ABLE TO PERCEIVE AND TO FALL IN WITH ITS ACTION" ], "begin_byte": 13509, "end_byte": 13584 } } ]

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[ { "id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_04_glyn_64kb_60", "recording_id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_04_glyn_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 10, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11299", "custom": { "texts": [ "You certainly will not draw him back to you by making the contrast between yourself and his new attraction the greater through being disagreeable.", "YOU CERTAINLY WILL NOT DRAW HIM BACK TO YOU BY MAKING THE CONTRAST BETWEEN YOURSELF AND HIS NEW ATTRACTION THE GREATER THROUGH BEING DISAGREEABLE" ], "pre_texts": [ "er when she herself had abandoned all the ways of a sweetheart and had assumed little habits which would be enough to put off any man! If you have done everything a woman can possibly do to be physically and mentally desirable to your husband, and yet have failed to keep his love, you must search more deeply for the reason, and when you have found it, no matter how the discovery may wound your vanity or self-esteem, you must use the whole of your wits to remedy its result if you are unable to eradicate its cause. He may have idiosyncrasies--watch them and avoid irritating them. He may have some taste which you do not share, and have shown your antagonism to. Try to hide this, and if the taste is not a low one try to take an interest in it. Try always and ever to keep the atmosphere between you in harmony. If the lessening of your attraction for him has been engendered by the arrival of a stronger magnet on the scene, your efforts must be redoubled to replenish your own magnetic powers.", "ER HUSBAND AS A LOVER WHEN SHE HERSELF HAD ABANDONED ALL THE WAYS OF A SWEETHEART AND HAD ASSUMED LITTLE HABITS WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PUT OFF ANY MAN IF YOU HAVE DONE EVERYTHING A WOMAN CAN POSSIBLY DO TO BE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DESIRABLE TO YOUR HUSBAND AND YET HAVE FAILED TO KEEP HIS LOVE YOU MUST SEARCH MORE DEEPLY FOR THE REASON AND WHEN YOU HAVE FOUND IT NO MATTER HOW THE DISCOVERY MAY WOUND YOUR VANITY OR SELF ESTEEM YOU MUST USE THE WHOLE OF YOUR WITS TO REMEDY ITS RESULT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ERADICATE ITS CAUSE HE MAY HAVE IDIOSYNCRASIES WATCH THEM AND AVOID IRRITATING THEM HE MAY HAVE SOME TASTE WHICH YOU DO NOT SHARE AND HAVE SHOWN YOUR ANTAGONISM TO TRY TO HIDE THIS AND IF THE TASTE IS NOT A LOW ONE TRY TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN IT TRY ALWAYS AND EVER TO KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN YOU IN HARMONY THE LESSENING OF YOUR ATTRACTION FOR HIM HAS BEEN ENGENDERED BY THE ARRIVAL OF A STRONGER MAGNET ON THE SCENE YOUR EFFORTS MUST BE REDOUBLED TO REPLENISH YOUR OWN MAGNETIC POWERS" ], "begin_byte": 62732, "end_byte": 62878 } } ]

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[ { "id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_04_glyn_64kb_74", "recording_id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_04_glyn_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 29.48, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11299", "custom": { "texts": [ "There are numbers of girls who at the end of a month of marriage have done, said, and looked things which they would have died rather than let their fiancés perceive, hear, or see, and yet who are much astonished and feel resentful and aggrieved because they begin to reap the harvest of their own actions in the fact of their husbands showing less love and respect for them. How illogical! How foolish!", "THERE ARE NUMBERS OF GIRLS WHO AT THE END OF A MONTH OF MARRIAGE HAVE DONE SAID AND LOOKED THINGS WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE DIED RATHER THAN LET THEIR FIANCES PERCEIVE HEAR OR SEE AND YET WHO ARE MUCH ASTONISHED AND FEEL RESENTFUL AND AGGRIEVED BECAUSE THEY BEGIN TO REAP THE HARVEST OF THEIR OWN ACTIONS IN THE FACT OF THE HUSBAND'S SHOWING LESS LOVE AND RESPECT FOR THEM HOW ILLOGICAL HOW FOOLISH" ], "pre_texts": [ "man, it is his fault or misfortune, not yours. These are truths which ninety-nine women out of a hundred do not care to face. But the wise hundredth, realizing that she is the magnet, tries her uttermost to keep her magnetic power strong enough to withstand all misfortune or the attacks of other magnets--that is, if she wishes to keep the man who is the needle. And if he leaves her she must ask herself _how she is in fault_. She must _never blame him_. If she cannot discover that she is in fault at all, she is then in the position of the first magnet--and it is her misfortune; but misfortune can be turned into success by intelligence, and, with skill, a magnet can be recharged. Now do you clearly understand this argument, Caroline? I hope so, because I have put it plainly enough to make you conscious of your personal responsibility in the matter of being able to retain your husband’s love. So we can get back to the subject of the vital importance of keeping his senses pleased with you.", "AS IF YOU CEASE TO LOVE THE MAN IT IS HIS FAULT OR MISFORTUNE NOT YOURS THESE ARE TRUTHS WHICH NINETY NINE WOMEN OUT OF A HUNDRED DO NOT CARE TO FACE BUT THE WISE HUNDREDS REALIZING THAT SHE IS THE MAGNET TRIES HER UTTERMOST TO KEEP HER MAGNETIC POWER STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND ALL MISFORTUNE OR THE ATTACKS OF OTHER MAGNETS THAT IS IF SHE WISHES TO KEEP THE MAN WHO IS THE NEEDLE AND IF HE LEAVES HER SHE MUST ASK HERSELF HOW SHE IS IN FAULT SHE MUST NEVER BLAME HIM IF SHE CANNOT DISCOVER THAT SHE IS IN FAULT AT ALL SHE IS THEN IN THE POSITION OF THE FIRST MAGNET AND IT IS HER MISFORTUNE BUT MISFORTUNE CAN BE TURNED INTO SUCCESS BY INTELLIGENCE AND WITH SKILL A MAGNET CAN BE RECHARGED NOW DO YOU CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THIS ARGUMENT CAROLINE I HOPE SO BECAUSE I HAVE PUT IT PLAINLY ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU CONSCIOUS OF YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE MATTER OF BEING ABLE TO RETAIN YOUR HUSBAND'S LOVE SO WE CAN GET BACK TO THE SUBJECT OF THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING HIS SENSES PLEASED WITH YOU" ], "begin_byte": 61033, "end_byte": 61436 } } ]

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[ { "id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_06_glyn_64kb_61", "recording_id": "large/11299/affectionate_godmother_1701_librivox_64kb_mp3/godmother_06_glyn_64kb", "start": 0, "duration": 8.959, "channel": 0, "language": "English", "speaker": "11299", "custom": { "texts": [ "Servants have \"rights,\" because they are doing specified work for food and wages they have made a bargain.", "SERVANTS HAVE RIGHTS BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING SPECIFIED WORK FOR FOOD AND WAGES THEY HAVE MADE A BARGAIN" ], "pre_texts": [ "al notorious cases of this kind in society which you will be able to observe, Caroline. Supposing, by chance, that your tastes should turn to more serious matters than just the amusements of balls and games and the pleasures of your age, never be carried away by any fad or any new idea, as are numbers of girls who are so highly educated that they have come rather away from their more frivolous sisters. Fads are abnormal, and always show some unbalance. One often hears would-be deep thinkers announcing platitudes in cant phrases, and they frequently influence the young and impressionable. You have often, for instance, heard them making remarks about the “Rights of Man.” Now, ask yourself a common-sense question: What are the Rights of Man? You will find that the answer is that there are no such things! Man has evolved, and certain civilizations have conceded him certain privileges, but as he made no bargain with the Creator when he entered the world he cannot possibly have any “rights.”", "R SPIRIT THERE ARE SEVERAL NOTORIOUS CASES OF THIS KIND IN SOCIETY WHICH YOU WILL BE ABLE TO OBSERVE CAROLINE SUPPOSING BY CHANCE THAT YOUR TASTES SHOULD TURN TO MORE SERIOUS MATTERS THAN JUST THE AMUSEMENTS OF BALLS AND GAMES AND THE PLEASURES OF YOUR AGE NEVER BE CARRIED AWAY BY ANY FAD OR ANY NEW IDEA AS ARE NUMBERS OF GIRLS WHO ARE SO HIGHLY EDUCATED THAT THEY HAVE COME RATHER AWAY FROM THEIR MORE FRIVOLOUS SISTERS FADS ARE ABNORMAL AND ALWAYS SHOW SOME UNBALANCE WHAT OFTEN HEARS WOULD BE DEEP THINKERS ANNOUNCING PLATITUDES IN CANT PHRASES AND THEY FREQUENTLY INFLUENCE THE YOUNG AND IMPRESSIONABLE YOU HAVE OFTEN FOR INSTANCE HEARD THEM MAKING REMARKS ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF MAN NOW ASK YOURSELF A COMMON SENSE QUESTION WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS OF MAN YOU WILL FIND THAT THE ANSWER IS THAT THERE ARE NO SUCH THINGS MAN HAS EVOLVED AND CERTAIN CIVILIZATIONS HAVE CONCEDED HIM CERTAIN PRIVILEGES BUT AS HE MADE NO BARGAIN WITH THE CREATOR WHEN HE ENTERED THE WORLD HE CANNOT POSSIBLY HAVE ANY RIGHTS" ], "begin_byte": 98204, "end_byte": 98311 } } ]

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