Daily Thoughts: selected from the writings of Charles Kingsley by his wife
Transcribed from the 1885 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
Selected from the Writings of CHARLES KINGSLEY
BY HIS WIFE
second edition
London MACMILLAN AND CO. 1885
Printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh .
This little Volume , selected from the MS. Note-books , Sermons and Private Letters , as well as from the published Works of my Husband , is dedicated to our children , and to all who feel the blessing of his influence on their daily life and thought .
F. E. K.
July 10, 1884.
Welcome, wild North-easter! Shame it is to see Odes to every zephyr: Ne’er a verse to thee. . . . . . Tired we are of summer, Tired of gaudy glare, Showers soft and steaming, Hot and breathless air. Tired of listless dreaming Through the lazy day: Jovial wind of winter Turn us out to play! Sweep the golden reed-beds; Crisp the lazy dyke; Hunger into madness Every plunging pike. Fill the lake with wild-fowl; Fill the marsh with snipe; While on dreary moorlands Lonely curlew pipe. Through the black fir forest Thunder harsh and dry, Shattering down the snow-flakes Off the curdled sky. . . . . . Come; and strong within us Stir the Viking’s blood; Bracing brain and sinew: Blow, thou wind of God!
Ode to North-east Wind .
Charles Kingsley
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DAILY THOUGHTS
The Nineteenth Century. January 2.
Forward. January 3.
Duty and Sentiment. January 5.
The Everlasting Harmony. January 6.
A Living God. January 8.
The Fairy Gardens. January 9.
Life—Love. January 11.
The Seed of Good. January 12.
The Possession of Faith. January 14.
The Eternal Life. January 15.
Work and Duty. January 17.
Members of Christ. January 18.
The Ideal of Rank. January 20.
An Indulgent God. January 21.
Waiting for Death. January 23.
The One Refuge. January 24.
Friendship. January 26.
Night and Morning. January 27.
The Great Law. January 29.
The Coming Kingdom. January 30.
Happiness. February 2.
A Dream of the Future. February 3.
The Childlike Mind. February 5.
Unselfish Prayer. February 6.
The Veil Lifted. February 8.
All Science One. February 9.
Enthusiasm and Tact. February 11.
The Eternal Good. February 12.
A Wise Woman. February 14.
Charity the one Influence. February 15.
Reveries. February 17.
Woman’s Mission. February 18.
The Wages of Sin. February 20.
Silent Depths. February 21.
A Present Hell. February 23.
Time and Eternity. February 24.
The Higher Education. February 26.
God’s Kingdom. February 27.
The Church Catechism. February 29.
A Charm of Birds. March 2.
Tact of the Heart. March 3.
Be Calm. March 5.
Self-sacrifice and Personality. March 6.
Reverence for Books. March 8.
The Unknown Future. March 9.
Content or Happy? March 11.
Duty of Man to Man. March 12.
True Heroines. March 14.
Secret Atheism. March 15.
The Hopes of Old Age. March 17.
The Highest Study for Man, March 18.
Duty. March 20.
The Great Unknown. March 21.
Ancient Greek Education, March 23.
Body and Soul. March 24.
Poetry in the Slums. March 26.
Time and Eternity. March 27.
Teaching of Pictures. March 29.
Voluntary Heroism. March 30.
True Reformers. April 2.
High Ideals. April 3.
Woman’s Love. April 5.
Feeling and Emotion. April 6.
Reverence for Age. April 8.
Prayers for the Dead. April 9.
The Atonement. April 11.
A Day’s Work. April 12.
Women and Novels. April 14.
Expect Much. April 15.
Sweetness and Light. April 17.
The Contemplative Life. April 18.
Prayer and Praise. April 20.
The Divine Spark. April 21.
Men and Women. April 23.
Faith in the Unseen. April 24.
Woman’s Work. April 26.
Passion—Easter—Ascension. April 27.
Self-Sacrifice. April 29.
Help from our Blessed Dead. April 30.
The Earth is the Lord’s. May 2.
The Great Question. May 3.
Want of Sympathy. May 5.
A Religion. May 6.
Nature and Grace. May 8.
Wisdom the Child of Goodness. May 9.
Music the Speech of God. May 11.
Facing Realities. May 12.
Fellowship of Sorrow. May 14.
Heaven and Hell. May 15.
Hope and Fear. May 17.
Cry of the Heart and Reason. May 18.
Peasant Souls. May 20.
Death and Everlasting Life. May 21.
A Child’s Heart. May 23.
Self-Security. May 24.
The Law of Righteousness. May 26.
Human and Divine Love. May 27.
Our Prayers. May 29.
Clearing Showers. May 30.
The Spirit of Romance. June 2.
The Everlasting Music. June 3.
Summer Days. June 5.
“Sufficient for the Day.” June 6.
Out-door Worship. June 8.
God’s Countenance. June 9.
Sensuality. June 11.
The Journey’s End. June 12.
The Problem Solved. June l4.
The Father’s Education. June 15.
A Charm of Birds. June 17.
Notes of Character. June 18.
Silent Influence. June 20.
Chivalry. June 21.
Simple and Sincere. June 23.
God’s Words. June 24.
Presentiments. June 26.
Common Duties. June 27.
How to bear Sorrow. June 29.
A certain Hope. June 30.
Love and Book-Learning. July 2.
The Ancient Creeds. July 3.
English Women. July 5.
Life retouched again. July 6.
Beauty of Life. July 8.
True Civilisation. July 9.
What does God ask? July 11.
Work or Want. July 12.
Retribution inevitable. July 14.
Antinomies. July 15.
Music’s Meaning. July 17.
Vagueness of Mind. July 18.
Charms of Monotony. July 20.
How to attain. July 21.
Dra et labora. July 23.
Distrust and Anarchy. July 24.
An Ideal Aristocracy. July 26.
Our Weapons. July 27.
Pardon and Cure. July 29.
Eternal Law. July 30.
The Chrysalis State.
Genius and Character. August 2.
Nature’s Student. August 3.
Love and Knowledge. August 5.
Siccum Lumen. August 6.
The Life of the Spirit. August 8.
A Quiet Depth. August 9.
Chivalry. August 11.
God waits for Man. August 12.
Revelations. August 14.
Christ comes in many ways. August 15.
The Ideal Unity. August 17.
Body and Soul. August 18.
Inspiration. August 20.
Lifting of the Veil. August 21.
The Crucifix. August 23.
Love to God proved. August 24.
Ignorance of the Cynic. August 26.
Penitential Prayer. August 27.
A Living God. August 29.
Thine, not mine. August 30.
Be good to do Good. September 2.
The Undying I. September 3.
Common Duties. September 5.
Despair—Hope. September 6.
Toil and Rest. September 8.
Storm and Calm. September 9.
In the Valley. September 11.
Self-Conceit. September 12.
The Heroical Rest. September 14.
Body and Soul. September 15.
Special Providence. September 17.
Love of Work. September 18.
Battle before Victory. September 20.
Night and Growth. September 21.
Worth of Beauty. September 23.
Empty Profession. September 24.
Office of the Clergy. September 26.
Opinions are not Knowledge. September 27.
The Divine Order. September 29.
True Resignation. September 30.
The Forming Form. October 2.
Special Providences. October 3.
God-likeness. October 5.
The Refiner’s Fire. October 6.
Mountain-Ranges. October 8.
The Temper for Success in Life. October 9.
True Rest. October 11.
God’s Image. October 12.
Self-Enjoyment. October 14.
Temptations of Temperament. October 15.
Poetry of Doubt. October 17.
Work of the Physician. October 18.
The only Path to Light. October 20.
Proverbs False and True. October 21.
The Divine Fire. October 23.
The Cross a Token. October 24.
Now as Then. October 26.
One Anchor. October 27.
Nature’s Permanence. October 29.
The Only Refuge. October 30.
Nature’s Parable. November 2.
Passing Onward. November 3.
Christ Weeping over Jerusalem. November 5.
Love Expansive. November 6.
An absolutely Good God. November 8.
Nature’s Lesson. November 9.
Fastidiousness. November 11.
Unconscious Faith. November 12.
The Nineteenth Century. November 14.
Unreality. November 15.
Woman’s Calling. November 17.
Waste. November 18.
Political Economy of the Future. November 20.
God’s Pleasure. November 21.
No Work Lost. November 23.
True Temperance. November 24.
Cowardice. November 26.
Blind Faith. November 27.
True and False. November 29.
The Mind of Christ. November 30.
Drifting away. December 2.
Our Father. December 3.
Duty. December 5.
Humanity and the Bible. December 6.
Waiting. December 8.
True or False Toleration? December 9.
Passing Emotions. December 11.
Christ’s Church. December 12.
The Divine Hunger and Thirst. December 14.
Religion or Godliness? December 15.
God’s Nature. December 17.
Educators of Men. December 18.
Home at Last. December 20.
The Bible. December 21.
Self-Respect the Voice of God. December 23.
Christmas Eve. December 24.
Redemption. December 26.
Fellow-workers with Christ. December 27.
New Worship. December 29.
Links in the Chain. December 30.
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