...beneath the baneful influence of such a mode of life. The gross vapoursof earth were gatheringround me, and closing in upon my inward heaven; and thus...that all the world was not made up of Bloomfields , Hurrays , Hatfields, Ashbys, &c. ; and that human excellence was notamere dream of the imagination....

...inward heaven ; and thus it was that Mr Weston rose at length upon me, appearing like the morning-star in my horizon, to save me from the fear of utter darkness;...that all the world was not made up of Bloomfields, Hurrays, Hatfields, Ashbys,&c.; and that human excellence was not a mere dream of the imagination....

...inward heaven ; and thus it was that Mr. Weston rose at length upon me, appearing like the morning-star in my horizon, to save me from the fear of utter darkness...made up of Bloomfields, Murrays, Hatfields, Ashbys, &c. ; and that human excellence was not a mere dream of the imagination. When we hear a little good...

...inward heaven ; and thus it was that Mr. Weston rose at length upon me, appearing like the morning-star in my horizon, to save me from the fear of utter darkness ; and I rejoiced thatl had now a subject for contemplation that was above me, not beneath. I was glad to see that all...

...beneath the baneful influence of such a mode of life. The gross vapours of earth were gathering around me, and closing in upon my inward heaven ; and thus...that all the world was not made up of Bloomfields, Hurrays, Hatfields, Ashbys, &c. ; and that human excellence was not a mere dream of the imagination....

...level of their own ; without, however, imparting td me their light-heartedness and cheerful rivacity. Already, I seemed to feel my intellect deteriorating,...that all the world was not made up of Bloomfields, Hurrays, Hatfields, Ashbys, etc. ; and that human excellence was not a mere dream of the imagination....

...at the moment that it is removed: 'Mr Weston rose at length upon me, appearing like the morning-star in my horizon, to save me from the fear of utter darkness' (AG 80). In addition, Agnes does not fall prey to the corruption because she imprints her character...

...inward heaven; and thus it was that Mr Weston rose at length upon me, appearing like the morning-star in my horizon, to save me from the fear of utter darkness, (pp.82, 91) As 'the splendid sunset' which illuminates his cliff-top proposal to Agnes emphasizes,...

...uncongenial environment: I felt very happy, and thanked God that I had now something to think about . . . The gross vapours of earth were gathering round me,...for contemplation, that was above me, not beneath. (xi.96, 98) Agnes proceeds to muse on Mr Weston's appearance in terms that make it touchingly clear...

...Weston with renewal. Grace embodied in a tender-spirited person attests to the reality of divine love: The gross vapours of earth were gathering round me,...from the fear of utter darkness; and I rejoiced that . . . human excellence was not a mere dream of the imagination. (AG, 98) This passage shows biblical...