"What's the matter, for goodness sake?" calls the Gospeler from the window of his house.

"And on the bounty of thy goodness calls.

Almighty and most merciful God, who in Thy infinite goodness hast committed us unto the charge of loving parents, who are to watch over us and provide for all our wants of body and soul, we pray Thee, protect and prolong their life, that we may continue to enjoy their loving care, and strengthen us that as obedient children we may be subject to their will and hold them in love and esteem; through Jesus Christ, our Lord Amen.

As he sees his Day at a distance through Types and Shadows, he rejoices in it: but when he finds the Redemption of Man compleated, and Paradise again renewed, he breaks forth in Rapture and Transport; O Goodness infinite, Goodness immense!

Within the saints one dream of goodness forms.

Save me alike from foolish pride Or impious discontent, At aught thy wisdom has denied, Or aught thy goodness lent. Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see: That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.

Oh, teach me in the trying hour, When anguish swells the dewy tear, To still my sorrows, own Thy power, Thy goodness love, Thy justice fear.

"Thah mi tonge were made of stel, Ant min herte yzote of bras, The goodness myht y never telle, That with kyng Edward was: Kyng, as thou art cleped conquerour, In uch battaille thou hadest prys; God bringe thi soule to the honour, That ever wes ant ever ys.

"Surely ye can an' will," said the old man, "for there is the goodness o' thy own heart.

The early and the latter rain, Which fertilize the dusty plain, Thy bounteous goodness pours.

An Acrostic Sarah, blest wife of "Terah's faithful Son," After a race of years with goodness run, Regardless heard the promised miracle, And mocked the blessing as impossible.

But Providence their rage restrains, Our heavenly Keeper sets them chains; His goodness saveth every hour His darlings from the Lion's power.

The wavy kingdoms of the deep below, Thy power, thy wisdom, and thy goodness shew, Here various beings without number stray, Croud the profound, or on the surface play.

There have been those in tens of thousands, there may be those again who will have a right to cry to God, 'Of thy goodness slay mine enemies, lest they slay, or worse than slay, both me and mine.'

Is M. RaoulOh, for goodness sake speak, girl!

"Wherefore my hope is in the Lord, My works I count but dust; I build not there, but on his word, And in his goodness trust.

That Kingdom, Lord, be mine, Just as Thy goodness wills; A heart renewed, a will resigned, A soul, that Jesus fills.

" To her father he wrote in the following manner: To the baron DE PALFOY, My Lord; "The favours your goodness confers upon me are such as can be equalled by but one thing in the world, and that is my just and grateful sense of them.

Only have thou care to perform whatsoever I shall ask of thee, until the Lord in His goodness deign to make thy cause triumph."

"The Jews," says Michelet, "never exhibited the rage against Jesus that the English did against the Pucelle," in whom purity, sweetness, and heroic goodness dwelt.