...STUMBLE on the THRESHOLD: a Story of the Day. By MARY MOLESWORTH. 1 vol. post 8vo. 10s. 6d. " There is a tide in the affairs of man, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to Fortune ; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries."— Shaktpeare....

...have only to report on the varied fruits and felicities of a thoroughly successive voyage. " There is a tide in the affairs of man. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune ; Neglected, — all the voyage of liis life, Is bound in shallows." But though, in consequence...

...which have enabled great men to avail themselves of a fortunate opportunity, and prove that — " There is a tide in the affairs of man, " Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." It has been my lot (from circumstances with which my readers will become acquainted) to...

...residence, in lieu of resting on the thigh, now become too emaciated easily to sustain the burden. " There is a tide in the affairs of man, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune ;'' and down that tide has Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington sailed, if not on a very...

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...in-famy. We are anx-ious (2) that every hu-man be-ing should be a-ble to take ad-van-tage of the " tide in the af-fairs of man which, ta-ken at the flood, leads on to for-tune," and as a first sug-ges-tion we say im-prove your ad-dres-ses, strength-en your mem-or-ies....

...desirable, before we proceed to point out its manifold inconsistencies. It has been truly said: — " There is a tide in the affairs of man, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." There is such a tide ; and Providence is the luminary that shines serenely on its swelling...

...therefor honest poverty. BURNS. The cry is still, They come. Macbeth, act v, scene 5. SHAKESPEARE. There is a tide in the affairs of man, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Julius Ccesar, act iv, scene 3. SHAKESPEARE. They also serve, who only stand and wait....

...&c. On reading the works of the immortal Shakspeare, I was struck with this passage, — " ' There is a tide in the affairs of man, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." ' "Well, it appeared to me, that my case fitted that exactly. The tide in my affairs was...

...project of law was voted.* * It may interest some of our readers to learn the The poet sings — " There is a tide in the affairs of man, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." And equally are there crises in the life of nations, which, as they are improved or neglected,...