My brother's keeper, by Amy Lothrop. By miss WetherellGall & Inglis, 1855 - 300 pages |
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... Hulda looked away from him to her sister , finding comfort in her look and smile , grave as they both were . The doctor fidgeted about the room , kicked the fire , came back to ask questions , then stamped off to the door . " Hark you ...
... Hulda looked away from him to her sister , finding comfort in her look and smile , grave as they both were . The doctor fidgeted about the room , kicked the fire , came back to ask questions , then stamped off to the door . " Hark you ...
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... Hulda spoke . 66 66 Say that to me again . " " I have done as the people did when Jesus was in the world , " Rosalie answered , - " when they brought their sick and laid them down at Jesus ' feet , and besought him that he would heal ...
... Hulda spoke . 66 66 Say that to me again . " " I have done as the people did when Jesus was in the world , " Rosalie answered , - " when they brought their sick and laid them down at Jesus ' feet , and besought him that he would heal ...
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... Hulda . " No disparagement to your eyes , my dear - which are as fine as can be , no doubt - but I also must lay claim to some powers of vision . Hulda has been watching me ever since I came into the room . Now what is your pleasure ...
... Hulda . " No disparagement to your eyes , my dear - which are as fine as can be , no doubt - but I also must lay claim to some powers of vision . Hulda has been watching me ever since I came into the room . Now what is your pleasure ...
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... Hulda that if he killed her he would have her buried , and earnest requests to Rosalie that she would furnish him with another patient . His first step was always towards the window ; and having admitted a few of the proscribed sunbeams ...
... Hulda that if he killed her he would have her buried , and earnest requests to Rosalie that she would furnish him with another patient . His first step was always towards the window ; and having admitted a few of the proscribed sunbeams ...
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... Hulda's ear almost what they were to her sister's ; and in the still , late evening she lay and listened to the ... Hulda , putting in her word with a voice as pale and thin as her face . ' I like it - always . ' " " " Like it , you ...
... Hulda's ear almost what they were to her sister's ; and in the still , late evening she lay and listened to the ... Hulda , putting in her word with a voice as pale and thin as her face . ' I like it - always . ' " " " Like it , you ...
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aint Alie answered apples better breakfast brother Buffem Caleb Williams Captain Pliny child colour comfort dear doctor door dress eyes face feel felt fire gave give glad grave half hand head hear heart Hopper horses Jabin Jerusha KERTCH knew knight of Malta lady Lady apples laughing light little Hulda look Lord ma'am Marion mind Miss Arnet Miss Clinton Miss Clyde Miss Jumps Miss Morsel Miss Rosalie morning mother never night once Penn Raynor pleasant pleasure pretty Quaker Quakeress quiet replied rest Rosalie's round silence sister Skiddy sleep sleigh smile softly sorrow speak spoke stairs stay stood suppose sure sweet talk tell thee there's thing Thornton thou thought to-night told Tom Skiddy took turned voice walk War Hawk watched wind window wish wont words
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Page 145 - My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Page 59 - ... eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy ; To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
Page 81 - For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Page 189 - And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
Page 127 - In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse...
Page 135 - Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.
Page 145 - For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Page 81 - And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents : behold I have gained beside them five talents more.
Page 194 - My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Page 164 - Amen ; so let it be : Life from the dead is in that word, 'Tis immortality. Here in the body pent, Absent from Him I roam, Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home.