My brother's keeper, by Amy Lothrop. By miss WetherellGall & Inglis, 1855 - 300 pages |
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... ladies who fought the wind at every corner , and came upon an ambush of full - grown zephyrs in most unexpected places , found the enemy's reinforcements to be far beyond their own ; while hair was frizzed after every fashion not ...
... ladies who fought the wind at every corner , and came upon an ambush of full - grown zephyrs in most unexpected places , found the enemy's reinforcements to be far beyond their own ; while hair was frizzed after every fashion not ...
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... lady's eyes came back to the bed by which she sat . A child lay there , in that drowsiness which is of fever , not of sleep ; to which the hot cheek and uneasy posture alike bore witness . She was not undressed , for the arm that lay ...
... lady's eyes came back to the bed by which she sat . A child lay there , in that drowsiness which is of fever , not of sleep ; to which the hot cheek and uneasy posture alike bore witness . She was not undressed , for the arm that lay ...
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... Lady Squeamish ? " But the lips that were hastily offered him showed no fear of his , and the hand that rested on his shoulder had no touch but of sisterly affection - unless a little want of comfort mingled therewith . Thornton ...
... Lady Squeamish ? " But the lips that were hastily offered him showed no fear of his , and the hand that rested on his shoulder had no touch but of sisterly affection - unless a little want of comfort mingled therewith . Thornton ...
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... lady in the opinion of some three besides her- self ! " said Thornton . " Nevertheless , I stand to the feverishness . " " But it couldn't make me feverish , " said Hulda , putting in her word with a voice as pale and thin as her face ...
... lady in the opinion of some three besides her- self ! " said Thornton . " Nevertheless , I stand to the feverishness . " " But it couldn't make me feverish , " said Hulda , putting in her word with a voice as pale and thin as her face ...
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... lady . " How is Thornton ? He never comes to see us now , I cannot blame him . Give him my best love , my dear . " And Mrs. Arnet's eyes sought her handkerchief , and her handkerchief sought her eyes , but that was probably the fault of ...
... lady . " How is Thornton ? He never comes to see us now , I cannot blame him . Give him my best love , my dear . " And Mrs. Arnet's eyes sought her handkerchief , and her handkerchief sought her eyes , but that was probably the fault of ...
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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.