My brother's keeper, by Amy Lothrop. By miss WetherellGall & Inglis, 1855 - 300 pages |
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... spoke , a long - continued and portentous creaking of boots came to a sudden stop at the door , - Doctor Buffem having paused for breath and admittance . The last was the easiest obtained . 66 " What the mischief ! Miss Rosalie , " he ...
... spoke , a long - continued and portentous creaking of boots came to a sudden stop at the door , - Doctor Buffem having paused for breath and admittance . The last was the easiest obtained . 66 " What the mischief ! Miss Rosalie , " he ...
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... 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 them ...
... 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 them ...
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... spoke a yet more honourable distinction ; -a heart un- spotted from the world ; a faith that having laid hold on eternal life , took all in the life that now is with meek tranquillity . If there was one ruling expression in her face ...
... spoke a yet more honourable distinction ; -a heart un- spotted from the world ; a faith that having laid hold on eternal life , took all in the life that now is with meek tranquillity . If there was one ruling expression in her face ...
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... looking eyes were raised to her sister's face with a smile of pleasure , or her lips put up to receive a kiss ; or her little thin hands were clasped round Rosalie's neck , while the childish voice spoke its thanks MY BROTHER'S KEEPER . 28.
... looking eyes were raised to her sister's face with a smile of pleasure , or her lips put up to receive a kiss ; or her little thin hands were clasped round Rosalie's neck , while the childish voice spoke its thanks MY BROTHER'S KEEPER . 28.
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Anna Bartlett Warner. Rosalie's neck , while the childish voice spoke its thanks with such an earnest yet subdued tone , -Rosalie heard again that truth which she never could forget they were both motherless . Not Hulda in effect - her ...
Anna Bartlett Warner. Rosalie's neck , while the childish voice spoke its thanks with such an earnest yet subdued tone , -Rosalie heard again that truth which she never could forget they were both motherless . Not Hulda in effect - her ...
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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
Popular passages
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.