Sunshine, conducted by W.M. Whittemore [and others].William Meynell Whittemore 1868 |
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... give up all the ad- vantages that school can give her ? " " I have said it , and I mean it , " was the quiet reply . Mr. Milman always said a thing quietly , but his words carried a weight with them that no one thought of resisting ...
... give up all the ad- vantages that school can give her ? " " I have said it , and I mean it , " was the quiet reply . Mr. Milman always said a thing quietly , but his words carried a weight with them that no one thought of resisting ...
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... give them money , perhaps you can warm up a little pea - soup or tea . Half a tea- cupful of moderately strong tea , with milk in it , set aside at your breakfast or tea , will , if filled up with boiling water , be nearly as nice as if ...
... give them money , perhaps you can warm up a little pea - soup or tea . Half a tea- cupful of moderately strong tea , with milk in it , set aside at your breakfast or tea , will , if filled up with boiling water , be nearly as nice as if ...
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... give my permission to your going , Eric . Your papa said he wished you to be at home when your tutor arrived . Take a book to while away the time . You may read aloud to me if you will . " " I won't read , " said Eric , once more ...
... give my permission to your going , Eric . Your papa said he wished you to be at home when your tutor arrived . Take a book to while away the time . You may read aloud to me if you will . " " I won't read , " said Eric , once more ...
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... give you the advantage of a private tutor if you wished that ; so it is a good thing you are con- tented . But I would not say anything against " Oh for pen and paper to make a record of the wise speeches which fall from our sister's ...
... give you the advantage of a private tutor if you wished that ; so it is a good thing you are con- tented . But I would not say anything against " Oh for pen and paper to make a record of the wise speeches which fall from our sister's ...
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... give an exorbitant price for it . Sometimes , when they found fault with their wives for extravagance in dress or jewels , the ladies would literally " turn the tables upon them by reminding them of the enormous sums they lavished on ...
... give an exorbitant price for it . Sometimes , when they found fault with their wives for extravagance in dress or jewels , the ladies would literally " turn the tables upon them by reminding them of the enormous sums they lavished on ...
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Page 134 - And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest ; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Page 85 - A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire with spikenard ; spikenard and saffron ; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices : a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
Page 66 - If any man will come after me, let him take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Page 148 - Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear ; Make you his service your delight ; He'll make your wants his care.
Page 126 - The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Page 94 - OH THAT I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness...
Page 134 - Thou shalt preserve me from trouble: Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.
Page 7 - Whole tribes of birds are musicians. The beaver is an architect, builder, and woodcutter. He cuts down trees, and erects houses and dams. The marmot is a civil engineer. He does not only build houses, but constructs aqueducts and drains to keep them dry.
Page 7 - Wasps are paper manufacturers. Caterpillars are silk-spinners. The squirrel is a ferryman. With a chip or a piece of bark for a boat, and his tail for a sail, he crosses a stream. Dogs, wolves, jackals, and many others, are hunters. The black bear and heron are fishermen. The ants are daylabourers.
Page 96 - Wisdom is before him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.