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... Dressing of Hair -The New Roads - Belle's Altered Appearance - Herself Again . CHAPTER VII The Festival - The Gypsy Song - Piramus of Rome - The Scotch- man - Gypsy Names CHAPTER VIII The Church - The Aristocratical Pew - Days of Yore ...
... Dressing of Hair -The New Roads - Belle's Altered Appearance - Herself Again . CHAPTER VII The Festival - The Gypsy Song - Piramus of Rome - The Scotch- man - Gypsy Names CHAPTER VIII The Church - The Aristocratical Pew - Days of Yore ...
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... dressed , and seated near the forge with a slight nod to her like that which a person gives who happens to see an acquaintance when his mind is occupied with important business , I forthwith set about my work . Selecting a piece of iron ...
... dressed , and seated near the forge with a slight nod to her like that which a person gives who happens to see an acquaintance when his mind is occupied with important business , I forthwith set about my work . Selecting a piece of iron ...
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... to see to - amongst others , to wash my children's faces ; but that in the course of the forenoon , when I have attended to what I have to do , and have dressed myself , I hope to do I am " " " that myself the honour of paying her.
... to see to - amongst others , to wash my children's faces ; but that in the course of the forenoon , when I have attended to what I have to do , and have dressed myself , I hope to do I am " " " that myself the honour of paying her.
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... Dressing of Hair - The New Roads Belle's Altered Appearance - Herself Again . ABOUT mid - day Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro ... dressed in Roman fashion , with a somewhat smartly - cut sporting - coat , the buttons of which were half- crowns ...
... Dressing of Hair - The New Roads Belle's Altered Appearance - Herself Again . ABOUT mid - day Mr. and Mrs. Petulengro ... dressed in Roman fashion , with a somewhat smartly - cut sporting - coat , the buttons of which were half- crowns ...
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... dressed ourselves in our best Roman way , in order to do honour to you ; perhaps you do not like it ; if so , I am sorry . I have no French clothes , madam ; if I had any , madam , I would have come in them , in order to do you more ...
... dressed ourselves in our best Roman way , in order to do honour to you ; perhaps you do not like it ; if so , I am sorry . I have no French clothes , madam ; if I had any , madam , I would have come in them , in order to do you more ...
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Page 9 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come to succour us, that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh, why should heavenly God to men have such regard ?1 This agrees with what is recorded of St.
Page 121 - Whatever hypocrites austerely talk Of purity, and place, and innocence, Defaming as impure what GOD declares Pure, and commands to some, leaves free to all. Our Maker bids increase, who bids abstain But our destroyer, foe to GOD and man...
Page 4 - AND is there care in heaven ? and is there love In heavenly spirits to these creatures base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is...
Page 196 - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Page 122 - Evil into the mind of God or man May Come and go, so unapproved, and leave No spot or blame behind...
Page 12 - ... spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to...
Page 64 - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God : because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God : every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God : and every spirit which confesseth not Jesus is not of God...
Page 10 - Why, what should be the fear? I do not set my life at a pin's fee; And for my soul, what can it do to that, Being a thing immortal as itself?
Page 12 - Of calling shapes and beckoning shadows dire, And airy tongues that syllable men's names On sands and shores and desert wildernesses.
Page 120 - If none regard ; heaven wakes with all his eyes, Whom, to behold but thee, nature's desire, In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze.