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Page 242
... Natalie his granddaughter milked the cows , made the butter and cheese , and performed the domestic duties in the household . In time gone by old Jacob Stürmer had had two stalwart sons to assist him in his labours . Both had died early ...
... Natalie his granddaughter milked the cows , made the butter and cheese , and performed the domestic duties in the household . In time gone by old Jacob Stürmer had had two stalwart sons to assist him in his labours . Both had died early ...
Page 244
... Natalie . He had loved her from her childhood with the firm enduring devotion of a strong nature , but the cousins ... Natalie's prejudices were all on the other side . Her early life in Paris had had a deep and lasting influence on her ...
... Natalie . He had loved her from her childhood with the firm enduring devotion of a strong nature , but the cousins ... Natalie's prejudices were all on the other side . Her early life in Paris had had a deep and lasting influence on her ...
Page 245
... Natalie . In her hand was a piece of coarse household linen to be mended , but she was not very industrious about it ... Natalie's fair hair , unnoticed however by the young girl , who seemed absorbed in a reverie . Rather a long one too ...
... Natalie . In her hand was a piece of coarse household linen to be mended , but she was not very industrious about it ... Natalie's fair hair , unnoticed however by the young girl , who seemed absorbed in a reverie . Rather a long one too ...
Page 248
... Natalie alone was silent , she alone seemed weary and dispirited . At last , when pipes and beer were produced , and the old men adjourned to the kitchen to continue their conversation there , she slipped away unob- served , and hurried ...
... Natalie alone was silent , she alone seemed weary and dispirited . At last , when pipes and beer were produced , and the old men adjourned to the kitchen to continue their conversation there , she slipped away unob- served , and hurried ...
Page 249
... Natalie meditated , and reasoned , and questioned with herself , until drowsiness overpowered her , and she was obliged to relinquish her castles in the air , for the present at least , and attend to the very prosaic business of going ...
... Natalie meditated , and reasoned , and questioned with herself , until drowsiness overpowered her , and she was obliged to relinquish her castles in the air , for the present at least , and attend to the very prosaic business of going ...
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Page 478 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Page 21 - And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest uniil water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Page 349 - And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns ; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
Page 233 - He within himself make pure! but thou, if thou shouldst never see my face again, pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice rise like a fountain for me night and day.
Page 346 - The body lies on its side, the limbs a little drawn up; the hands are delicate and fine, — they are not locked, but crossed at the wrists: the arms are stretched out, The drapery is beautifully modelled, and modestly covers the limbs. The head is enveloped in linen, but the general form is seen, and the artist has contrived to convey by its position, though not offensively, that it is separated from the body.
Page 81 - God gives us love. Something to love He lends us; but, when love is grown To ripeness, that on which it throve Falls off, and love is left alone.
Page 135 - ... endless imagery. Sharing the stillness of the unimpassioned rock, they share also its endurance ; and while the winds of departing spring scatter the white hawthorn...
Page 160 - The path of sorrow, and that path alone, Leads to the land where sorrow is unknown ; No traveller ever reach'd that blest abode, Who found not thorns and briers in his road.
Page 135 - ... on the trembling stones to teach them rest. No words, that I know of, will say what these mosses are. None are delicate enough, none perfect enough, none rich enough.
Page 472 - Strong in the Lord of hosts, And in his mighty power, Who in the strength of Jesus trusts, Is more than conqueror.