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... morning , travelling all night . The wedding is fixed , all well , for Thursday , so that if I do not start on the Monday , I shall have no time to rest before the great event takes place . I wish people would not live in such out - of ...
... morning , travelling all night . The wedding is fixed , all well , for Thursday , so that if I do not start on the Monday , I shall have no time to rest before the great event takes place . I wish people would not live in such out - of ...
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... morning for an hour or two to superintend . Much against Virginia's will , nothing had as yet been said to her aunts about Reginald's proposal to her . It had been his wish that no one should know till he had received his father's full ...
... morning for an hour or two to superintend . Much against Virginia's will , nothing had as yet been said to her aunts about Reginald's proposal to her . It had been his wish that no one should know till he had received his father's full ...
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... morning and afternoon , but there ended all religious observance , and the rest of the day they were free to occupy as they chose . Going to church was looked upon by the girls as a sort of weekly penance , which had to be endured for ...
... morning and afternoon , but there ended all religious observance , and the rest of the day they were free to occupy as they chose . Going to church was looked upon by the girls as a sort of weekly penance , which had to be endured for ...
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... , " he said , see- ing the look of concern on her face ; " remember I have not done so much as this for many days , and when I started this morning the old housekeeper declared I looked better than I had WAITING A MAIL . 11.
... , " he said , see- ing the look of concern on her face ; " remember I have not done so much as this for many days , and when I started this morning the old housekeeper declared I looked better than I had WAITING A MAIL . 11.
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... morning , " said Evered , smiling cheerily ; " when you see her you can give her my love , and tell her I have borne the journey well . For my part , I shall not be sorry to get to bed . " Here the carriage stopped at No. 19 , and ...
... morning , " said Evered , smiling cheerily ; " when you see her you can give her my love , and tell her I have borne the journey well . For my part , I shall not be sorry to get to bed . " Here the carriage stopped at No. 19 , and ...
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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.