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... door of which had stood at the top of four steps . This , however , had been when Julian had been quite a little boy . Most of the improvements had been made since his return from Paris . If There was no flaring of gas . The farther end ...
... door of which had stood at the top of four steps . This , however , had been when Julian had been quite a little boy . Most of the improvements had been made since his return from Paris . If There was no flaring of gas . The farther end ...
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... door too uncertain to venture farther . Behind her stood Fanny and Ellen , two bright- looking but much - subdued girls of sixteen and fourteen ; small , white - haired , pale - eyed Sam , aged ten , was still farther in the background ...
... door too uncertain to venture farther . Behind her stood Fanny and Ellen , two bright- looking but much - subdued girls of sixteen and fourteen ; small , white - haired , pale - eyed Sam , aged ten , was still farther in the background ...
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... doors , away from the town . " " 6 Did you walk much when you were at home ? " " Yes , every day ; mother used to insist on it . " Julian heard the slight change of tone , noted the touch of sadness . " Then I shall insist , " he said ...
... doors , away from the town . " " 6 Did you walk much when you were at home ? " " Yes , every day ; mother used to insist on it . " Julian heard the slight change of tone , noted the touch of sadness . " Then I shall insist , " he said ...
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... door he would compress his lips and knit his brows most ferociously , while she thanked him looking into his face with one of her sweet smiles . Martin generally walked off swinging his arms defiantly , or , if his temper was worse than ...
... door he would compress his lips and knit his brows most ferociously , while she thanked him looking into his face with one of her sweet smiles . Martin generally walked off swinging his arms defiantly , or , if his temper was worse than ...
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... door , so that Julian and Agnes might sit near each other at the opposite end . 66 But this morning Agnes was sitting there alone , and it was not the first time that this had hap- pened . Julian had been subject to headaches , and he ...
... door , so that Julian and Agnes might sit near each other at the opposite end . 66 But this morning Agnes was sitting there alone , and it was not the first time that this had hap- pened . Julian had been subject to headaches , and he ...
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Page 207 - I see before me the gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand ; his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low ; And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower ; and now The arena swims around him ; he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hailed the wretch who won.
Page 179 - And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Page 70 - Where then shall Hope and Fear their objects find? Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate?
Page 212 - Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all.
Page 207 - twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old...
Page 179 - Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunning player on the harp : and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
Page 200 - Invest me in my motley ; give me leave To speak my mind, and I will through and through Cleanse the foul body of the infected world, If they will patiently receive my medicine.
Page 5 - Love took up the harp of life, and smote on all the chords with might; Smote the chord of self, that, trembling, passed in music out of sight.
Page 93 - Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
Page 70 - For love, which scarce collective man can fill; For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted ill; For faith, that, panting for a happier seat. Counts death kind Nature's signal of retreat. These goods for man the laws of Heaven ordain, These goods He grants, who grants the power to gain ; With these celestial Wisdom calms the mind, And makes the happiness she does not find.