The Children's Wreath. A Picture Story-bookLondon, 1877 - 71 pages |
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Page 18 - 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 49 - He plied his work; — and Lucy took The lantern in her hand. Not blither is the mountain roe : With many a wanton stroke Her feet disperse the powdery snow, That rises up like smoke. The storm came on before its time : She wandered up and down; And many a hill did Lucy climb, But never reached the town.
Page 49 - Her feet disperse the powdery snow, That rises up like smoke. The storm came on before its time, She wandered up and down; And many a hill did Lucy climb, But never reached the town . The wretched parents all that night Went shouting far and wide; But there was neither sound nor sight To serve them for a guide. At daybreak on a hill they stood That overlooked the moor; And thence they saw the bridge of wood, A furlong from their door. 12 A Farewell. They wept — and, turning homeward, cried, " In...
Page 34 - And it came to pass, as they still went on and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Page 46 - OFT I had heard of Lucy Gray : And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day The solitary Child. No mate, no comrade Lucy knew ; She dwelt on a wide moor, — The sweetest thing that ever grew Beside a human door ! You yet may spy the fawn at play, The hare upon the green ; But the sweet face of Lucy Gray Will never more be seen. " To-night will be a stormy night — You to the town must go ; And take a lantern, Child, to light Your mother through the snow.
Page 50 - In heaven we all shall meet ! ' — When in the snow the mother spied The print of Lucy's feet. Then downward from the steep hill's edge They tracked the footmarks small ; And through the broken hawthorn hedge, And by the long stone wall ; And then an open field they crossed ; The marks were still the same ; They tracked them on, nor ever lost ; And to the bridge they came. They followed from the snowy bank Those footmarks, one by one, Into the middle of the plank ; And further there were none !...
Page 50 - They wept — and, turning homeward, cried, " In heaven we all shall meet; " ' — When in the snow the mother spied The print of Lucy's feet. Then...
Page 55 - I like to see the daisy and the buttercups once more, The primrose, and the cowslip too, and every pretty flower : I like to see the butterfly extend her painted wing, And all things seem, just like myself, so pleased to see the spring. The fishes in the little brook are...
Page 23 - Tis good to speak in kindly guise, And soothe where'er we can; Fair speech should bind the human mind, And Love link man to man. But stay not at the gentle words, Let deeds with language dwell; The one who pities starving birds, Should scatter crumbs as well. The mercy that is warm and true Must lend a helping hand; For those who talk, yet fail to do, But