The home of the lost child, a tale of the Asylum of the Good Shepherd, HammersmithC. Dolman, 1848 - 223 pages |
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... kind nun who acted as portress , replied to Captain Am- brose's question ( for this is the name by which we shall call the gentleman ) , that this was not the Convent of the Good Shepherd , but the Benedictine Convent . " You will not ...
... kind nun who acted as portress , replied to Captain Am- brose's question ( for this is the name by which we shall call the gentleman ) , that this was not the Convent of the Good Shepherd , but the Benedictine Convent . " You will not ...
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... kind soft tone , for the altered appearance of his once blooming daughter went to his heart . " I have no home , father . I have put my last box of clothes in pawn , and two pounds and a few shillings is all I possess . I was seeking ...
... kind soft tone , for the altered appearance of his once blooming daughter went to his heart . " I have no home , father . I have put my last box of clothes in pawn , and two pounds and a few shillings is all I possess . I was seeking ...
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... kind heart smote her when she saw the modest looks of what she had so lately called " this wretched class of beings . " Being seated on the elevated seat at the end of the large room , the children resumed their seats and continued ...
... kind heart smote her when she saw the modest looks of what she had so lately called " this wretched class of beings . " Being seated on the elevated seat at the end of the large room , the children resumed their seats and continued ...
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... kind and feeling I hope they won't expect dear Jemima to wear those thick shoes - and , dear me , how hot that great habit must be ! " Her Ladyship put down both windows of her carriage , the very thought of Jemima's heat giving her a ...
... kind and feeling I hope they won't expect dear Jemima to wear those thick shoes - and , dear me , how hot that great habit must be ! " Her Ladyship put down both windows of her carriage , the very thought of Jemima's heat giving her a ...
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... kind remark on the weather to put her at her ease , she could restrain them no longer . No one oppressed her by noticing this , and the Su- perioress , who had been speaking with the assis- tants in an under tone , now turned to her and ...
... kind remark on the weather to put her at her ease , she could restrain them no longer . No one oppressed her by noticing this , and the Su- perioress , who had been speaking with the assis- tants in an under tone , now turned to her and ...
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Page 86 - ... thee. Send me heavenly meditations, spiritual sweetness, and fervent desires of thy glory ; ravish my soul with the contemplation of heaven, 'where I shall everlastingly dwell with thee. Bring often to my remembrance thy unspeakable goodness, thy gifts, and thy great kindness shown to me.
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