The home of the lost child, a tale of the Asylum of the Good Shepherd, HammersmithC. Dolman, 1848 - 223 pages |
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... live for the suffering race ; And heedless of pleasure , of comfort , of home , Rose quickly , like Mary , and answered , ' I come . ' Forgot in the halls is that high sounding name , For the Sister of Charity blushes at fame ; Forgot ...
... live for the suffering race ; And heedless of pleasure , of comfort , of home , Rose quickly , like Mary , and answered , ' I come . ' Forgot in the halls is that high sounding name , For the Sister of Charity blushes at fame ; Forgot ...
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... live only for the present . Such is the world ; and Captain Ambrose having obtained a change of station , none but his affec- tionate wife saw how deep the furrows on his high forehead were grown , nor how in a few months his iron grey ...
... live only for the present . Such is the world ; and Captain Ambrose having obtained a change of station , none but his affec- tionate wife saw how deep the furrows on his high forehead were grown , nor how in a few months his iron grey ...
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... lives in the Asylum . " " And become nuns ? " asked Captain Ambrose . " No ; our rule strictly forbids this . No person , of whatever fortune , rank , and talents she may be possessed , can be received into our order , if ever there has ...
... lives in the Asylum . " " And become nuns ? " asked Captain Ambrose . " No ; our rule strictly forbids this . No person , of whatever fortune , rank , and talents she may be possessed , can be received into our order , if ever there has ...
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... what's her name ? -we have some gentlefolks who live here sometimes , but they have names . " " My good girl , I do not know this lady's present name , but she has lately lost her baby . " " Do you mean Lady Henry 12 THE CONVENT .
... what's her name ? -we have some gentlefolks who live here sometimes , but they have names . " " My good girl , I do not know this lady's present name , but she has lately lost her baby . " " Do you mean Lady Henry 12 THE CONVENT .
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... live her term recklessly in the house of correction , to be dismissed only to recommence the same violent conduct , was the history of her life for some years before she was put under the tender care of the nuns of the Good Shepherd ...
... live her term recklessly in the house of correction , to be dismissed only to recommence the same violent conduct , was the history of her life for some years before she was put under the tender care of the nuns of the Good Shepherd ...
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Alban Butler Aloysius amongst asked Asylum beautiful Blessed Virgin Bond-st Captain Ambrose Catholic chapel charity Charles Dolman Church cloth lettered colour consecrated Convent cross daughter dear child dear mother Doria dress duties entered eyes father feeling Gervais gilt girl give grace Hammersmith happy heart heaven holy hope infirmarian infirmary Jesus kind Lady Georgiana laugh live look Lord Henry Mary Magdalen Mary of Egypt Mary of St mercy mère mind mistress morning Mother St Mother Superior never Nicholas Wiseman nuns o'clock Obedience passed penance penitents poor Jemima postulant pray prayers priest Rachel receive recreation refectory Religion religious religious habit replied Reverend Mother rioress Seven Dolours Shepherd silence Sister Mary smiled Society of Jesus soul speak spoke Stanislas suffer Supe Superioress tears tell thee thing thou thought turned Valerie voice vols walk whilst wish words young
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