Daisy Snowflake's Secret. A Story of English Home LifeLondon, 1882 |
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... Snowflake , is my one longing and prayer . I am hopeful that my story may tell itself , by the lips of some kindly reader , to the tender hearts of mothers , as they gather week by week in their " Mothers ' Meetings , " while at the ...
... Snowflake , is my one longing and prayer . I am hopeful that my story may tell itself , by the lips of some kindly reader , to the tender hearts of mothers , as they gather week by week in their " Mothers ' Meetings , " while at the ...
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... Snowflake . And while venturing thus to choose the readers of my story , I would not for one moment desire to be thought to seek for it only the sympathy of those thus mentioned . It may have lessons for others . That it concerns in ...
... Snowflake . And while venturing thus to choose the readers of my story , I would not for one moment desire to be thought to seek for it only the sympathy of those thus mentioned . It may have lessons for others . That it concerns in ...
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... as " tomething to make tomebody glad , " Nurse Trueman was not the only one to bless the child , and to prophesy that she would be sure to carry a blessing with her wherever she went in the 8 Daisy Snowflake's Secret .
... as " tomething to make tomebody glad , " Nurse Trueman was not the only one to bless the child , and to prophesy that she would be sure to carry a blessing with her wherever she went in the 8 Daisy Snowflake's Secret .
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... Snowflake intended starting for America : if he got on well there he would send for his wife and Daisy ; if badly , they might never hear of him again . Although deeply moved by this sudden an- nouncement , Mrs. Snowflake remained ...
... Snowflake intended starting for America : if he got on well there he would send for his wife and Daisy ; if badly , they might never hear of him again . Although deeply moved by this sudden an- nouncement , Mrs. Snowflake remained ...
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... Snowflake gazed upon Daisy unmoved . And within a few days he had started . Mrs. Snowflake had worked hard to get everything ready for him ; she had spoken hopefully of his new project , had taken the greatest interest in his plans ...
... Snowflake gazed upon Daisy unmoved . And within a few days he had started . Mrs. Snowflake had worked hard to get everything ready for him ; she had spoken hopefully of his new project , had taken the greatest interest in his plans ...
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Allen asked aunt aunt's Betsy blessing Brown child Christian cloth comfort Crown 8vo Daisy felt Daisy Snowflake Daisy's darling DAVID LIVINGSTONE dear doctor door Dovedale drink earnest eyes face father Fcap feel forgive FOSTER'S RULES friends Full-page Illustrations gentle Gerald Coultonsby girl gone hand Handsomely bound happy Hawkins heart Hodder and Stoughton hope hour husband Jones kissed knew laugh little Daisy live look Lord Jesus mamma Margaret Miss Daisy Miss Humphreys morning mother never Norman Reynolds nurse Paternoster Row pause plead poor port wine prayed prayer rectory round Saviour Scrivens sea-side singing smile sorrow speak spoke STEPHEN GRELLET story Sunday sure talk tears teetotaler tell tenderly things Thou to-day tone true turned uncle uncle's uncon unconsciously village voice walk watched whispered wife WILLIAM WILBERFORCE word young Zealand
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