Daisy Snowflake's Secret. A Story of English Home LifeLondon, 1882 |
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... felt heartily ashamed , while at the same time she made a little excuse for herself , saying men- tally , " Ah ! if I had gone through Daisy's troubles , I should think of these things naturally , of course , just as she does ; only ...
... felt heartily ashamed , while at the same time she made a little excuse for herself , saying men- tally , " Ah ! if I had gone through Daisy's troubles , I should think of these things naturally , of course , just as she does ; only ...
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... felt a little frightened of the father whom she knew in daily life . He was so often cold and hard , and sometimes even cruel in the way he spoke and acted . But then at such times mother would be doubly loving and tender T2 Daisy ...
... felt a little frightened of the father whom she knew in daily life . He was so often cold and hard , and sometimes even cruel in the way he spoke and acted . But then at such times mother would be doubly loving and tender T2 Daisy ...
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... felt bitterness in her heart for the cause of the change in her husband . For him as he had used to be , for him as he should be again when delivered from the cruel thraldom of an evil appetite , she still had love and unerring devotion ...
... felt bitterness in her heart for the cause of the change in her husband . For him as he had used to be , for him as he should be again when delivered from the cruel thraldom of an evil appetite , she still had love and unerring devotion ...
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... felt the cause was something far greater than the going from home of her father . Her question brought Mrs. Snowflake to herself . Perhaps there flashed through her mind at that moment the promise of Psalm ix . 10 : " They that know Thy ...
... felt the cause was something far greater than the going from home of her father . Her question brought Mrs. Snowflake to herself . Perhaps there flashed through her mind at that moment the promise of Psalm ix . 10 : " They that know Thy ...
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Isabel Reaney. Daisy as much as she felt it wise for her to learn , and that meant very little , as she believed that it was better to restrain the thought of her active brain rather than to quicken it . At first there was the daily ...
Isabel Reaney. Daisy as much as she felt it wise for her to learn , and that meant very little , as she believed that it was better to restrain the thought of her active brain rather than to quicken it . At first there was the daily ...
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Page 16 - And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee : for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Page 130 - And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.
Page 319 - The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
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Page 233 - Better to hope, though the clouds hang low, And to keep the eyes still lifted; For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through, When the ominous clouds are rifted! There was never a night without a day, Or an evening without a morning, And the darkest hour, as the proverb goes, Is the hour before the dawning.
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