Daisy Snowflake's Secret. A Story of English Home LifeLondon, 1882 |
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... hour had come when she was to return , and that those tiny , waxen hands were ever unconsciously folding themselves together in prayer . But the nurse thought that , having come , " the bairn would make her mind up to stay a bit and ...
... hour had come when she was to return , and that those tiny , waxen hands were ever unconsciously folding themselves together in prayer . But the nurse thought that , having come , " the bairn would make her mind up to stay a bit and ...
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... hours , Mrs. Snowflake only 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 ...
... hours , Mrs. Snowflake only 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 ...
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... hour afterwards and Daisy was as bright as usual ; but it took many days and weeks Before Mrs. Snowflake recovered her usual spirits , and from the hour her husband left her her bodily strength seemed visibly to wane . Three years ...
... hour afterwards and Daisy was as bright as usual ; but it took many days and weeks Before Mrs. Snowflake recovered her usual spirits , and from the hour her husband left her her bodily strength seemed visibly to wane . Three years ...
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... hour . She tried to vary it by turning back and so getting a slight change from going always the one way . Then she crossed from side to side , threading her way through the apple trees which stood at uncertain distances down the centre ...
... hour . She tried to vary it by turning back and so getting a slight change from going always the one way . Then she crossed from side to side , threading her way through the apple trees which stood at uncertain distances down the centre ...
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... hour that Daisy had be- FRO come an inmate of Dovedale Rectory , Mrs. Brown had shown her the greatest kindness and affection . " Remember , my darling , I am to be a mother to you now , " she had whispered tenderly as she gathered the ...
... hour that Daisy had be- FRO come an inmate of Dovedale Rectory , Mrs. Brown had shown her the greatest kindness and affection . " Remember , my darling , I am to be a mother to you now , " she had whispered tenderly as she gathered the ...
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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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