Daisy Snowflake's Secret. A Story of English Home LifeLondon, 1882 |
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... lives in earnest ? -in closing the doors of our English homes to secrets such as darkened the young heart of Daisy Snowflake , is my one longing and prayer . I am hopeful that my story may tell itself , by the lips of some kindly reader ...
... lives in earnest ? -in closing the doors of our English homes to secrets such as darkened the young heart of Daisy Snowflake , is my one longing and prayer . I am hopeful that my story may tell itself , by the lips of some kindly reader ...
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... live to be a comfort to her mother— ah ! how great a comfort none but that poor sorrowful mother herself really knew ! The weany babe became a bonny , round - of - limb , winsome little lassie , long before the first twelve months of ...
... live to be a comfort to her mother— ah ! how great a comfort none but that poor sorrowful mother herself really knew ! The weany babe became a bonny , round - of - limb , winsome little lassie , long before the first twelve months of ...
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... live with them . She is not unprovided for , as my present income will be hers . " The " some day " was nearer than any one ex- pected . That very night Mrs. Snowflake awoke Betsy Trueman : " Wake my little Daisy , " she said , speaking ...
... live with them . She is not unprovided for , as my present income will be hers . " The " some day " was nearer than any one ex- pected . That very night Mrs. Snowflake awoke Betsy Trueman : " Wake my little Daisy , " she said , speaking ...
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... live with her aunt had been what she had gained in the month's visit the previous summer . She gathered the reins into her hands as if she were perfectly accustomed to her position , and with a bright " Good - bye , uncle ; good - bye ...
... live with her aunt had been what she had gained in the month's visit the previous summer . She gathered the reins into her hands as if she were perfectly accustomed to her position , and with a bright " Good - bye , uncle ; good - bye ...
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... lives by the boat - house- " " Auntie , " interrupted Daisy , and her tone was one of great surprise , " you do not mean that public - house , where uncle never lets us go near because of the rude people who are drinking there ? 50 ...
... lives by the boat - house- " " Auntie , " interrupted Daisy , and her tone was one of great surprise , " you do not mean that public - house , where uncle never lets us go near because of the rude people who are drinking there ? 50 ...
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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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