Daisy Snowflake's Secret. A Story of English Home LifeLondon, 1882 |
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... remember to thank the Lord Jesus for taking me to be where He is , and then you will forget your sadness and feel glad instead . " Another pause ; then again she spoke : her voice grew fainter and fainter , but the words were dis ...
... remember to thank the Lord Jesus for taking me to be where He is , and then you will forget your sadness and feel glad instead . " Another pause ; then again she spoke : her voice grew fainter and fainter , but the words were dis ...
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... remembering her uncle's injunction not to disturb her aunt . Before she had , however , closed the schoolroom door , she thought she heard her aunt calling her . Daisy crept to the foot of the stairs and listened . There was certainly ...
... remembering her uncle's injunction not to disturb her aunt . Before she had , however , closed the schoolroom door , she thought she heard her aunt calling her . Daisy crept to the foot of the stairs and listened . There was certainly ...
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... remembering . To - day , Daisy had been thinking of something her dear mother had taught her - about the influence even a child possessed for good or for evil , and out of this memory of her mother's teaching had grown the three crude ...
... remembering . To - day , Daisy had been thinking of something her dear mother had taught her - about the influence even a child possessed for good or for evil , and out of this memory of her mother's teaching had grown the three crude ...
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... Remember , my darling , I am to be a mother to you now , " she had whispered tenderly as she gathered the motherless girl within her arms the day of her arrival . " You must be my second daughter , and love me as Linda does ; " and then ...
... Remember , my darling , I am to be a mother to you now , " she had whispered tenderly as she gathered the motherless girl within her arms the day of her arrival . " You must be my second daughter , and love me as Linda does ; " and then ...
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... remember hearing Joe Scrivens speak as you think he , being a plough - boy , would be privileged to speak ? " " No , I have never noticed him use these words , " said Linda , thoughtfully ; " but you know what I say is this , that if he ...
... remember hearing Joe Scrivens speak as you think he , being a plough - boy , would be privileged to speak ? " " No , I have never noticed him use these words , " said Linda , thoughtfully ; " but you know what I say is this , that if he ...
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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.
Page 330 - A very dainty, winsome volume." — Freeman. "Primitive New England life, hospitality, and home-heartedness are finely wrought out in it. There is a quiet, easy grace, a pleasant sparkle, and a genial attractiveness in the style which exactly suits the life, manner, and personages of the narrative. A most admirable one for home interest and delight.
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.
Page 330 - A pretty story of the great civil war, which, though issued in a single volume, comprises not less matter than an ordinary novel, and introduces the reader to many varieties of character, and numerous Stirring scenes in the home and on the battle-field.