Bonnie JeannieLondon; Norwich [printed 1881], 1881 - 167 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 19
Page 10
... its well - polished brass knob and knocker , and making our way to the side of the house , where , in an old - fashioned entrance porch , furnished with two oaken settles , often sits the mistress of 10 BONNIE JEANNIE .
... its well - polished brass knob and knocker , and making our way to the side of the house , where , in an old - fashioned entrance porch , furnished with two oaken settles , often sits the mistress of 10 BONNIE JEANNIE .
Page 11
... side they oftentimes go happier , wiser , perhaps truer , nobler women . Mrs. Moss is supposed to know of an antidote for every evil , from an obstinately smoking chim- ney to an obstreperously screaming baby ; from a whitlow on the ...
... side they oftentimes go happier , wiser , perhaps truer , nobler women . Mrs. Moss is supposed to know of an antidote for every evil , from an obstinately smoking chim- ney to an obstreperously screaming baby ; from a whitlow on the ...
Page 12
... side the border ; and the dialect , or , at least , many of its words and phrases , which he learnt at his mother's knee , still clings to him as persistently as he clings to his nationality . John Moss is loyal to his native land , and ...
... side the border ; and the dialect , or , at least , many of its words and phrases , which he learnt at his mother's knee , still clings to him as persistently as he clings to his nationality . John Moss is loyal to his native land , and ...
Page 37
... side thrust at " Ben the silent , " but none in Mrs. Moss's reply . " Well , John , the truth is , Janet has a lover . " " Aweel ! aweel ! " returned the farmer , as he continued to stir his tea , rather meditatively than otherwise now ...
... side thrust at " Ben the silent , " but none in Mrs. Moss's reply . " Well , John , the truth is , Janet has a lover . " " Aweel ! aweel ! " returned the farmer , as he continued to stir his tea , rather meditatively than otherwise now ...
Page 43
... " I shall soon have done , then I will take her from you . " Janet stepped to Bessie's side , and laid the warm , downy baby cheek against that of its mother for a kiss . " Bless you , my bonnie bird ! " said JANET'S LOVER . 43.
... " I shall soon have done , then I will take her from you . " Janet stepped to Bessie's side , and laid the warm , downy baby cheek against that of its mother for a kiss . " Bless you , my bonnie bird ! " said JANET'S LOVER . 43.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
apparently asked Author baby Barney beautiful Bessie bless bonnie Books Buildings called CHAPTER child clear cloth Coloured comes comfort dear door eyes face fact father fcap feel feet felt followed Frontispiece Frost gentle girl give given gone hand Harley head heart Home Farm horse human Janet Jeannie John Moss keep kind knew laid less light living London looked master means mind Miss mother moved never night Nobbs once pain passed peace perhaps person poor present pretty returned Robert Robert Moss round seemed SHILLINGS shoulder side smile soon speak spoke stand step stood strong sure sweet tears tell thing thought told tones took troubled true turned village voice walked watched women wonder young
Popular passages
Page 74 - In the elder days of Art, Builders wrought with greatest care Each minute and unseen part ; For the gods see everywhere.
Page 162 - There are in this loud stunning tide Of human care and crime, With whom the melodies abide Of the everlasting chime ; Who carry music in their heart Through dusky lane and wrangling mart, Plying their daily task with busier feet, Because their secret souls a holy strain repeat.
Page 149 - Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted ; If it enrich not the heart of another, its waters, returning Back to their springs, like the rain, shall fill them full of refreshment ; That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
Page 42 - Bear through sorrow, wrong, and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth. O, that dew, like balm, shall steal Into wounds, that cannot heal, Even as sleep our eyes doth seal ; And that smile, like sunshine, dart Into many a sunless heart, For a smile of God thou art.
Page 20 - Rain falls, suns rise and set, Earth whirls, and all but to prosper A poor little violet. This child is not mine as the first was, I cannot sing it to rest, I cannot lift it up fatherly And...
Page 132 - There were ninety and nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold, But one was out on the hills away, Far off from the gates of gold — Away on the mountains wild and bare, Away from the tender Shepherd's care. " Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine ; Are they not enough for Thee ? " But the Shepherd made answer—" This of mine Has wandered away from Me ; And although the road be rough and steep, I go to the desert to find My sheep.
Page 144 - Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way, But to act that each tomorrow Find us farther than today.
Page 28 - She is not dead, — the child of our affection, — But gone unto that school Where she no longer needs our poor protection, And Christ himself doth rule.
Page 163 - AS helpless as a child who clings £\ Fast to his father's arm, And casts his weakness on the strength That keeps him safe from harm ; So I, my Father, cling to Thee, And thus I every hour Would link my earthly feebleness To Thine almighty power.
Page 77 - Let us be patient ! These severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise.