Little George's first journey1847 |
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... brother was a little - a very little - cast down at the thought of parting from his mother and his sisters , and of leav- ing his dear home and his garden , for so long a time . But after we had got a little way upon the road , he ...
... brother was a little - a very little - cast down at the thought of parting from his mother and his sisters , and of leav- ing his dear home and his garden , for so long a time . But after we had got a little way upon the road , he ...
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... brother stooped down to stroke it , it stood quite still , and wagged its tail , and seemed very much pleased that it was taken notice of . And George was pleased too , as you may suppose ; and he gave it a piece of the cake which he ...
... brother stooped down to stroke it , it stood quite still , and wagged its tail , and seemed very much pleased that it was taken notice of . And George was pleased too , as you may suppose ; and he gave it a piece of the cake which he ...
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... am afraid that if I were to try to explain it all to my little girl , she would not be much the wiser . I think , too , that she would rather hear how her father and brother got to the end of their journey. THE JOURNEY . 33.
... am afraid that if I were to try to explain it all to my little girl , she would not be much the wiser . I think , too , that she would rather hear how her father and brother got to the end of their journey. THE JOURNEY . 33.
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George (little.) father and brother got to the end of their journey . So I will go on with that part of the story , and leave it to mother to say any- thing else that she pleases about the railroad . For some time after we left the ...
George (little.) father and brother got to the end of their journey . So I will go on with that part of the story , and leave it to mother to say any- thing else that she pleases about the railroad . For some time after we left the ...
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... brother said that it put him in mind of a verse in the Bible , about a city set upon a hill , which cannot be hid . Mother will be so kind as to find that verse for you , and read it to you , and tell you what it means . But I must not ...
... brother said that it put him in mind of a verse in the Bible , about a city set upon a hill , which cannot be hid . Mother will be so kind as to find that verse for you , and read it to you , and tell you what it means . But I must not ...
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Page 27 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Page 122 - For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory ; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen : for the things which are seen are temporal ; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Page 29 - But how my childhood runs to waste My sins, how great their sum ! Lord, give me pardon for the past, And strength for days to come. I lay my body down to sleep, Let angels guard my head, And through the hours of darkness keep Their watch around my bed. With cheerful heart I close mine eyes, Since thou wilt not remove : And in the morning let me rise Rejoicing in thy love.
Page 130 - Thus when the Christian pilgrim views, By faith, his mansion in the skies, The sight his fainting strength renews, And wings his speed to reach the prize.
Page 28 - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Page 142 - And melt mine eyes to tears. 5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe : Here, Lord, I give myself away, — 'Tis all that I can do.
Page 43 - Ye lust and have not : ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain : ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Page 65 - My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Page 124 - Where I see the blind or lame, Deaf or dumb, I'll kindly treat them; I deserve to feel the same, If I mock, or hurt, or cheat them. If I meet with railing tongues. Why should I return them railing?
Page 62 - I pass'd, — and they were gone. Read, ye that run, the awful truth With which I charge my page ! A worm is in the bud of youth, And at the root of age.