Gems of Literature, Elegant, Rare, and SuggestiveWilliam P. Nimmo, 1866 - 147 pages |
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Page 52
... happy- and the happy are good . Affection remains in her as a treasure , hereafter to be brought into full use . As yet she only spends a small share of the interest of her heart's wealth upon the objects around her : the principal will ...
... happy- and the happy are good . Affection remains in her as a treasure , hereafter to be brought into full use . As yet she only spends a small share of the interest of her heart's wealth upon the objects around her : the principal will ...
Page 54
... the highest order . Such is the " English girl , " as she still exists in many of the happy homes throughout this pleasant land . She is one of the creations of nature , which , though decaying in generations , live 54 GEMS OF LITERATURE .
... the highest order . Such is the " English girl , " as she still exists in many of the happy homes throughout this pleasant land . She is one of the creations of nature , which , though decaying in generations , live 54 GEMS OF LITERATURE .
Page 59
... happy then Beyond the happiest lot , Of all that ever pass'd my pen , So soon to be forgot ! Phoebus , if such be thy design , To place it in thy bow , Give wit , that what is left may shine With equal grace below . REVERENCE FOR ...
... happy then Beyond the happiest lot , Of all that ever pass'd my pen , So soon to be forgot ! Phoebus , if such be thy design , To place it in thy bow , Give wit , that what is left may shine With equal grace below . REVERENCE FOR ...
Page 72
... happy , for if they judge by their own feeling they cannot find it ; but if they think with themselves what other men think of them , and that other men would fain be as they are , then they are happy as it were by report , when ...
... happy , for if they judge by their own feeling they cannot find it ; but if they think with themselves what other men think of them , and that other men would fain be as they are , then they are happy as it were by report , when ...
Page 78
... flash and a whirl , In the breast of its happy mother There nestled my little girl . O Blaavin , rocky Blaavin , It was with the. BLAAVIN . ( Alexander Smith . ) THE CAPACITY OF AN HOUR . 78 GEMS OF LITERATURE . Alexander Smith,
... flash and a whirl , In the breast of its happy mother There nestled my little girl . O Blaavin , rocky Blaavin , It was with the. BLAAVIN . ( Alexander Smith . ) THE CAPACITY OF AN HOUR . 78 GEMS OF LITERATURE . Alexander Smith,
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