St. Nicholas, Volume 42, Part 1Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1915 |
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... mother when she was a little girl . When she went to college , he continued to take it be- cause he said it was the best magazine that came into the house . When my mother was married she took it for herself , and then for me . " Books ...
... mother when she was a little girl . When she went to college , he continued to take it be- cause he said it was the best magazine that came into the house . When my mother was married she took it for herself , and then for me . " Books ...
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... mother country , five years before . She had come a stranger to a strange land , but had soon won all hearts by her courage and loy- alty to the home of her adoption ; while to me , who was scarce more than a baby when first we met at ...
... mother country , five years before . She had come a stranger to a strange land , but had soon won all hearts by her courage and loy- alty to the home of her adoption ; while to me , who was scarce more than a baby when first we met at ...
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... mother had her dear little boy left behind , no doubt your tears mingled with his as he limped alone down the mountain path , trying in vain to comfort himself with his fleeting glimpse of that joyous country where horses had wings and ...
... mother had her dear little boy left behind , no doubt your tears mingled with his as he limped alone down the mountain path , trying in vain to comfort himself with his fleeting glimpse of that joyous country where horses had wings and ...
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... mother hastened to the little home and to the crib where the boy lay sleeping sweetly , bathed in the glow of the silvery light . " Come , " whispered the mother . " Come ! " The boy opened his eyes , sprang into his fa- ther's arms ...
... mother hastened to the little home and to the crib where the boy lay sleeping sweetly , bathed in the glow of the silvery light . " Come , " whispered the mother . " Come ! " The boy opened his eyes , sprang into his fa- ther's arms ...
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... Mother , what about the salad ? THE HOUSEKEEPING ADVENTURES OF THE JUNIOR BLAIRS BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON " NOW DON'T MOVE , DOLLY , FOR I'M GOING. Thanksgiving November 1914 THANKSGIVING DAY SUPPER " MOTHER BLAIR , did you ever think ...
... Mother , what about the salad ? THE HOUSEKEEPING ADVENTURES OF THE JUNIOR BLAIRS BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON " NOW DON'T MOVE , DOLLY , FOR I'M GOING. Thanksgiving November 1914 THANKSGIVING DAY SUPPER " MOTHER BLAIR , did you ever think ...
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Page 50 - And, like fowls in a farmyard when barley is scattering. Out came the children running. All the little boys and girls, With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls, And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls Tripping and skipping, ran merrily after The wonderful music with shouting and laughter.
Page 447 - I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and, as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested- him for his rent, at which he was in a violent passion. I perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him.
Page 358 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and cranks,* and wanton* wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Page 407 - He shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against every man and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.
Page 321 - Sorrow is hard to bear, and doubt is slow to clear, Each sufferer says his say, his scheme of the weal and woe: But God has a few of us whom he whispers in the ear; The rest may reason and welcome: 'tis we musicians know.
Page 276 - The Splendor of Beauty: For Yesterday is but a Dream, And To-morrow is only a Vision; But To-day well lived Makes every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness And every To-morrow a Vision of Hope.
Page 480 - Always use Victor Machines with Victor Records and Victor Needles — the combination. There is no other way to get the unequaled Victor tone.
Page 350 - OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat ; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth.
Page 447 - ... bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means by which he might be extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill.
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