Everley [by miss Cornish].1855 |
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... glad to have her niece with her , that it was settled that she should spend all her holidays with her aunt , until the time came that she was to leave school altogether . That time was now come , and Evelyn looked forward with a mixed ...
... glad to have her niece with her , that it was settled that she should spend all her holidays with her aunt , until the time came that she was to leave school altogether . That time was now come , and Evelyn looked forward with a mixed ...
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... glad to be home . It is so happy ! " and Evelyn gazed at the faces she had not seen for so long , and tried to recall the old familiar features , while they could scarcely take their eyes from the bright , gentle face , and soft brown ...
... glad to be home . It is so happy ! " and Evelyn gazed at the faces she had not seen for so long , and tried to recall the old familiar features , while they could scarcely take their eyes from the bright , gentle face , and soft brown ...
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... glad you must be to leave school , Evy , ” remarked Mary . 66 Weren't you enchanted when the day came ? " Evelyn thought of the sorrowful tears she had shed at parting with Georgy that morning , and re- plied , " I have been very happy ...
... glad you must be to leave school , Evy , ” remarked Mary . 66 Weren't you enchanted when the day came ? " Evelyn thought of the sorrowful tears she had shed at parting with Georgy that morning , and re- plied , " I have been very happy ...
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... glad to see her home again , that Mrs. Fal- coner's kiss had been as kind and motherly as she had ventured to hope , that Augusta's arm was round her waist , and Mary saying how nice it was to have little Evy at home again . How ...
... glad to see her home again , that Mrs. Fal- coner's kiss had been as kind and motherly as she had ventured to hope , that Augusta's arm was round her waist , and Mary saying how nice it was to have little Evy at home again . How ...
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... glad when the drive was over ; for after the first half hour it had been rather wea- risome , and when the carriage stopped at their own door , she sprang out , exclaiming how glad she was to be at home again , and flew to her own room ...
... glad when the drive was over ; for after the first half hour it had been rather wea- risome , and when the carriage stopped at their own door , she sprang out , exclaiming how glad she was to be at home again , and flew to her own room ...
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Popular passages
Page 216 - Let us do our work as well, Both the unseen and the seen ; Make the house, where Gods may dwell, Beautiful, entire, and clean. Else our lives are incomplete, Standing in these walls of Time, Broken stairways, where the feet Stumble as they seek to climb. Build to-day, then, strong and sure, With a firm and ample base ; And ascending and secure Shall to-morrow find its place.
Page 474 - No one is so accursed by fate, No one so utterly desolate, But some heart, though unknown / Responds unto his own.
Page 268 - He needs must think of her once more, How in the grave she lies; And with his hard, rough hand he wipes A tear out of his eyes.
Page 336 - A servant with this clause makes drudgery divine; who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, makes that and the action fine.
Page 492 - Sweet is the smile of home ; the mutual look When hearts are of each other sure ; Sweet all the joys that crowd the household nook, The haunt of all affections pure...
Page 378 - If you have no power of giving: An arm of aid to the weak, A friendly hand to the friendless, Kind words, so short to speak, But whose echo is endless: The world is wide, — these things are small, They may be nothing, but they are All.
Page 455 - Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live ; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die.
Page 11 - Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead thou me on ! The night is dark and I am far from home; Lead thou me on ! Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me.