The dull stone house, by Kenner Deene, Volume 2; Volume 1051862 |
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... hand . She would always stop and speak to him in the street , kindly too , and with a light shining over the pure perfect face , as though his presence gave her pleasure . But Miss Percy behaved thus gently to every- body . She had very ...
... hand . She would always stop and speak to him in the street , kindly too , and with a light shining over the pure perfect face , as though his presence gave her pleasure . But Miss Percy behaved thus gently to every- body . She had very ...
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... hand lay in his . Very feverish , " said he . 66 Margaret sighed . Then Paul began to look for pen and paper . He wrote a pre- scription . He rose . It was time for him to go , but he lingered . He lingered un- bidden , and spoke a few ...
... hand lay in his . Very feverish , " said he . 66 Margaret sighed . Then Paul began to look for pen and paper . He wrote a pre- scription . He rose . It was time for him to go , but he lingered . He lingered un- bidden , and spoke a few ...
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... hand in that of Paul . " I'm quite well now , " he said . " I'm to go out on the pony every day , and I'm never to take physic any more , am I ? " Paul paused , and patted the little heir's curly head . " You ride a horse every day ...
... hand in that of Paul . " I'm quite well now , " he said . " I'm to go out on the pony every day , and I'm never to take physic any more , am I ? " Paul paused , and patted the little heir's curly head . " You ride a horse every day ...
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... hand ; but she did not read . She watched , and waited patiently . She rose and walked to the window . harvest moon had risen , and her soft , rich light illumined the autumn garden , and glanced on the swaying boughs of the trees ; and ...
... hand ; but she did not read . She watched , and waited patiently . She rose and walked to the window . harvest moon had risen , and her soft , rich light illumined the autumn garden , and glanced on the swaying boughs of the trees ; and ...
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... hand , stooped down , and kissed her cheek . " My time has been so taken up . " " Taken up . Oh , Charles ! and have you no pity for me , waiting always for a letter that never came ? It was cruel , cruel . " " Dieu merci ! this is ...
... hand , stooped down , and kissed her cheek . " My time has been so taken up . " " Taken up . Oh , Charles ! and have you no pity for me , waiting always for a letter that never came ? It was cruel , cruel . " " Dieu merci ! this is ...
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Page 131 - If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Page 109 - Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!
Page 106 - Ne'er tell me of glories serenely adorning The close of our day, the calm eve of our night: Give me back, give me back the wild freshness of morning, — Its smiles and its tears are worth evening's best light.
Page 156 - He was a good man and his loss will be deeply felt by a large circle of friends...
Page 210 - Towards the close of the last century, that is to say, about seventy years ago...