Evenings with Grandpa, Parte2D.C. Heath, 1913 |
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... wife , and showed me to her ; but she screamed and ran back , as women in England do at the sight of a toad or a spider . However , when she had awhile seen my be- havior , and how well I observed the signs her husband made , she was ...
... wife , and showed me to her ; but she screamed and ran back , as women in England do at the sight of a toad or a spider . However , when she had awhile seen my be- havior , and how well I observed the signs her husband made , she was ...
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... wife minced a bit of meat , then crumbled some bread on a trencher , and placed it before me . I made her a low bow , took out my knife and fork , and fell to eat , which gave them exceeding delight . The mistress sent her maid for a ...
... wife minced a bit of meat , then crumbled some bread on a trencher , and placed it before me . I made her a low bow , took out my knife and fork , and fell to eat , which gave them exceeding delight . The mistress sent her maid for a ...
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... wife a strict charge to take care of me . I was very much tired and disposed to sleep , which , my mistress perceiving , she put me on her own bed , and covered me with a clean white handkerchief , but larger and coarser than the ...
... wife a strict charge to take care of me . I was very much tired and disposed to sleep , which , my mistress perceiving , she put me on her own bed , and covered me with a clean white handkerchief , but larger and coarser than the ...
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... wife who acted as caretakers were away on a holiday . " I am glad that you came , dog , " she remarked to Son - of - the - Wind as she made up the fire ; and she soon forgot his existence in the joy of solving the problem that had ...
... wife who acted as caretakers were away on a holiday . " I am glad that you came , dog , " she remarked to Son - of - the - Wind as she made up the fire ; and she soon forgot his existence in the joy of solving the problem that had ...
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... wife for him a Philistine maiden who had pleased his fancy . They tried to persuade him to marry a daughter from his own people ; but it was of no avail . He made a feast , for so used the young men to do . But from fear of Samson the ...
... wife for him a Philistine maiden who had pleased his fancy . They tried to persuade him to marry a daughter from his own people ; but it was of no avail . He made a feast , for so used the young men to do . But from fear of Samson the ...
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Página 274 - Ring out the grief that saps the mind, For those that here we see no more ; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind.
Página 123 - Thou blossom bright with autumn dew, And colored with the heaven's own blue, That openest, when the quiet light Succeeds the keen and frosty night. Thou comest not when violets lean O'er wandering brooks and springs unseen, Or columbines, in purple dressed, Nod o'er the ground-bird's hidden nest. Thou waitest late, and com'st alone, When woods are bare and birds are flown. And frosts and shortening days portend The aged year is near his end. Then doth thy sweet and quiet eye Look through its fringes...
Página 53 - THE harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls, As if that soul were fled. — So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er, And hearts, that once beat high for praise, Now feel that pulse no more. No more to chiefs and ladies bright The harp of Tara swells ; The chord alone, that breaks at night, Its tale of ruin tells. Thus Freedom now so seldom wakes, The only throb she gives, Is when some heart indignant breaks, To show that...
Página 358 - Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ) Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each burning deed and thought.
Página 80 - The soldiers of the king trod to and fro. Clad in the garb of battle ; and their chief. The mighty Joab, stood beside the bier, And gazed upon the dark pall steadfastly, As if he feared the slumberer might stir.