Mary Mansfield ; And, Nothing to Do: Two StoriesHodder and Stoughton, 1897 - 191 pages |
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... trees , composing themselves to rest . The dew was falling , refreshing the parched ground and the drooping flowers , after the day of burning heat . A strange quiet pervaded the whole of nature , and influenced every living thing- even ...
... trees , composing themselves to rest . The dew was falling , refreshing the parched ground and the drooping flowers , after the day of burning heat . A strange quiet pervaded the whole of nature , and influenced every living thing- even ...
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... and shady apple and pear trees , sloped down almost to the banks of a clear running river , by follow- ing the course of which for a mile or two , you found yourself far from the sight of the little 12 MARY MANSFIELD : OR . CHAPTER II. ...
... and shady apple and pear trees , sloped down almost to the banks of a clear running river , by follow- ing the course of which for a mile or two , you found yourself far from the sight of the little 12 MARY MANSFIELD : OR . CHAPTER II. ...
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... trees , whilst the tall laurels and evergreen oaks in the shrubbery of Ludley Manor were bent down by the weight which had fallen on them . Not much of the outer cold reached Mary Mansfield in the drawing - room . She was seated in an ...
... trees , whilst the tall laurels and evergreen oaks in the shrubbery of Ludley Manor were bent down by the weight which had fallen on them . Not much of the outer cold reached Mary Mansfield in the drawing - room . She was seated in an ...
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... trees , and the spotless beauty of the early flowers . Once more spring sounds greeted the ear , -the hum of insects , the murmuring of the brooks , the song of birds , the gentle rustling of the fresh breeze . Once more had the great ...
... trees , and the spotless beauty of the early flowers . Once more spring sounds greeted the ear , -the hum of insects , the murmuring of the brooks , the song of birds , the gentle rustling of the fresh breeze . Once more had the great ...
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... trees in the lawn sweeping the ground with their branches , whilst the stately oaks and elms were slowly expanding their leaves ; but the house itself looked desolate , for its owners were on the Continent , where they had been for some ...
... trees in the lawn sweeping the ground with their branches , whilst the stately oaks and elms were slowly expanding their leaves ; but the house itself looked desolate , for its owners were on the Continent , where they had been for some ...
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Popular passages
Page 56 - openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth;
Page 10 - I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great thing to do, Or secret thing to know ; I would be treated as a child, And guided where I go.
Page 12 - All common things, each day's events, That with the hour begin and end, Our pleasures and our discontents, Are rounds by which we may ascend.
Page 31 - Alas ! alas ! how many are spending their money for that which is not bread, and their labour for that which profiteth not...
Page 85 - For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Page 21 - TEACH me, my God and King, In all things Thee to see, And what I do in anything, To do it as for Thee...
Page 37 - Now in thy youth, beseech of Him Who giveth, upbraiding not; That his light in thy heart become not dim, And his love be unforgot; And thy God, in the darkest of days, will be, Greenness, and beauty, and strength to thee.
Page 52 - Wilt thou not from this time cry unto Me : — " My father, Thou art the guide of my youth?
Page 64 - Whatever passes as a cloud between The mental eye of faith and things unseen, Causing that brighter world to disappear, Or seem less lovely, and its hope less dear ; This is our world, our idol, though it bear Affection's impress, or devotion's air.
Page 71 - ... circulation, as to give their own hue and character to much of the theology of his country. But the principle of a commercial atonement, of paying quid pro quo, is interwoven with his whole system of divinity, as Phidias's name in the shield. Take a specimen, or two, from his 'Death of Death...