Early days; or, The Wesleyan scholar's guide1864 |
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... little child , playing with the long stalks and the clover- heads . This was the daughter of one of the gardeners , a little girl about five years old . The Queen approached the child , silently watched her play for a few moments , and ...
... little child , playing with the long stalks and the clover- heads . This was the daughter of one of the gardeners , a little girl about five years old . The Queen approached the child , silently watched her play for a few moments , and ...
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... girl , which she presumed would be displayed in ordinary childish fashion , by clapping of hands , and joyful , wondering exclama- tions . But all turned out very dif ferently from what she had ex- pected . The little one sat a moment ...
... girl , which she presumed would be displayed in ordinary childish fashion , by clapping of hands , and joyful , wondering exclama- tions . But all turned out very dif ferently from what she had ex- pected . The little one sat a moment ...
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... little child . I re- member people used to think me very tall for my age , and , I dare say , very naughty too ; for I know I often did things that were wrong . O ! if I only could live my childhood over again , how different I would be ...
... little child . I re- member people used to think me very tall for my age , and , I dare say , very naughty too ; for I know I often did things that were wrong . O ! if I only could live my childhood over again , how different I would be ...
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... little servants . He has told you in the Bible that He wants you to follow ... girls . " Such an idea , a kitten brought up . Do not kittens bring them- selves ... girl , and in those days I lived in a far country , with my dear parents ...
... little servants . He has told you in the Bible that He wants you to follow ... girls . " Such an idea , a kitten brought up . Do not kittens bring them- selves ... girl , and in those days I lived in a far country , with my dear parents ...
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... LITTLE CHILD'S QUESTIONS AND PRAYERS . M but a little child , mamma : How many sins have I ? Can I remember all my sins , And count them , if I try ? " When you can count the stars , my child , And count the leaves that lie All scatter ...
... LITTLE CHILD'S QUESTIONS AND PRAYERS . M but a little child , mamma : How many sins have I ? Can I remember all my sins , And count them , if I try ? " When you can count the stars , my child , And count the leaves that lie All scatter ...
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Page 26 - The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man.
Page 178 - Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Page 94 - And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Page 166 - The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them ; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing : the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.
Page 103 - There's a dance of leaves in that aspen bower, There's a titter of winds in that beechen tree, There's a smile on the fruit and a smile on the flower, And a laugh from the brook that runs to the sea.
Page 174 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 46 - I WANDERED lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils, Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Page 183 - And when he putteth forth his own sheep he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him ; for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers.
Page 156 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Page 167 - And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him; "My son:" and he said unto him, "Behold, here am I." And he said: "Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; and make me savory meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I...