Familiar Scenes, Histories, and Reflectionsauthor annd sold, 1814 - 166 pages |
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... Elizabeth Brown 110 CHAP . XV . History of Mary Smith and Elizabeth Brown concluded .. CHAP . XVI . 116 Walk and Conversation with Mr. Peach .... 127 CHAP . XVII . The Haunted House .... 137 CHAP . XVIII . The Retired Publican ...
... Elizabeth Brown 110 CHAP . XV . History of Mary Smith and Elizabeth Brown concluded .. CHAP . XVI . 116 Walk and Conversation with Mr. Peach .... 127 CHAP . XVII . The Haunted House .... 137 CHAP . XVIII . The Retired Publican ...
Page 109
... press forward towards the mark for the prize of our high calling ; even the glorious hope of dwell- ing in the heavenly Jerusalem , the city of the living God . " 1 CHAP . XIV . History of Mary Smith and Elizabeth 109.
... press forward towards the mark for the prize of our high calling ; even the glorious hope of dwell- ing in the heavenly Jerusalem , the city of the living God . " 1 CHAP . XIV . History of Mary Smith and Elizabeth 109.
Page 110
... respect- the mother of the deformed girl , I saw at the workhouse . Elizabeth Brown and Mary Smith were born in the same month , and under similar circumstances : for both were orphans before they reached their fifth year.
... respect- the mother of the deformed girl , I saw at the workhouse . Elizabeth Brown and Mary Smith were born in the same month , and under similar circumstances : for both were orphans before they reached their fifth year.
Page 111
... Elizabeth Brown into her service , and Mary Smith on the same day was preferred as assistant nursery- maid in the family of the minister of the parish . Living together as sisters ever since they were ca- pable of recollection , they ...
... Elizabeth Brown into her service , and Mary Smith on the same day was preferred as assistant nursery- maid in the family of the minister of the parish . Living together as sisters ever since they were ca- pable of recollection , they ...
Page 112
... Elizabeth , who in the mean while dis- patched two or three letters to her , in which she spoke of her mistress as being very cross , and difficult to please , expressed her surprise that one , who could not see a word in any book ...
... Elizabeth , who in the mean while dis- patched two or three letters to her , in which she spoke of her mistress as being very cross , and difficult to please , expressed her surprise that one , who could not see a word in any book ...
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