The Listener, Volume 1James Nisbet, 1830 - Education |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 29
Page 18
... seen and not heard , " said Mrs. B.'s nursery governess to a little sprite of seven years old , who was essaying to take a turn in the chatter of the breakfast table . For I would not have my readers nursery breakfast passes without ...
... seen and not heard , " said Mrs. B.'s nursery governess to a little sprite of seven years old , who was essaying to take a turn in the chatter of the breakfast table . For I would not have my readers nursery breakfast passes without ...
Page 20
... seen and not heard that is to say , she was to ask no questions when her infant mind was struggling to enlarge itself by increase of knowledge - she was to express no feeling that moved her little bosom , or thought that awakened in her ...
... seen and not heard that is to say , she was to ask no questions when her infant mind was struggling to enlarge itself by increase of knowledge - she was to express no feeling that moved her little bosom , or thought that awakened in her ...
Page 31
... seen , and that many beside can testify to be the truth . And well may we , who so often listen to what we like not , be allowed for once to tell a pleasant tale . Distant something more than a mile from the village of Desford , in ...
... seen , and that many beside can testify to be the truth . And well may we , who so often listen to what we like not , be allowed for once to tell a pleasant tale . Distant something more than a mile from the village of Desford , in ...
Page 32
... seen sitting by the fire - place , seemingly unconscious of all that passed around her . Her features were remarkably large , and in expression harsh - her white hair turned back from the forehead , hung uncombed upon her shoulders- her ...
... seen sitting by the fire - place , seemingly unconscious of all that passed around her . Her features were remarkably large , and in expression harsh - her white hair turned back from the forehead , hung uncombed upon her shoulders- her ...
Page 38
... seen was a mere dream and a delusion ; she said it did not signify to tell her that — she had seen it , and it was the recollection of it that made her nights so short and her days so happy . " And what does it signify , " she added ...
... seen was a mere dream and a delusion ; she said it did not signify to tell her that — she had seen it , and it was the recollection of it that made her nights so short and her days so happy . " And what does it signify , " she added ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
amusement answered Anthemis asked beautiful believe better Bible bosom Caroline Fry character Christian church consistent conversation creatures danger delight desire dress earth eighth commandment Emma enjoyment eternal evil excited expect eyes falsehood Fanny fault fear feelings felt flowers folly friends garden of God genuity girl habits happened happy hear heard heart Heaven holy hour inconsistency innocent irreligion knew LEATHER LANE listen live look Lord's Supper Lycurgus Mamma Maria means ment mind misery Miss moral morning morning dress nature nature's never night observed ourselves pain passed peace Peggy Lum perceive perhaps perly persons pleasure profess racter readers reason religious replied Sabbath sacrament scarcely Scripture seemed Selina sense society speak spirit suffer suppose sure talk taste taught tell thing thought Thrush tion told truth unholy passion walk weed wish woman words wrong young ladies