Corner cottage and its inmates; or, Trust in God, Volume 230Griffith and Farran, 1869 - 216 pages |
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... mother had no money to purchase new clothes , the two girls took upon themselves to look after their brother , who was the youngest , and who forgot sometimes to be quite so careful as he might have been . Boys , you know , do forget ...
... mother had no money to purchase new clothes , the two girls took upon themselves to look after their brother , who was the youngest , and who forgot sometimes to be quite so careful as he might have been . Boys , you know , do forget ...
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... mother made them careful and con- siderate ; besides , as you will presently read , they had seen much trouble , and were too thankful for their present comforts to think lightly of the most trifling expense which would in any way cause ...
... mother made them careful and con- siderate ; besides , as you will presently read , they had seen much trouble , and were too thankful for their present comforts to think lightly of the most trifling expense which would in any way cause ...
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... mother's voice to remind the children of the Lord's merciful dealings towards them . An awful time - a time of misery , of grief , of starvation and sickness - was within the memory of even Frank ; when they dwelt in the busy town ...
... mother's voice to remind the children of the Lord's merciful dealings towards them . An awful time - a time of misery , of grief , of starvation and sickness - was within the memory of even Frank ; when they dwelt in the busy town ...
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... mother ; how , at last , even a suffi- cient quantity of dry bread was all they anticipated , with a little milk and water , or very weak tea ; and he remembered , too , how , after a weary search for a single room that would be cheap ...
... mother ; how , at last , even a suffi- cient quantity of dry bread was all they anticipated , with a little milk and water , or very weak tea ; and he remembered , too , how , after a weary search for a single room that would be cheap ...
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... mother ; she could scarcely rise from her bed , and poor Mar- garet , being the eldest , though but a child , had to superintend , and in fact do the greater part of the needlework , which was now their only dependance . It was ...
... mother ; she could scarcely rise from her bed , and poor Mar- garet , being the eldest , though but a child , had to superintend , and in fact do the greater part of the needlework , which was now their only dependance . It was ...
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