Alice Gray, Or, The Ministrations of a ChildTwelve-year-old Alice Gray touches the lives of her friends with acts of loving kindness. |
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Page 74
... hope soon I shall be able to cut out things as well as make them ; Nurse teaches me a little every day . " " But do you like work ? " said Lady Beatrice , mournfully . " Not particularly much , " replied little Alice , shaking her head ...
... hope soon I shall be able to cut out things as well as make them ; Nurse teaches me a little every day . " " But do you like work ? " said Lady Beatrice , mournfully . " Not particularly much , " replied little Alice , shaking her head ...
Page 86
... hope and of remembrance . Minutes flew swiftly by ; and soon the carriage was heard rumbling up to the door . Jet gave a low whine , and put her nose into Beatrice's hand ; Nurse appeared at the door with a warm shawl ; it was time to ...
... hope and of remembrance . Minutes flew swiftly by ; and soon the carriage was heard rumbling up to the door . Jet gave a low whine , and put her nose into Beatrice's hand ; Nurse appeared at the door with a warm shawl ; it was time to ...
Page 95
... hope you will bear it bravely ; and then I do believe you are much less likely to be very bad than if you were fretful and impatient ; and you know , Willie , our good Father has told us we must be patient . It is His will ; and though ...
... hope you will bear it bravely ; and then I do believe you are much less likely to be very bad than if you were fretful and impatient ; and you know , Willie , our good Father has told us we must be patient . It is His will ; and though ...
Page 98
... hope deferred " which maketh the heart sick . No letter , however , came for Alice Gray . Was her first dream , then , of deep true friendship to be so rudely dispelled ? Was she to experience so soon the fickleness of that world , with ...
... hope deferred " which maketh the heart sick . No letter , however , came for Alice Gray . Was her first dream , then , of deep true friendship to be so rudely dispelled ? Was she to experience so soon the fickleness of that world , with ...
Page 148
... hope in Thy name , for Thy saints like it well . " Coming out of church , Alice had a great pleasure ; to describe which we must go back a little . It had for several years been her father's custom , instead of giving Alice a birthday ...
... hope in Thy name , for Thy saints like it well . " Coming out of church , Alice had a great pleasure ; to describe which we must go back a little . It had for several years been her father's custom , instead of giving Alice a birthday ...
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Page 30 - For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently ? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Page 11 - ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL." 7-6. i things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.
Page 188 - WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we...
Page 185 - HERE we suffer grief and pain, Here we meet to part again, In heaven we part no more...
Page 69 - THE day is cold, and dark, and dreary ; It rains, and the wind is never weary ; The vine still clings to the mouldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark and dreary.
Page 97 - We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives Who thinks most — feels the noblest — acts the best.
Page 28 - The tear, down Childhood's cheek that flows, Is like the dew-drop on the rose ; When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry.
Page 50 - WHEN is the time for prayer ? With the first beams that light the morning sky, Ere for the toils of day thou dost prepare, Lift up thy thoughts on high; Commend thy loved ones to His watchful care: Morn is the time for prayer.
Page 195 - Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him. Let him know, that he which converteth a sinner from the error of his ways, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins...
Page 195 - Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live , Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die.