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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... MARY ! " whispered little Lady Beatrice Aylmer to her sister , " look at that little girl's flowers ! I should so like some flowers ! " Lady Mary turned timidly round towards a low garden gate , where stood a young girl ...
... MARY ! " whispered little Lady Beatrice Aylmer to her sister , " look at that little girl's flowers ! I should so like some flowers ! " Lady Mary turned timidly round towards a low garden gate , where stood a young girl ...
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... turned round at the sound of steps , and smiled sweetly as she saw Alice coming towards her with a nosegay in her hand . " Oh , what beautiful flowers ! " she exclaimed . Alice laid the flowers on her lap , and said , " They are for you ...
... turned round at the sound of steps , and smiled sweetly as she saw Alice coming towards her with a nosegay in her hand . " Oh , what beautiful flowers ! " she exclaimed . Alice laid the flowers on her lap , and said , " They are for you ...
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... turned into jest ! —the thought was almost more than he could bear ; and yet he had often deeply regretted that she had no com- panions of her own standing ; -the spell must be broken some day , -he would give the letter ! WHYMPER ...
... turned into jest ! —the thought was almost more than he could bear ; and yet he had often deeply regretted that she had no com- panions of her own standing ; -the spell must be broken some day , -he would give the letter ! WHYMPER ...
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... turning crimson at her own boldness . " What a prudent little lady ! " said the sharp voice of Nurse Coleman , close behind them ; and her ladies laughed heartily ; and then thanked Alice for her kindness , and their pleasant afternoon ...
... turning crimson at her own boldness . " What a prudent little lady ! " said the sharp voice of Nurse Coleman , close behind them ; and her ladies laughed heartily ; and then thanked Alice for her kindness , and their pleasant afternoon ...
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... turning back was more dangerous than going on ; and therefore she struggled to persevere . She had almost reached the top , when she trode upon a treacherous stone which rolled away under her foot . She let go Lady Beatrice's hand in ...
... turning back was more dangerous than going on ; and therefore she struggled to persevere . She had almost reached the top , when she trode upon a treacherous stone which rolled away under her foot . She let go Lady Beatrice's hand in ...
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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.