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... standing on the edge of the road , which was raised above high - water mark . The water came gurgling round the piles and sea - stained stones that had resisted its advances for many a year . A wilder or more desolate spot could ...
... standing on the edge of the road , which was raised above high - water mark . The water came gurgling round the piles and sea - stained stones that had resisted its advances for many a year . A wilder or more desolate spot could ...
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... standing for many a year , and was substantial enough to brave the assaults of time and weather . But although it was sheltered by rich verdure in front , and clusters of prim- roses were growing within the fence , the north - eastern ...
... standing for many a year , and was substantial enough to brave the assaults of time and weather . But although it was sheltered by rich verdure in front , and clusters of prim- roses were growing within the fence , the north - eastern ...
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... standing at an open door , and shading his eyes with his hand while he watched her . " That's old Hodge , " thought she . " I daresay he'd like to say a word to me for Lizzie's sake . " Old Hodge had worked on the farm until he was too ...
... standing at an open door , and shading his eyes with his hand while he watched her . " That's old Hodge , " thought she . " I daresay he'd like to say a word to me for Lizzie's sake . " Old Hodge had worked on the farm until he was too ...
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... standing open , and she went in without ceremony . Mrs. Hodge was sitting in the kitchen , alone . " Good day , " said Kate . " I've just looked in to read to the old man . He asked me to come . " " And he'd have been glad enough to see ...
... standing open , and she went in without ceremony . Mrs. Hodge was sitting in the kitchen , alone . " Good day , " said Kate . " I've just looked in to read to the old man . He asked me to come . " " And he'd have been glad enough to see ...
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... standing at the open door when I heard your scream , and ran to find you . It was quite still out of doors . " " But oh , " I remember it all now , " said Grace . Hilda , cook was right . There is something , -some- thing horrible out ...
... standing at the open door when I heard your scream , and ran to find you . It was quite still out of doors . " " But oh , " I remember it all now , " said Grace . Hilda , cook was right . There is something , -some- thing horrible out ...
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afternoon Ann Hodge answered asked brother CHARLOTTE ELLIOTT Cloverdean Collis's comfort Copnor couch cried dark dear desolate door Durrant Edward Collis elder eyes face farm father Francis Wyatt gilt edges girl glance Grace grandmother ground hand Harriet Harrington Hayling Island hear heard heart Kate Bradley Kate's kitchen leave light listen live Lizzie Lizzie's looked Lord Luke Bradley Luke's Madame Arnaud Miss Hilda Miss Roscoe never night old Hodge pause Petersfield pleasant poor Portsdown Hill quiet RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY replied rest road Roscoe's Salterns seemed Sharp silent Simeon sister smile snow soft sorrow Southsea speak Stanley Perth stood sweet talk tears tell things thought three thousand pounds told tone turned uncle voice walk waste land watched whispered window wooden cottage words young lady
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Page 226 - He always wins who sides with God, To him no chance is lost : God's will is sweetest to him when It triumphs at his cost. Ill that God blesses is our good, And unblest good is ill ; And all is right that seems most wrong, If it be his dear will...
Page 99 - Twas still some solace, in the dearth Of the pure elements of earth, To hearken to each other's speech, And each turn comforter to each With some new hope or legend old, Or song heroically bold; But even these at length grew cold. Our voices took a dreary tone, An echo of the dungeon stone, A grating sound — not full and free As they of yore were wont to be: It might be fancy — but to me They never sounded like our own.
Page 119 - If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan...
Page 110 - ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, Who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking ; We beseech Thee to have compassion upon our infirmities ; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 29 - The Lord is loving unto every man : and His mercy is over all His works.
Page 180 - Night is coming and the grave is cold. ' 0 the pale and plashed and sodden roses, 0 the desolate heart that grave above, 0 the white cap shaking as it darkens Round that shrine of memory and love.
Page 156 - The bud'may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. " Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in Tain ; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.