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Page 112 - Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?" 22Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
Page 14 - Matter enough,' said the Cat, turning her head the other way. ' Our cook is very fond of talking of hanging me ; I wish heartily some one would hang her ! ' ' Why, what is the matter ?
Page 128 - And this too, nothwithstanding they may oftentimes have been embraced upon the most flimsy grounds, or without any reason whatever. Such a person has effectually closed every door and avenue to the acquisition of knowledge. He has eyes, but he sees not ; ears, but he hears not ; understanding, but he perceives not. He moves in a charmed circle. He cannot get out of it, or look beyond it. He is a one-sided, wrong-headed, self-sufficient politician or religionist as long as he lives. Now, an opinionated...
Page 74 - ... she wears seal-skin boots. These keep her feet warm. Then she wears leggings of white bear-skin, and a jacket of fox-skin. This jacket has a hood to it; and the garment, jacket, and hood together is called a jumper. That is the fashion of that country. It would look odd enough in our land. At first sight you would take little Equrk for a stray cub of the white bear. Sometimes she holds a fox's bushy tail between her teeth to keep Jack Frost from kissing her cheeks with his cold lips. Oh ! you...
Page 74 - What does she dress in ? Hood, and cloak, and gloves, like our little girls? I will begin with her feet. Nobody knits in that frozen land, so she has no warm woollen socks like yours. Her socks are made of bird-skins, with the soft down inside. Over this she wears seal-skin boots. These keep her feet warm. Then she wears leggings of white bear-skin, and a jacket of fox-skin. This jacket has a hood to it; and the garment, jacket, and hood together is called a jumper. That is the...
Page 38 - POOR DOG. JASPER and Lucy went one morning to the pond, and what do you think they saw? A head sticking up out of the water. " It is a shark ! " cried Lucy. "That is as much as girls know," said Jasper. " / think it is a bullfrog •" and he picked up a stone. " Oh, don't throw it," cried Lucy ;
Page 40 - Lucy, with a tear of pity in her eyes, " God has sent us to save your poor little life." The children hastened home with their charge. Mother and grandmother were much interested in the story. Grandmother put some flannel in a basket, and placed doggie by the fire to dry. Mother gave them a cup of milk, and Jasper fed it. Oh, how hungry he was. Comforted by so nice and unexpected a breakfast, besides the warmth and kindness that had befallen it, the little dog soon fell into a sweet sleep, quite...
Page 38 - / think it is a bullfrog •" and he picked up a stone. " Oh, don't throw it," cried Lucy ; " it is speaking to us." " I was not going to throw it, Lucy,
Page 73 - He has no wood, for trees do not grow in that cold country ; so he takes the bones of the whale and the walrus, and fastens them together with seal-skin ; and he makes a back to lean against, because. it will go over some rather rough places. It runs very swiftly; for who do you think draws little Equrk ? Not her father ; he has gone hunting the great nannook, which "is the white bear; not her brother Awahtok ; he has his sledge ; but a couple of little brown dogs, which are harnessed to the sledge...