The Works of Mrs. Sherwood: Being the Only Uniform Edition Ever Published in the United States ...Harper & Brothers, 1834 |
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... lady brought her , when she was a kitten , to Mr. Dalben's in her muff . Muff was a tortoise - shell cat , and would have been very handsome , only that she had had the misfortune to lose one eye in a battle with a large rat ; and you ...
... lady brought her , when she was a kitten , to Mr. Dalben's in her muff . Muff was a tortoise - shell cat , and would have been very handsome , only that she had had the misfortune to lose one eye in a battle with a large rat ; and you ...
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... ladies , " said he , " Mrs. Pigeon , and Mrs. Butterfly , and Mr. Humble - bee , if you come again , you will not find me at home ; or , if I am at home , not ready to receive you . " While Henry was saying these words , and while he ...
... ladies , " said he , " Mrs. Pigeon , and Mrs. Butterfly , and Mr. Humble - bee , if you come again , you will not find me at home ; or , if I am at home , not ready to receive you . " While Henry was saying these words , and while he ...
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... lady once , " pro- ceeded Mr. Dalben , “ who , being ill and confined to her bed , saw one of the largest of these creatures , whose long ears resembled horns , sitting on the head of her bed . " " Oh ! " said Henry , " how frightened ...
... lady once , " pro- ceeded Mr. Dalben , “ who , being ill and confined to her bed , saw one of the largest of these creatures , whose long ears resembled horns , sitting on the head of her bed . " " Oh ! " said Henry , " how frightened ...
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... Henry Milner , or Miss Molly Milner , ” said Master Wellings , calling from the centre of the tree , stop a bit , my gentleman , or my lady , and I will be with me . you presently ; or , had you not 116 THE HISTORY OF.
... Henry Milner , or Miss Molly Milner , ” said Master Wellings , calling from the centre of the tree , stop a bit , my gentleman , or my lady , and I will be with me . you presently ; or , had you not 116 THE HISTORY OF.
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... lady went into the house with Mrs. Kitty . The young gentleman , however , had two reasons for not being pleased ; the one of which was , that Mr. Dalben had promised him a walk , and the other was that which I before mentioned , namely ...
... lady went into the house with Mrs. Kitty . The young gentleman , however , had two reasons for not being pleased ; the one of which was , that Mr. Dalben had promised him a walk , and the other was that which I before mentioned , namely ...
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Page 149 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut doWn, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground ; yet, through the scent of water it will bnd, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 124 - But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Page 34 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the falling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Page 181 - And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
Page 185 - And saying, Where is the promise of his coming ? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Page 386 - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Page 186 - Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat ? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Page 185 - The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Page 34 - ... but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Page 149 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.