Redwood; by the author of 'A New England tale'. |
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Էջ 42
... seen Ellen re- place her casket , and then paused for a moment - but , c'est le premier pas qui coûte ; " the first wrong step taken , or resolved on , the next is easy and almost certain . She carried the box to the light , found a key ...
... seen Ellen re- place her casket , and then paused for a moment - but , c'est le premier pas qui coûte ; " the first wrong step taken , or resolved on , the next is easy and almost certain . She carried the box to the light , found a key ...
Էջ 43
... seen it but the bold , bad deed , was done ; and , ' past who can recall , or done undo ? ' After pacing the room for a few moments in agitation of mind bor- dering on distraction , she returned to the examination of the box : there was ...
... seen it but the bold , bad deed , was done ; and , ' past who can recall , or done undo ? ' After pacing the room for a few moments in agitation of mind bor- dering on distraction , she returned to the examination of the box : there was ...
Էջ 49
... seen ; for he a'n't like those travellers I have heard a man liken to Jonah in the whale's belly , who go a great ways and see nothing . But , after all , " she continued , giving the tin pan into which she was shelling her beans , an ...
... seen ; for he a'n't like those travellers I have heard a man liken to Jonah in the whale's belly , who go a great ways and see nothing . But , after all , " she continued , giving the tin pan into which she was shelling her beans , an ...
Էջ 58
... seen her as I have seen her , every step as light and springy as a fawn's , and now , if you take notice , her motions are all free like a child's , she never seems to think any one is looking at her . I never read any to speak of , in ...
... seen her as I have seen her , every step as light and springy as a fawn's , and now , if you take notice , her motions are all free like a child's , she never seems to think any one is looking at her . I never read any to speak of , in ...
Էջ 82
... , who is said to have been questioned to death by a relentless Yan- kee , would not have been a singular instance of the fatal effects of this curi- ous mode of persecution . CHAPTER XII . " But I have seen since past 82 REDWOOD .
... , who is said to have been questioned to death by a relentless Yan- kee , would not have been a singular instance of the fatal effects of this curi- ous mode of persecution . CHAPTER XII . " But I have seen since past 82 REDWOOD .
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Էջ 190 - Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Էջ 182 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Էջ 190 - Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
Էջ 177 - A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation : I the Lord will hasten it in his time.
Էջ 189 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Էջ 183 - It might be curious to ascertain by what magical process these felicitous sisters have expelled from their thrifty housewifery that busy mischievous principle of all evil in the domestic economy of the
Էջ 212 - God is no respecter of persons, but that in every nation he that feareth Him and worketh righteousness is accepted of Him...
Էջ 145 - A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?