Outrageous Fortune: Being the Story of Evelyn Grey, Hospital NurseGreening, 1900 - 285 էջ |
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... living death . No one who has once resided in a leper settlement is per- mitted to leave it . There is nothing whatever to anticipate except 10 or 15 years to be devoted to ministering to the lepers , and , after that , an inevit- able ...
... living death . No one who has once resided in a leper settlement is per- mitted to leave it . There is nothing whatever to anticipate except 10 or 15 years to be devoted to ministering to the lepers , and , after that , an inevit- able ...
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... said faintly , " When you like , " and as I spoke the words that consigned me to a living death , he sealed the compact with a most unclerical kiss . 1 CHAPTER II SISTER KEZIAH In the shadowy aisles of 17 Why I Became A Nurse.
... said faintly , " When you like , " and as I spoke the words that consigned me to a living death , he sealed the compact with a most unclerical kiss . 1 CHAPTER II SISTER KEZIAH In the shadowy aisles of 17 Why I Became A Nurse.
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... living spirit would leave my dead body . Either death would be certain self - destruction ; but one , I suppose , would be called " suicide whilst temporarily insane , " and the other considered heroic devotion 70 Outrageous Fortune.
... living spirit would leave my dead body . Either death would be certain self - destruction ; but one , I suppose , would be called " suicide whilst temporarily insane , " and the other considered heroic devotion 70 Outrageous Fortune.
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... I watched the people passing , and sometimes I was living over again every tedious detail of my life at St. Lawrence's , until at last I was not sure whether I was in the Hospital picturing the Park , or 81 A Dash for Liberty.
... I watched the people passing , and sometimes I was living over again every tedious detail of my life at St. Lawrence's , until at last I was not sure whether I was in the Hospital picturing the Park , or 81 A Dash for Liberty.
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... living who would not have done just the same as you - and been only too glad to have had the chance . " " But where can I go , and what can I do ? I've entirely ruined my life ! " I began , miserably , but the Vicar interrupted . 66 ...
... living who would not have done just the same as you - and been only too glad to have had the chance . " " But where can I go , and what can I do ? I've entirely ruined my life ! " I began , miserably , but the Vicar interrupted . 66 ...
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Էջ 275 - I publish the Banns of Marriage between M. of , and N. of . If any of you know cause, or just impediment, why these two persons should not be joined together in holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it.
Էջ 125 - Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Էջ 180 - From all evil and mischief ; from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil ; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation, Good Lord, deliver us.
Էջ 180 - Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers ; neither take thou vengeance of our sins : spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.
Էջ 111 - This restless, curling head from off your breast, This lisping tongue that chatters constantly ; If from your own the dimpled hands had slipped, And ne'er...
Էջ 196 - O REST in the Lord, wait patiently for him, and he shall give thee thy heart's desire.
Էջ 254 - It is said that the sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the children to the third and fourth generation.
Էջ 8 - A Man Adrift' is such a record. Presumably the adventures are real ; they have all the vividness of reality at all events, and one follows the hardships and wanderings of the narrator with keen interest. . . . Mr Kennedy is to be congratulated on his ' Man Adrift.'" County Gentleman. — " This is the book of a strong man. It has vigour, originality and power, and comes as a refreshing change after the maudlin sentimentality of most modern stories. . . . Mr Kennedy has a characteristic style. He...
Էջ 116 - I knew what I was going to do. I was going to let the warning from old Doc slide, and I intended to go into Amity and see what was what.
Էջ 190 - ... that his wife had so much faith in his love as not to be afraid, though he held a drawn sword to her heart ? Yes, he must have been pleased. And so was God pleased to see him put so much faith in his care, when the storm was raging, and the ship seemed like being destroyed. The Bible tells us to " cast our bread upon the waters, and we shall find it after many days.