Outrageous Fortune: Being the Story of Evelyn Grey, Hospital NurseGreening, 1900 - 285 էջ |
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... soon became absorbed in my new work . It was in vain that the various members of my family stigmatised it as a piece of " uninspired tomfoolery , " or referred to my reverend idol as a " canting , humbugging priest . " These remarks ...
... soon became absorbed in my new work . It was in vain that the various members of my family stigmatised it as a piece of " uninspired tomfoolery , " or referred to my reverend idol as a " canting , humbugging priest . " These remarks ...
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... soon as possible . So I said , rapidly , " Give me the address . I must go . It is getting so late . Oh , don't detain me , Mr. Claverton , don't , please ! " But the Vicar merely smiled amusedly , and said , " Why , you are quite a ...
... soon as possible . So I said , rapidly , " Give me the address . I must go . It is getting so late . Oh , don't detain me , Mr. Claverton , don't , please ! " But the Vicar merely smiled amusedly , and said , " Why , you are quite a ...
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... soon afterwards I received a note making an appointment for me to see the Principal . St. Lawrence's house I found to be a building hopelessly gloomy in appearance , and standing half- way down a long and squalid street on the south ...
... soon afterwards I received a note making an appointment for me to see the Principal . St. Lawrence's house I found to be a building hopelessly gloomy in appearance , and standing half- way down a long and squalid street on the south ...
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... soon allotted to me , and I found the severe strain beginning to tell upon my health . Each morning it grew more and more diffi- cult to rise at the accustomed time ; the hours of duty seemed unending as I dragged somehow through my ...
... soon allotted to me , and I found the severe strain beginning to tell upon my health . Each morning it grew more and more diffi- cult to rise at the accustomed time ; the hours of duty seemed unending as I dragged somehow through my ...
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... soon as I was fully awakened she thrust upon me a fragment of intelligence . " " ' Nurse Oliver took her vows yesterday , " she said abruptly , as she bustled from one end of the room to the other , and knocked my inkstand off the table ...
... soon as I was fully awakened she thrust upon me a fragment of intelligence . " " ' Nurse Oliver took her vows yesterday , " she said abruptly , as she bustled from one end of the room to the other , and knocked my inkstand off the table ...
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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.