My Awkward Cousin, Or, Caroline's Visit to Her Great-aunt's Poultry YardAmerican Sunday-School Union, 1848 - 107 pàgines |
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Pàgina 30
... creatures ! " " Not so foolish as you suppose , " an- swered my aunt . " Ask Augustus one of these days to tell you the story of his two Dickys , and of geese in general , and you will give up your opinion respecting these poor animals ...
... creatures ! " " Not so foolish as you suppose , " an- swered my aunt . " Ask Augustus one of these days to tell you the story of his two Dickys , and of geese in general , and you will give up your opinion respecting these poor animals ...
Pàgina 42
... creature bore plain marks of his de- feat the evening before , and it was a long time before he was sound and well again . " I was so much touched by these tokens of his gratitude , that I caressed him a little , passing my hand softly ...
... creature bore plain marks of his de- feat the evening before , and it was a long time before he was sound and well again . " I was so much touched by these tokens of his gratitude , that I caressed him a little , passing my hand softly ...
Pàgina 45
... creature ! " I cried . " Well , " said my aunt , " do you think now that a goose is more stupid than any other creature ? " " Caroline cannot yet judge , " replied Augustus . " This example only proves that the goose is capable of ...
... creature ! " I cried . " Well , " said my aunt , " do you think now that a goose is more stupid than any other creature ? " " Caroline cannot yet judge , " replied Augustus . " This example only proves that the goose is capable of ...
Pàgina 46
... creature in the world , and I am sure Caroline will love him when she knows him . " It was another battle , but of a different kind , and it was also my love for justice which gained me his regards . That battle I ought , however , to ...
... creature in the world , and I am sure Caroline will love him when she knows him . " It was another battle , but of a different kind , and it was also my love for justice which gained me his regards . That battle I ought , however , to ...
Pàgina 54
... creature's wings were hanging down , and his fea- thers , strewed over the grass of the mea- dow , showed that he had made a desper- ate resistance , but he was now exhausted . However , he still threatened the dog with his hissing and ...
... creature's wings were hanging down , and his fea- thers , strewed over the grass of the mea- dow , showed that he had made a desper- ate resistance , but he was now exhausted . However , he still threatened the dog with his hissing and ...
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Pàgina 105 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Pàgina 3 - The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Pàgina 104 - And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy ; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour : and this was my portion of all my labour.
Pàgina 4 - Congress, in the year 1851, by the AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 4S* No books are published by the AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION without the sanction of the Committee of Publication, consisting of fourteen members, from the following denominations of Christians, viz.
Pàgina 105 - And I turned myself to behold wisdom and madness and folly; for what can the man do that cometh after the king? Even that which hath been already done. Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Pàgina 28 - Hurdy staggered from the spot, feeling his throat as he went, and turning his head first to one side and then to the other, to see if it was not dislocated.
Pàgina 68 - I hardly listened to a word that was said, and as soon as I could get away, I ran up to my room.