Uncle Barnaby: Or, Recollections of His Character and Opinions1799 - 356 pàgines |
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Pàgina 5
... mother , one of them exclaimed , ' Where is old Nanny ? ' This brought to the recollection of the bystanders that one inmate of the farmhouse was missing an aged relative who assisted in taking care of the children . While all regretted ...
... mother , one of them exclaimed , ' Where is old Nanny ? ' This brought to the recollection of the bystanders that one inmate of the farmhouse was missing an aged relative who assisted in taking care of the children . While all regretted ...
Pàgina 9
... mother does ; and I have heard her say that some per- son having expressed surprise , bordering upon contempt , at his diminutive figure , the doctor promptly replied : 66 ' Were I so tall to reach the pole , And grasp the ocean in my ...
... mother does ; and I have heard her say that some per- son having expressed surprise , bordering upon contempt , at his diminutive figure , the doctor promptly replied : 66 ' Were I so tall to reach the pole , And grasp the ocean in my ...
Pàgina 32
... mother's ill health , much of the domestic management of the family , and particularly the care of myself and two ... mother . This would , in some degree , arise from the nature of things . There is no absolute equi- valent for the ...
... mother's ill health , much of the domestic management of the family , and particularly the care of myself and two ... mother . This would , in some degree , arise from the nature of things . There is no absolute equi- valent for the ...
Pàgina 50
... mother , who was an invalid , and tenderly anxious about her children , especially when absent , had desired to receive a letter from me on a certain day . It was my full intention to comply with her request . The matter was mentioned ...
... mother , who was an invalid , and tenderly anxious about her children , especially when absent , had desired to receive a letter from me on a certain day . It was my full intention to comply with her request . The matter was mentioned ...
Pàgina 51
... mother's disappointment and anxiety ! I did , indeed , that evening write a letter of affectionate apology , but it had to lie by till the postman's next visit ; and as it happened to be on Saturday , two days elapsed before it was on ...
... mother's disappointment and anxiety ! I did , indeed , that evening write a letter of affectionate apology , but it had to lie by till the postman's next visit ; and as it happened to be on Saturday , two days elapsed before it was on ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 74 - For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life...
Pàgina 222 - Through mere good fortune, took a different course. The flock grew calm again, and I, the road Following, that led me to my own abode, Much...
Pàgina 82 - For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Pàgina 89 - And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said ; Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Pàgina 260 - They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life : in thy light shall we see light.
Pàgina 133 - Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Pàgina 133 - Trust in the Lord, and do good ; So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Pàgina 216 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Pàgina 80 - Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs ; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please; O let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence.
Pàgina 78 - But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.