Mistress and Maid: A Household StoryHarper, 1863 - 120 pàgines |
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Ascott Leaf asked Aunt Hilary Aunt Johanna baby beth better child Cliffe comfort dear dinner door Eliza Elizabeth Hand Esther eyes face feel felt fond girl give gone half handsome happy hard heard heart Hilary rose Hilary's honest hope hour keep kiss kitchen knew lady laughed Leaf's live Liverpool London looked Lord Mayor's Show ma'am marriage married matter mind minute Miss Balquidder Miss Hilary Miss Leaf Miss Selina mistress morning mother nature nephew never night once parlor perhaps Peter Ascott poor poor Tom quiet Robert Lyon round Russell Square seemed servant sharp silent sister sitting smile sometimes sort stairs stood Stowbury strong Sunday sure talk tell thing thought tion told Tom Cliffe took trouble walk wish woman women word
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Pàgina 47 - And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
Pàgina 17 - Hence, bashful cunning ! And prompt me, plain and holy innocence ! I am your wife, if you will marry me ; If not, I'll die your maid : to be your fellow * You may deny me ; but I'll be your servant, Whether you will or no.
Pàgina 47 - Christ ; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers ; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart ; with good will doing service as to the Lord, and not to men : knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
Pàgina 47 - Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ...
Pàgina 47 - Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
Pàgina 78 - It is the little rift within the lute, That by-and-by will make the music mute, And ever widening slowly silence all.
Pàgina 75 - I was asleep, say to himself something of the wife who had been restored to him, who "was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found.
Pàgina 62 - D. to the end of their days. But these are debtors by accident, not error. The deliberate debtor, who orders what he knows he has no means of paying for ; the pleasure-loving debtor who cannot renounce one single luxury for conscience' sake ; the well-meaning, lazy debtor, who might make " ends meet," but does not, simply because he will not take the trouble ; upon such as these it is right to have no mercy, — they deserve none. To which of these classes young Ascott Leaf belonged, his story will...
Pàgina 51 - For this was the way every new article of dress had to be procured — "stopping it out
Pàgina 51 - Row," insinuated Elizabeth ; but her mistress shook her head. "No, no ; my old black silk will do capitally, and I can easily put on two -shawls. Nobody knows me ; and people may wear what they like in London. Don't look so grave, Elizabeth. What does it signify if I can but keep myself warm ? Now, run away.