The Doctor's Little Daughter. [With Plates.]1872 |
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Alice Tyne Alice's papa amidst arms aunt baby basket battle of Salamis beautiful bedgown beneath Benvenuto Cellini beside Blenkinsop bread brother called chair coach cook coracle courtway cousin dark dear papa dinner doctor door dressed Eurotas face father felt fire fish flowers frock garden gentle gentleman grayling half-crown hand heard heart kissed kitchen knew lessons light little child little girl lived Longnor looked mamma Mary matchless moorland morning morocco muslin never nice night old lady once papa's parlour piece Pilgrim's Progress play poor quaint racter rich rich little river round rude seat shadow side silver soon sorrow sort spoke stone stood sweet talked tears tell things thought Thucydides told took town trees turf uncle vellum voice walk whilst window woman woods young
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Page 146 - My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden : for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For He that is mighty hath done to me great things ; and holy is His Name.
Page 147 - Great is our Lord, and great is His power : yea, and His wisdom is infinite. The Lord setteth up the meek : and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground. O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving : sing praises upon the harp unto our God ; Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth : and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains...
Page 146 - He hath showed strength with his arm ; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats. And exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Page 147 - He healeth those that are broken in heart, and giveth medicine to heal their sickness. 4 He telleth the number of the stars, and calleth them all by their names.
Page 198 - But the Nightingale, another of my airy creatures, breathes such sweet loud music out of her little instrumental throat, that it might make mankind to think miracles are not ceased. He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very often, the clear airs, the sweet descants, the natural rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say...
Page 309 - And soon with this he other matter blended, Cheerfully uttered, with demeanour kind, But stately in the main ; and, when he ended, I could have laughed myself to scorn to find In that decrepit man so firm a mind.
Page 198 - He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very often, the clear airs, the sweet descants, the natural rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say, Lord, what music hast thou provided for the Saints in Heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on Earth...
Page 197 - All that summer-hours produce, Fertile made with early juice. Man for thee does sow and plough, Farmer he, and landlord thou ! Thou dost innocently joy ; Nor does thy luxury destroy ; The shepherd gladly heareth thee, More harmonious than he. Thee country...
Page 254 - Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.
Page 309 - Employment hazardous and wearisome ! And he had many hardships to endure: From pond to pond he roamed, from moor to moor: Housing, with God's good help, by choice or chance ; And in this way he gained an honest maintenance...