Lost Lineage: A NovelMayflower Publishing, 1896 - 410 pages |
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Adam Links Adam's ain't Anastasia Island anxious arms asked Aunt Milly awful baby Bearall's beautiful believe Belle Belle's breast breath Burbank Catharine chair child cold cried dared dark daughter dear doctor door drew dropped eyes face Father Bearall fear feeling felt fingers Fort Marion gaze gently girl glad glance hand head heart heerd hope husband illegitimacy kissed knew letter lips live looked man's marriage Matanzas River mind Monteano morning mother muttered never Newtown Creek night once pale passed patient Polly Halsey Pompey poor quivering replied Wilton returned secret seemed shame Silas Stillwater silence slowly smile soul spandrils Stillwater's stood strange sudden sure swept teano tears tell tender thing thought thout Timosa to-night told took trembling turned voice waited wife Wilton Bearall Winona woman wonder words young
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Page 165 - When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them ; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Page 165 - And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor. And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us ? the LORD shall trouble thee this day.
Page 60 - They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
Page 166 - Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones, it were better for him that a mill-stone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Page 63 - If any man can show just cause, why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace.
Page 88 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
Page 205 - He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretyship is sure.
Page 222 - In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin : but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Page 205 - A talebearer revealeth secrets : but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Page 63 - M. to my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance ; and thereto I give thee my troth.