 A whisper went about among the oldest there, that she had seen and talked with angels ; and when they called to mind how she had looked and spoken, and her early death, some thought it might be so indeed. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and...  Master Humphrey's Clock - Page 220by Charles Dickens - 1841Full view - About this book
 | Charles Dickens - 1846 - 828 pages
...so, indeed. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving place to others, and falling off in whispering groups of three or four,...friends. They saw the vault covered and the stone flxed down. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - Elocution - 1847 - 344 pages
...corning to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving place to others, and falling ofl'in whispering groups of three or four, the church was...time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1859 - 422 pages
...indeed. 17. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving placfc to others, and falling off in whispering groups of three or four,...time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place;... | |
 | Advanced reading book - Readers - 1860 - 458 pages
...so indeed. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving place to others, and falling off in whispering groups of three or four,...time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers, American - 1861 - 446 pages
...indeed. 17. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving place to others, and falling off in whispering groups of three or four,...time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...indeed. Thus coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving 20 place to others, and falling off in whispering groups of three or four,...Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a 25 sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place, — when the bright moon poured in her light... | |
 | Salem Town, Nelson M. Holbrook - Readers - 1864 - 444 pages
...apart, and the villagers closed round to look into the grave before the stone should be replaced ; then, falling off in whispering groups of three or four,...time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. 12. When the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1864 - 450 pages
...of three or four, the church was cleared, in time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness oi the place; when the bright moon poured in her light on tomb and monument, on pillar, wall, and arch,... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 pages
...so indeed. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving place to others, and falling off in whispering groups of three or four,...time of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place... | |
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