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Adrian ALICE Amesbury Ankaret Annie arquebus asked Aunt Susan Aurelia beautiful Blanche Boy Bishop brooms Brussels Bryan cake called child Childermas choir Church cousin cried crying DEAN dear Diccon donkey door Doucette ducats Dutton Ediltrude EDITH Edward Bruce Emperor eyes face Fantford father fellow Flemish forest Ghent Gillian girl gone Gudule hair hand head hear heard heart holy hope horse Kaspar Vorstein King kiss knew lady landsknechts laugh little brother looked Lord Lord Weymouth maid maiden Malkin mamma MARY Master Matty MISS CAMPBELL MISSY morning mother never night Nurse Nutley Oswald Owselbird papa pâté Pieter Piquard poor little Prioress pursuivant PUSSY Renslaer Robert Robert Hallam round Selma sent Sister Veronica Soignies soldier stood tell thee Theobald thing thou thought Tirlemont told took voice words young
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Page 196 - Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the Angels bear thy part, Who all night long unwearied sing High praise to the eternal King.
Page 30 - Almighty God, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths: mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and constancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 339 - CLEVER WOMAN OF THE FAMILY. THE THREE BRIDES. MY YOUNG ALCIDES. THE CAGED LION. THE DOVE IN THE EAGLE'S NEST. THE CHAPLET OF PEARLS. LADY HESTER, and THE DANVERS PAPERS. MAGNUM BONUM. LOVE AND LIFE. UNKNOWN TO HISTORY. STRAY PEARLS. THE ARMOURER'S PRENTICES.
Page 29 - ... hundred and forty and four thousand, even they that had been purchased out of the earth. These are they which were not defiled with women ; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, to be the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb.
Page 340 - One of her most successful little pieces .... just what a narrative should be, each incident simply and naturally related, no preaching or...
Page 5 - The moon shines bright, and the stars give a light, A little before it was day, Our Lord, our God, he called on us, And bid us awake and pray. Awake, awake, good people all, Awake and you shall hear, Our Lord, our God, died on the cross, For us whom he loved so dear. O fair, O fair Jerusalem, When shall I come to thee ? When shall my sorrows have an end, Thy joy that I may see...
Page 275 - Whence thou mayst bud, and whence thou mayst blow ! And whence thou mayst bear apples enow ! Hats full! caps full! Bushel — bushel — sacks full, And my pockets full too ! Huzza...
Page 183 - Pussy cat, pussy cat. Where have you been? I've been to London To look at the queen. Pussy cat, pussy cat. What did you there? I frightened a little mouse Under her chair.
Page 340 - A tale which, we are sure, will give pleasure to many others besides the young people for whom it is specially intended.
Page 5 - Our Lord, Our God, died on the cross, For us whom he loved so dear. O fair, O fair Jerusalem, When shall I come to thee ? When shall my sorrows have an end, Thy joy that I may see ? The fields were green as green could be, When from his glorious seat Our Lord, our God, he watered us, With his heavenly dew so sweet.