A brave boy's trials, by E. Coxon. The quiet daughter, by M. Douglas. A dazzling acquaintance, by the author of The young engineer [M. Douglas].1883 |
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Page 16 - Longside of some pious gentlemen That wouldn't shake hands with him. He'd seen his duty — a dead sure thing — And went for it there and then : And Christ is not going to be too hard On a man that died for men.
Page 63 - THING AT A TIME. BY MADAME COLOMB. A BRAVE BOY'S TRIALS J OR, SAY WELL IS A GOOD WORD, BUT DO WELL IS A BETTER. BY ETHEL COXON. COUSIN FLORENCE ; OR, BEAUTY IS BUT SKIN DEEP. BY CONWAY EDLESTON. THE QUIET DAUGHTER; OR, WHEN THE SUN HAS SET THE LITTLE STARS MAY SHINE. BY MRS. M. DOUGLAS. THE LITTLE MODEL ; OR, 'TIS . A LONG DAY WHICH HAS NO NIGHT. FROM THE FRENCH, A DAZZLING ACQUAINTANCE; OR, FAIR WORDS BUTTER NO PARSNIPS. BY MRS. M. DOUGLAS. THE BEST SUIT ; OR, ONE DOES NOT DO WHAT ONE OUGHT UNLESS...
Page 9 - Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long: And so make life, death, and that vast for-ever One grand, sweet song.