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... mother were dead . " Yes , " said Merriman , " you are as much an American as any of us ; and , before the year is out , you will lose all the little German burr that is on your tongue . " " He is losing it already , " said Burnham ...
... mother were dead . " Yes , " said Merriman , " you are as much an American as any of us ; and , before the year is out , you will lose all the little German burr that is on your tongue . " " He is losing it already , " said Burnham ...
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... mother not to fear . " " Where shall you spend the holidays ? " asked Mack . " Heigh - ho ! that is more than I can tell , " replied Carl . " Probably my holidays will be- gin rather too soon . " " What do you mean by that , Carl ...
... mother not to fear . " " Where shall you spend the holidays ? " asked Mack . " Heigh - ho ! that is more than I can tell , " replied Carl . " Probably my holidays will be- gin rather too soon . " " What do you mean by that , Carl ...
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... mother and his grandfather , now in heaven . Among the scholars , he found none to sympathize with his serious feelings . Some of them had even laughed at him when he would sing his German hymns , and he even † Lam . iii . 27 . began to ...
... mother and his grandfather , now in heaven . Among the scholars , he found none to sympathize with his serious feelings . Some of them had even laughed at him when he would sing his German hymns , and he even † Lam . iii . 27 . began to ...
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... mother under the lime - trees of his native town ? As he mused , he grew sadder and sadder , till at length he was about to become quite womanish in his tenderness , when , all of a sudden , a smart blow on the shoulder woke him from ...
... mother under the lime - trees of his native town ? As he mused , he grew sadder and sadder , till at length he was about to become quite womanish in his tenderness , when , all of a sudden , a smart blow on the shoulder woke him from ...
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... mother be , if they could see me so well off ! " " They are happier where they are , Carl . Heaven is better than earth . Who knows but that they are even now informed of your condi- tion , and rejoicing in it ? At any rate , they are ...
... mother be , if they could see me so well off ! " " They are happier where they are , Carl . Heaven is better than earth . Who knows but that they are even now informed of your condi- tion , and rejoicing in it ? At any rate , they are ...
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Page 223 - The best laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy! Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me! The present only toucheth thee: But, och! I backward cast my e'e, On prospects drear! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an
Page 160 - O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull, Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.
Page 134 - What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord : I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
Page 176 - As is the harebell that adorns the field ; And in her hand, for sceptre, she does wield 'Tway birchen sprays...
Page 178 - The limits of their little reign, And unknown regions dare descry : Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast...
Page 134 - Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? and this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come.
Page 78 - Mars a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter a moderate-sized orange...
Page 136 - The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake,
Page 178 - The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast: Theirs buxom health, of rosy hue, Wild wit, invention ever new, And lively cheer, of vigour born, The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light That fly th
Page 134 - O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.