Harold and Lily; or, The birthdays, Volume 2321868 |
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amuse Anne Aunt Minnie Aunt Rosa aunt's baby Grace beauty birthday broke CAVENDISH SQUARE chair child cloak closet cousin dear boy door drawing-room dress enquired Miss Farquhar evil eyes face forgive Frank and Lewis Frank Gore Frome gave give Gore grand day happy returns Harold looked heaven's gate holy horrid doll horse Hush kind knee knew lessons Lily looked Lily's little girl little niece Marianne mean Mellish Miss Blanche Isabel Miss Farquhar took Miss Lily naughty never nurse nursery papa and mamma pennon play pleased poor dolly poor Lily pretty baby punishment quhar Rachel Rectory remember reply romping scarcely school-room seated secret ship side sleep soldiers sorry speak spoiled stairs stopped stupid things sure tears tell temper thought tired told toys trying unkind wait watch whispered wish wrong
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Page 90 - And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any ; that your Father also, which is in heaven, may forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father, which is in heaven, forgive your trespasses.
Page 24 - There sitteth a dove so white and fair, All on the lily- spray, And she listeneth how, to Jesus Christ, The little children pray. Lightly she spreads her friendly wings, And to heaven's gate hath sped, And unto the Father in heaven she bears The prayers which the children said.
Page 24 - The prayers which the children said. And back she comes from heaven's gate, And brings — that dove so mild — From the Father in heaven, who hears her speak, A blessing for every child. Then, children, lift up a pious prayer, It hears whatever you say, That heavenly dove, so white and fair, That sits on the lily- spray.
Page 38 - Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree-top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock; When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, bough, cradle, and all.
Page 10 - Loud let His praises ring — Praise, praise for aye. 2. Come to this happy land, Come, come away ; Why will ye doubting stand— Why still delay ? Oh, we shall happy be, When from sin and sorrow free, Lord, we shall live with thee ! Blest, blest for aye. 3. Bright in that happy land Beams every eye — Kept by a Father's hand, Love cannot die.
Page 10 - Bright in that happy land Beams every eye : Kept by a Father's hand, Love cannot die. On then to glory run ; Be a crown and kingdom won ; And bright above the sun, Reign, reign for aye.
Page 90 - But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue ; but in deed and in truth.
Page 68 - Do unto others as you would have others do unto you ; " and for a few minutes he joined less heartily in the games.
Page 36 - ... consequently hurried here as soon as ever we could get into the house, and whilst the carpenters were still in it. Indeed, there was only one bed-room ready for us when I arrived. The poor little man rallied at first amazingly ; the weather was exquisitely bright and sunny, and yet bracing. Baby was to be kept in the open air as much as possible, so F and I spent our days out on the downs near the house, carrying our little treasure by turns : but all our care was fruitless ; he got another and...