A Sister to EsauDodd, Mead, 1891 - 341 pages |
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Page 45
... happy fortune was therefore quite clear . He was in high spirits . He joked , and told funny sto- ries , and sang " Cam ' ye by Athole , " and even offered to recite . He was rubicund and noisy , and full to overflowing of that spume of ...
... happy fortune was therefore quite clear . He was in high spirits . He joked , and told funny sto- ries , and sang " Cam ' ye by Athole , " and even offered to recite . He was rubicund and noisy , and full to overflowing of that spume of ...
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... sweet garden , quiet and happy , as if they were walking in a dream . Suddenly from the thick woods there rose a song ; mysterious , solemn , heavenly , sweet , and joy- ful . " It is a nightingale ! " said Scotia . 58 A SISTER TO ESAU .
... sweet garden , quiet and happy , as if they were walking in a dream . Suddenly from the thick woods there rose a song ; mysterious , solemn , heavenly , sweet , and joy- ful . " It is a nightingale ! " said Scotia . 58 A SISTER TO ESAU .
Page 64
... happy . For in those days a lady's riding dress was a very becoming toilet , and not , as it is now , the very ugliest costume she can put on . Scotia's long habit of dark blue broadcloth fitted her fine figure to perfection , and was ...
... happy . For in those days a lady's riding dress was a very becoming toilet , and not , as it is now , the very ugliest costume she can put on . Scotia's long habit of dark blue broadcloth fitted her fine figure to perfection , and was ...
Page 73
... Happy and then unhappy , hoping and then doubt- ing , Scotia's mind wandered in confusion and per- plexity until she fell into a deep sleep . In that wondrous condition she found a place full of green glooms and dusk - white poppies ...
... Happy and then unhappy , hoping and then doubt- ing , Scotia's mind wandered in confusion and per- plexity until she fell into a deep sleep . In that wondrous condition she found a place full of green glooms and dusk - white poppies ...
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... Scotia ! if you only knew your own mind how happy you might make your poor little sister . " And at that moment , with her baby face and her tearful eyes , and small stature , she did indeed look a " poor little A MESS OF POTTAGE . 75.
... Scotia ! if you only knew your own mind how happy you might make your poor little sister . " And at that moment , with her baby face and her tearful eyes , and small stature , she did indeed look a " poor little A MESS OF POTTAGE . 75.
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