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... Peter Laurensen , had met with a serious accident which had thrown him out of work , and would keep him idle for some time , besides probably entailing a difficult surgical operation , which would have to be performed amid all the dis ...
... Peter Laurensen , had met with a serious accident which had thrown him out of work , and would keep him idle for some time , besides probably entailing a difficult surgical operation , which would have to be performed amid all the dis ...
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... Peter and his wife under- stood all about it . And Mrs. Laurensen said , - ' Now , Peter , that's the sort o ' folk that ought to be rich . ' And Peter replied with a quiet chuckle , ' Giving away as you go along isn't the way to get ...
... Peter and his wife under- stood all about it . And Mrs. Laurensen said , - ' Now , Peter , that's the sort o ' folk that ought to be rich . ' And Peter replied with a quiet chuckle , ' Giving away as you go along isn't the way to get ...
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... Peter Sandison , who had left the island ' many years before , and was quite forgotten by everybody there , except Mr. Ollison , with whom he had kept up a sparse and spasmodic correspondence , which had admitted intervals of silence ...
... Peter Sandison , who had left the island ' many years before , and was quite forgotten by everybody there , except Mr. Ollison , with whom he had kept up a sparse and spasmodic correspondence , which had admitted intervals of silence ...
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... Peter Sandison had never seemed to have anything to tell of himself , - no tidings of marriage , or of household event . Perhaps an old bachelor can have no history . He had never even changed his place . In the house where he had gone ...
... Peter Sandison had never seemed to have anything to tell of himself , - no tidings of marriage , or of household event . Perhaps an old bachelor can have no history . He had never even changed his place . In the house where he had gone ...
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... Peter Sandison was not likely to be too liberal in his wages , —not that she com- plained ; she knew her infirmities , and that the weak must expect to be put upon . ' Tom felt quite surprised at himself for the longing he 102 AT ANY COST .
... Peter Sandison was not likely to be too liberal in his wages , —not that she com- plained ; she knew her infirmities , and that the weak must expect to be put upon . ' Tom felt quite surprised at himself for the longing he 102 AT ANY COST .
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Page 78 - Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ...
Page 300 - Thus saith the LORD of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Page 78 - With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall be receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
Page 308 - The central figure in the narrative is Miss Janet Nesbit, of Aldersyde, a young gentlewoman who is early called to a life of self-sacrifice. This she humbly accepts, working out the problem with so much sincerity and faithfulness that the grey morning is followed by a bright day.
Page 173 - Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said, "What a good boy am I!
Page 310 - The pages are full of pen portraits, which must have been drawn from nature. Mission-work, as presented to us in this little volume, means very much more than a good story. The Christian heart, yearning over the...
Page 310 - A capitally written sketch of Scottish city life among the humbler classes.' — Christian. ' The story is an incident of city mission-work, and it is capitally told. It is a book which should find a place in every Sunday school or temperance library.
Page 308 - Hurrah ! our good Scotch stories, with their dear rough old vernacular, are not going to die out just yet, or, if at all, they are going to die hard.
Page 308 - A book we must read through at a sitting. It lays hold of our interest in the first page, and sustains it to the end.' — Daily Review. ' Deserves to occupy a prominent and permanent place among Scottish works of imagination. . . . Not a dull page in the book ; while...