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Page 134
... angels at the club- house , and as ugly as sin at home . They are generous on all subjects of wine suppers , yachts , and fast horses , but they are stingy about the wife's dress and the chil- dren's shoes . That man has made that which ...
... angels at the club- house , and as ugly as sin at home . They are generous on all subjects of wine suppers , yachts , and fast horses , but they are stingy about the wife's dress and the chil- dren's shoes . That man has made that which ...
Page 143
... angels of God at nightfall hover over that dwelling , do they hear the little ones lisp the name of Jesus ? O , traveller for eternity , with your little ones gathered up under your robes , are you sure you are on the right road , or ...
... angels of God at nightfall hover over that dwelling , do they hear the little ones lisp the name of Jesus ? O , traveller for eternity , with your little ones gathered up under your robes , are you sure you are on the right road , or ...
Page 159
... angels of God keep the tally - board ; and after the kings and queens , and knaves , and spades , are " shuffled " and " cut , " and the game is ended , hov- ering and impending worlds discover that he has lost it , the faro - bank of ...
... angels of God keep the tally - board ; and after the kings and queens , and knaves , and spades , are " shuffled " and " cut , " and the game is ended , hov- ering and impending worlds discover that he has lost it , the faro - bank of ...
Page 163
... angel , and the bead - drops on the pitcher were the sweat of everlasting despair . O , how many rivalries and unhappinesses among those who seek in social life their chief happiness ! It matters not how fine you have things ; there are ...
... angel , and the bead - drops on the pitcher were the sweat of everlasting despair . O , how many rivalries and unhappinesses among those who seek in social life their chief happiness ! It matters not how fine you have things ; there are ...
Page 166
... angel touched me ! " There may have been no classic elegance in the features of Mrs. IIarris , who came into the hospital after the " Seven Days " awful fight before Richmond , as she sat down by a wounded drum- mer - boy and heard him ...
... angel touched me ! " There may have been no classic elegance in the features of Mrs. IIarris , who came into the hospital after the " Seven Days " awful fight before Richmond , as she sat down by a wounded drum- mer - boy and heard him ...
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