Lilian's Golden HoursG.Routledge & Company, 1858 |
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... soon ready in shining hair and face and pretty dress , to hasten downstairs to her be- loved mother's side . Punchinello and Chico quickly fol- lowed her ; and even Tim and Sim , the pussies , retraced their deliberate steps . Gliding ...
... soon ready in shining hair and face and pretty dress , to hasten downstairs to her be- loved mother's side . Punchinello and Chico quickly fol- lowed her ; and even Tim and Sim , the pussies , retraced their deliberate steps . Gliding ...
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... soon came back with a small basket nicely packed . This was intrusted to the little girl , as also Dick Redburn's letter to his grandmother . Lilian and her papa were soon on their way to Quarr . This lay through the adjacent village ...
... soon came back with a small basket nicely packed . This was intrusted to the little girl , as also Dick Redburn's letter to his grandmother . Lilian and her papa were soon on their way to Quarr . This lay through the adjacent village ...
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... soon came back with a small basket nicely packed . This was intrusted to the little girl , as also Dick Redburn's letter to his grandmother . Lilian and her papa were soon on their way to Quarr . This lay through the adjacent village ...
... soon came back with a small basket nicely packed . This was intrusted to the little girl , as also Dick Redburn's letter to his grandmother . Lilian and her papa were soon on their way to Quarr . This lay through the adjacent village ...
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... soon as Phoebe saw the letter and the unbroken seal , she knew it to be from her great - grandson Dickfor such he was - though for brevity called grandson ; but though her joy was great , a look of disappointment might be seen upon her ...
... soon as Phoebe saw the letter and the unbroken seal , she knew it to be from her great - grandson Dickfor such he was - though for brevity called grandson ; but though her joy was great , a look of disappointment might be seen upon her ...
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... soon as she approached the angry blood - hound , it wagged its tail with joy , and docile , though reluctant , it permitted her to lead it by its ear to the fire . Here it crouched down , laid its head in the little girl's lap ; but its ...
... soon as she approached the angry blood - hound , it wagged its tail with joy , and docile , though reluctant , it permitted her to lead it by its ear to the fire . Here it crouched down , laid its head in the little girl's lap ; but its ...
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Page 26 - O'er all there hung a shadow and a fear, A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is haunted...
Page 91 - With the exception that Lilian practised her music, and they drew for an hour each morning in their mamma's studio, the children had no lessons, as they were not to commence their studies with Mr. Rich till after the departure of the company. They were then to go steadily to work to learn Latin, and arithmetic, and history, and grammar, and geography, together; on certain afternoons of the week to take drawing and...
Page 130 - ... all true knowledge, without which education has no real beginning, and on which the education of universal man will rest byand-by. Thus, studying from half-past eight till half-past eleven, they then had their luncheon and a short play. After this they took up some lighter work or their writinglesson till half-past twelve or a quarter to one, when they finished and were free to go home.
Page 92 - ... of their mamma, and French and German lessons of their papa, who, having travelled a great deal, was a splendid linguist. Indeed, their mamma intended to have a French governess for them in a little time, so that through habitual conversation they should learn to speak French fluently and with a good accent.