Little Nineteenth-century Child: And Other StoriesWilliam Mullen & Son, 1878 - 374 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 37
Page 18
... face ; her teeth came one by one , prettier and more pearly than ever ; her grey hair turned into a mass of shining yellow silk ; so that by the time she had become quite childlike , and had learned , among other things , to delight in ...
... face ; her teeth came one by one , prettier and more pearly than ever ; her grey hair turned into a mass of shining yellow silk ; so that by the time she had become quite childlike , and had learned , among other things , to delight in ...
Page 35
... face , and a conical hat all over points . On the top of his hat was a diamond as big as a plate , that shone like a star , and in his hand he held a wand , at the end of which was a bright eye , so bright that it literally made ...
... face , and a conical hat all over points . On the top of his hat was a diamond as big as a plate , that shone like a star , and in his hand he held a wand , at the end of which was a bright eye , so bright that it literally made ...
Page 41
... in vain . " " I wish they would come and help me with my lessons , " said Wynnie , with a piteous little face . " They are all under the control of that old magician , Determination , my love . If you get THE GREAT MAGICIAN . 41.
... in vain . " " I wish they would come and help me with my lessons , " said Wynnie , with a piteous little face . " They are all under the control of that old magician , Determination , my love . If you get THE GREAT MAGICIAN . 41.
Page 43
... face brightened . " But then there's that horrid old verb to do . " " Yes , that's true . But Determination will be sure to have brought all his court with him ; and if you set Patience , Hope , and Courage to work at THE GREAT MAGICIAN ...
... face brightened . " But then there's that horrid old verb to do . " " Yes , that's true . But Determination will be sure to have brought all his court with him ; and if you set Patience , Hope , and Courage to work at THE GREAT MAGICIAN ...
Page 48
... face , as she raises it to her brother , is flushed both with vexation and with the exertion of stoop- ing . " I tell you it's not a bit of good putting them up to - night , May , " he says . May looks at him , her eyes very bright ...
... face , as she raises it to her brother , is flushed both with vexation and with the exertion of stoop- ing . " I tell you it's not a bit of good putting them up to - night , May , " he says . May looks at him , her eyes very bright ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
amusement arms asked Aunt Euphemia Aunt Flo Aunt Louie aunt's auntie baby beautiful Belfast believe Berkeley bird boys bright eyes canary carriage Cecil certainly coffee coming course cried darling dear delight dolly dress Edith eyes face fairy fairy adventures fairy godmother father favourite feel frock Gertrude give Gretchen Griffith grown-up hair hand happy haunted house head hear Hector heroine Jane Juliet Julius Cæsar lady laughing Lesley little girl little Hans look mamma manikin matter May's mean Miss Capriccia mistress morning mother Muff naughty dog Nelly never nice observes old Betsy old woman once papa parrot Penelope Anne perhaps poor pretty quarry queen raven returned round says seems sigh slate sleep smiling stop stupid sure talking tell there's thing thought Trot turn voice wish wonder word Wylda Wynnie young
Popular passages
Page 156 - For over all there hung a cloud of fear, A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is Haunted ! PART III.
Page 158 - The pear and quince lay squandered on the grass ; The mould was purple with unheeded showers Of bloomy plums — a wilderness it was Of fruits, and weeds, and flowers...