The Loyalty of Elizabeth BessMacmillan, 1918 - 243 من الصفحات |
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answered asked baby began Bertha Bess thought beth Minus Black Hills brother Bunt Horton Burfa butterflies butternut tree button called cheek child Chinney Chum coming cried dear Dillon door Dora Garnett dream dress Elizabeth Bess Elizabeth Bradford Elizabeth Minus eyes face Fairy King Father folks funny gate gipsy glanders gold Gra'ma Bayley Gran Green Hills guess hand head heard Hewitt Horace Greeley Howell Howell's hurry Johnny Mahone Johnny Rebs Kitty knew laughed ledge Lester Bond listener little girl Lois look lovely LOYALTY OF ELIZABETH McKenna Minnie Mother Naredoweel never nice old lady pokeberry poor pretty pulled s'pose s'prise Sara Sara's sight sister sitting smile stood stopped string talking Teacher tell there's thing told took turned wagon wait What's whispered William Willy-um word young
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الصفحة 121 - The tear, down Childhood's cheek that flows, Is like the dew-drop on the rose ; When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry.
الصفحة 30 - A MOTHER came when stars were paling, Wailing round a lonely spring ; Thus she cried, while tears were falling, Calling on the Fairy King : " Why, with spells my child caressing, Courting him with fairy joy, Why destroy a mother's blessing, — Wherefore steal my baby boy ?
الصفحة 31 - ... day. There I wander, growing fonder Of the child that made my joy ; On the echoes wildly calling, To restore my fairy boy. " But in vain my plaintive calling, Tears are falling all in vain ; He now sports with fairy pleasure, He's the treasure of their train. Fare thee well, my child, for ever, In this world I've lost my joy ; But in the next we ne'er shall sever, There I'll find my angel boy !
الصفحة 29 - Rip-rap, tip-tap, Tick-tack-too ! (A grasshopper on my cap \ Away the moth flew !) Buskins for a fairy prince, Brogues for his son, — Pay me well, pay me well, When the job is done ! " The rogue was mine, beyond a doubt. I stared at him ; he stared at me ; " Servant, Sir ! " " Humph ! " says he, And pull'da snuff-box out.
الصفحة 141 - it has always been a matter of regret to me that I never quite succeeded in cutting a man in two.
الصفحة 89 - Then what is the use of repining ? — For where there's a will there's a way ; And to-morrow the sun may be shining Although it is cloudy to-day.
الصفحة 31 - Thus she cried, while tears were falling, Calling on the Fairy King: 'Why, with spells my child caressing, Courting him with fairy joy. Why destroy a mother's blessing, Wherefore steal my baby boy? O'er the mountain, thro' the wild wood, Where his childhood loved to play, Where the flow'rs are freshly springing, There I wander day by day; There I wander, growing fonder Of the child that made my joy, On the echoes wildly calling To restore my fairy boy.