The Worst Foe: A Temperance StoryW.G. Hubbard & Company, 1888 - 385 páginas |
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... once large farm — are carefully cultivated . The town , rapidly growing to a city , encroaches more and more upon the Denesmore homestead , threatening the ultimate destruction of its groves and meadows . In one corner of the pasture ...
... once large farm — are carefully cultivated . The town , rapidly growing to a city , encroaches more and more upon the Denesmore homestead , threatening the ultimate destruction of its groves and meadows . In one corner of the pasture ...
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... once extensive farm , converting his field lots into town lots and streets , greatly enhancing the value of the land and increasing Mr. Denesmore's wealth . Where once grew fields of waving corn were now tall brick houses . To - day ...
... once extensive farm , converting his field lots into town lots and streets , greatly enhancing the value of the land and increasing Mr. Denesmore's wealth . Where once grew fields of waving corn were now tall brick houses . To - day ...
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... once . Both sorely regretted having spoken so freely in his presence . " Why didn't we send him from the room , " said Maria in dismay . " It would be just like him to tell Guy every word , " and as the willful boy could not be brought ...
... once . Both sorely regretted having spoken so freely in his presence . " Why didn't we send him from the room , " said Maria in dismay . " It would be just like him to tell Guy every word , " and as the willful boy could not be brought ...
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... once more . She had preceded her brother a day or two , but he was now expected in a few hours . He had been to a different institution , and having completed his education , save his professional course , wrote home to his parents that ...
... once more . She had preceded her brother a day or two , but he was now expected in a few hours . He had been to a different institution , and having completed his education , save his professional course , wrote home to his parents that ...
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... once more . The old house had seemed so lonely when they were away , and now all the life and gayety which had filled it when in childhood their two children romped about the rooms and halls , seemed suddenly restored . But Mrs ...
... once more . The old house had seemed so lonely when they were away , and now all the life and gayety which had filled it when in childhood their two children romped about the rooms and halls , seemed suddenly restored . But Mrs ...
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Términos y frases comunes
alcohol answered Arthur Templeton asked aunt Dinah baby beautiful believe better Bill Barnes brother called Charley Jones child cried dark dear death Deena Hammond delirium tremens Denesmore's door dramshops drunkard entered Ernest Day evil eyes face father feel felt George Greene George Hammond girl give glass gone Guy Denesmore Guy's hand Hannar happy heard heart Heaven hope husband intemperance knew lady liquor live look Maria Mark Day marriage ment Miss Denesmore Miss Hammond Modenia moments mother never once parlor Pauline Denesmore Pauline's pleasure poor ruin saloon Satan seemed side silent sister smile soon soul Staunton stood Strasmore's strong drink talk tell temperance temptation thought tion told trembling voice wedding whisky wife William Strasmore wine woman Worst Foe young
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Página 312 - And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent THE HARP THE MONARCH MINSTREL SWEPT.
Página 202 - O unexpected stroke, worse than of death ! Must I thus leave thee, Paradise? thus leave Thee, native soil, these happy walks and shades, Fit haunt of gods? where I had hope to spend, Quiet though sad, the respite of that day That must be mortal to us both.
Página 152 - The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring: Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death ! where is thy sting ? The Universal Prayer FATHER of all!
Página 69 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Página 80 - OF all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.
Página 190 - Accuse not nature, she hath done her part; Do thou but thine, and be not diffident Of wisdom; she deserts thee not, if thou Dismiss not her, when most thou need'st her nigh, By attributing overmuch to things Less excellent, as thou thyself perceiv'st.
Página 27 - What conscience dictates to be done, Or warns me not to do, This, teach me more than hell to shun, That, more than Heaven pursue. What blessings Thy free bounty gives, Let me not cast away; For God is paid when man receives, T
Página 248 - OH ! weep for those that wept by Babel's stream, Whose shrines are desolate, whose land a dream : Weep for the harp of Judah's broken shell ; Mourn — where their God hath dwelt the godless dwell!
Página 228 - Lo! a cloud's about to vanish From the day; And a brazen wrong to crumble Into clay. Lo! the Right's about to conquer; Clear the way! With the right shall many more Enter smiling at the door; With the giant, Wrong, shall fall Many others, great and small, That for ages long have held us For their prey. Men of thought and men of action, Clear the way!
Página 173 - Away ! we know that tears are vain, That death nor heeds nor hears distress : Will this unteach us to complain ? Or make one mourner weep the less? And thou — who tell'st me to forget, Thy looks are wan, thine eyes are wet.