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The sun ' s dying rays fell full on the shipping in the river , tinting the sails with a
rosy flush , and lighting up the whole scene with indescribable beauty . Those
stately monarchs of the sea moved lazily to and fro with the tide , and the very
ropes ...
The sun ' s dying rays fell full on the shipping in the river , tinting the sails with a
rosy flush , and lighting up the whole scene with indescribable beauty . Those
stately monarchs of the sea moved lazily to and fro with the tide , and the very
ropes ...
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On arriving at the ghaut , what a scene presented itself ! Instantly the carriage
was besieged by a score of dark , half - naked boatmen , each solicitous of the
honour of conveying us , clamouring , vociferating , gesticulating , in true oriental
style ...
On arriving at the ghaut , what a scene presented itself ! Instantly the carriage
was besieged by a score of dark , half - naked boatmen , each solicitous of the
honour of conveying us , clamouring , vociferating , gesticulating , in true oriental
style ...
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Scenes are enacted at them too horrible to be described . Sometimes the idol is
placed in a lofty car or chariot , decorated with rich cloths , flags , and banners .
Long ropes are fixed to the car , and hundreds of persons catch hold of them ,
and ...
Scenes are enacted at them too horrible to be described . Sometimes the idol is
placed in a lofty car or chariot , decorated with rich cloths , flags , and banners .
Long ropes are fixed to the car , and hundreds of persons catch hold of them ,
and ...
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The cries of the mourners , the glare of the torch - lights , the gleaming lamps , the
monumental pyramid , formed at once a novel and astonishing scene , such as
once seen can never be forgotten . The crowd had reached the corner of the ...
The cries of the mourners , the glare of the torch - lights , the gleaming lamps , the
monumental pyramid , formed at once a novel and astonishing scene , such as
once seen can never be forgotten . The crowd had reached the corner of the ...
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... scene . Pleased at first with the Thageyahs and the show , she had smiled and
eagerly watched the procession ; but when the 38 GRACE OGILVIE .
... scene . Pleased at first with the Thageyahs and the show , she had smiled and
eagerly watched the procession ; but when the 38 GRACE OGILVIE .
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animal arrived asked beautiful became Boxoo bright called Carlo child Christmas closed Colonel Ogilvie cried dark dear death delight earth England English escape eyes face faithful father fear feel fell figure flowers followed friends garden girl give Grace Gracie grew hand happy head heard heart heaven Hindoo hope horse hour Indian killed kind knew land laugh leave light live looked mamma meet mind morning nearer never night officers once papa passed poor prayers quiet reached remember rest ride river round saved scene seemed seen servants shouted side sleep smile soon sorrow soul stars stood story strange Tara tell things thought told trees true turned village voice waiting watched waves weary whispered wife woman wonderful wood
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Стр. 56 - If aught should tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way, To fly the good I would pursue, Or do the sin I would not do, — Still He, who felt temptation's power, Shall guard me in that dangerous hour.
Стр. 124 - We watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. " ' So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. " ' Our very hopes belied our fears ; Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died.
Стр. 107 - And I saw no temple therein : for the Lord God Almighty and the Limb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it : for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Стр. 31 - What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of GOD are strewn ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.
Стр. 92 - Where grief may find a balm, and weariness a rest? Faith, Hope, and Love, best boons to mortals given, Waved their bright wings, and whispered — " Yes, in Heaven ! * Charles Mackay.
Стр. 15 - Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child ; Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to thee. Fain I would to thee be brought, Gracious Lord, forbid it not : In the kingdom of thy grace Give a little child a place.
Стр. 92 - Tell me, my secret soul; —oh! tell me, Hope and Faith, Is there no resting-place from sorrow, sin, and death? — Is there no happy spot, where mortals may be blessed, Where grief may find a balm, and weariness a rest? Faith, Hope, and Love, best boons to mortals given, Waved their bright wings, and whispered —
Стр. 19 - The leaf-tongues of the forest, the flowerlips of the sod, The happy birds that hymn their rapture in the ear of God, The summer wind that bringeth music...
Стр. 32 - the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty...
Стр. 30 - Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.
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| Название | Grace Ogilvie: the story of a child's life in India during the Mutiny |
| Автор | Grace Ogilvie (fict.name.) |
| Издатель | Religious Tract Society, 1872 |
| Владелец оригинала: | Оксфордский университет |
| Оцифровано | 24 сен 2007 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 128 |
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