Looking Backward: Or, Fragments from a Checkered Life. My Life Story--condensedJ. E. Handshaw, 1923 - 332 páginas |
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... moved to another house only a short distance away , to a place called the " Hollow " and in the house we left , a family moved by the name of Whitman . This family consisted of four persons . The father , a widower , perhaps 75 years ...
... moved to another house only a short distance away , to a place called the " Hollow " and in the house we left , a family moved by the name of Whitman . This family consisted of four persons . The father , a widower , perhaps 75 years ...
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... moved away to live with people in another town . She too , soon passed away . They had lived in the old house in which I was born for more than 40 years . It was supposed that Tredwell was quite wealthy , but it seems it was not so , as ...
... moved away to live with people in another town . She too , soon passed away . They had lived in the old house in which I was born for more than 40 years . It was supposed that Tredwell was quite wealthy , but it seems it was not so , as ...
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... moved again ; this time , only a few rods from the house we were then living in . We moved out of the " Hollow " just a little way up the hill . The house we moved into , was a great big old fashioned affair , built perhaps 75 years ...
... moved again ; this time , only a few rods from the house we were then living in . We moved out of the " Hollow " just a little way up the hill . The house we moved into , was a great big old fashioned affair , built perhaps 75 years ...
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... moved into , was , as I recall , owned by two brothers , Alexander and Brewster Darling . There we lived a number of years , and I still remem- ber some things connected with the house and farm . There was the old well , from which we ...
... moved into , was , as I recall , owned by two brothers , Alexander and Brewster Darling . There we lived a number of years , and I still remem- ber some things connected with the house and farm . There was the old well , from which we ...
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... moved to the country , and occupied part of the house in which his grandmother lived . His father's name was William , and his mother's name was Mary . There were a number of children in the family be- sides George , including a little ...
... moved to the country , and occupied part of the house in which his grandmother lived . His father's name was William , and his mother's name was Mary . There were a number of children in the family be- sides George , including a little ...
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arrived attended August August 29 Aunt Susie baggage beautiful bought Brooklyn brother called coins course Crane Darling dear drink early father fine day friends glad going interest J. E. Handshaw J. W. Scott Jayne July July 19 July 27 June Lake Grove later Layton letter living London married Methodist miles minister Miss morning mother moved ness never nice night Nissequogue River Northport Norway ocean Ocean Grove paid passed perhaps Philatelist Platt printing purchased Queenstown reached readers retired sail Savoy Hotel seemed sent ship sick sister Smith Smithtown Branch Smithtown charge sold soon spent splendid stamp albums stamp business stamp collecting stamp dealers steamer stock of stamps Street taken took a train trip Uncle Benja visited walk Wesleyan church wife York York City young
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Página 318 - Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho...
Página 52 - Shall I meet other wayfarers at night? Those who have gone before. Then must I knock, or call when just in sight? They will not keep you standing at that door. Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak? Of labour you shall find the sum. Will there be beds for me and all who seek? Yea, beds for all who come.
Página 63 - And some approach the threshold whose looks are blank with fear. And some whose temples brighten with joy in drawing near, As if they saw dear faces, and caught the gracious eye Of Him, the Sinless Teacher, who came for us to die.
Página 11 - BACKWARD, turn backward, O Time, in your flight, Make me a child again just for to-night ! Mother, come back from the echoless shore, Take me again to your heart as of yore ; Kiss from my forhead the furrows of care, Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair ; Over my slumbers your loving watch keep ; — Rock me to sleep...
Página 166 - Beyond the flight of time, Beyond the reign of death, There surely is some blessed clime Where life is not a breath. Nor life's affections transient fire, Whose sparks fly upward and expire.
Página 55 - WATCHMAN, tell us of the night, What its signs of promise are. Traveller, o'er yon mountain's height See that glory-beaming star ! Watchman, does its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell ? Traveller, yes ; it brings the day, Promised day of Israel. 2 Watchman, tell us of the night ; Higher yet that star ascends.
Página 288 - And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Página 11 - ROCK ME TO SLEEP BACKWARD, turn backward, O Time, in your flight, Make me a child again, just for to-night! Mother, come back from the echoless shore, Take me again to your heart as of yore; Kiss from my forehead the furrows of care, Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair; Over my slumbers your loving watch keep;— Rock me to sleep, mother, — rock me to sleep!
Página 98 - Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Página 176 - We all within our graves shall sleep A hundred years to come ! No living soul for us will weep, A hundred years to come...