Stories for young servants1857 |
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Abney ALDERSGATE STREET Alice Ann's asked began to think better bombazine BOND STREET bonnet Brandon Cole comfort dinner door dress Duncombe duty Eliza Everton father fault feeling felt finery fire footman gave girl give go to church Goody gown head heard housemaid John Peck Joseph Ellis JOSEPH MASTERS keep kitchen kitten knew Lady Lambert leave LONDON look ma'am magic lantern maid mamma Marsh Mary Mary's Master Edmund Merton mind mischief-making Miss Eagles Miss Lumsden mistress morning mother neral never night poor postboy PROPER PRIDE Rachel Hayward replied ribbon Samuel Sarah school-room soon sorry stairs stay story Sunday Susan talk Taylor tell thing Thomas Cromby THOMAS SHORT thought told took turn wages wait walk wax flowers Wheatley Wheeler Widow Brown wished words wrong YOUNG SERVANTS
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Page 44 - Father, retire to rest; and rise refreshed, and ready to do your duty in that state of life to which GOD has called you.
Page 44 - I never could show you how grateful I am for all you have done for me.
Page 13 - How often you have said in your catechism, that your duty to your neighbour, is to love him as yourself, and that you are to obey those set in authority over you.
Page 24 - ... when asked if she would like to see something more, she said Yes again. She smiled upon the little children, and said Ma sceur to the sisters when they spoke to her, which pleased them. She was everything that was docile, gentle, and obedient, and she grew in a few weeks to look stronger and better than she had ever done in her life ; but she did not become more communicative. One thing, however, Innocent did, which found high favour in everybody's eyes. She would go and sit for hours together...
Page 38 - OFT as the bell, with solemn toll, Speaks the departure of a soul, Let each one ask himself, " Am I " Prepar'd, should I be call'd to die?