She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell, was dead. Her little bird — a poor slight thing the pressure of a finger would have crushed — was stirring nimbly in its cage ; and the strong heart of its child-mistress was mute and motionless forever. The Christian Remembrancer - Page 5901842Full view - About this book
| Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1871 - 424 pages
...me something that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always.' These were her words. " " She was dead ! — dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell...finger would have crushed, was stirring nimbly in his cage ; and the strong heart of its child-mistress was mute and motionless forever! Where were the... | |
| 1875 - 252 pages
...from the hand of God, and waiting for the breath of life ; not one who had lived and suffered death. She was dead ; dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was...— a poor, slight thing, the pressure of a finger might have crushed — was stirring nimbly in its cage ; and the strong heart of its childmistress... | |
| 1876 - 732 pages
...waiting for the breath has loved the light, and had the sky above it always." Those were her words. She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was...heart of its child-mistress was mute and motionless furever. Where were the traces of her early cares, her sufferings and fatigues? All gone. Sorrow was... | |
| George Stillman Hillard, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1876 - 454 pages
...had the sky above it always." These were her words. She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Xell was dead. Her little bird — a poor slight thing...heart of its child-mistress was mute and motionless forever. Where were the traces of her early cares, her sufferings, and fatigues ? All gone. His was... | |
| Anna Randall Diehl - 1876 - 458 pages
...near me something that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always/' These were her words. She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was...pressure of a finger would have crushed — was stirring niiubly in its cage; and the strong heart of its child-mistress was mute and motionless forever. Where... | |
| 1876 - 732 pages
...near me something that has loved the light, and had the sky ahove it always." Those were her words. She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was dead. Her little hird — a poor slight thing the pressure of a finger would have crushed — was stirring nimbly in... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 498 pages
...stirring nimbly in its cage', and the strong heart of its child-mistress was mute and motionless forever'! Where were the traces of her early cares, her sufferings,...and fatigues'? All gone'. Sorrow was dead, indeed, :n her ; but peace and perfect happiness were born, imaged in her tranquil beauty and profound repose.... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1878 - 412 pages
...country." Example for the ' short ' slide, or ttte " Minor Third." " Dear, gentle, patient, noble Noll was dead. Her little bird, — a poor, slight thing...stirring nimbly in its cage, and the strong heart of its child-m\stress was mute and m6tionless forever ! " Sorrow was dead, indeed, in her ; but peace and... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1878 - 400 pages
...'•short' 1 slide, or the "Minor Third." "Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was dead. Her little b1rd,—a poor, slight thing the pressure of a finger would...heart of its child-mistress was mute and motionless forever! " Sorrow was dead, indeed, in her; but peace and perfect happiness were born, — imaged —... | |
| Anna Randall Diehl - 1878 - 460 pages
...it always. ' These were her words. Sl.e was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was dead. Tier little bird — a poor slight thing the pressure of a finger would have crushed — was stilting nimbly in its cage; and the strong heart of its child-mistress was mute and motionless forever.... | |
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