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
| Hermann Lange - 1883 - 294 pages
...the light, and had the sky above it always." These were her words. She was dead. Dear (S. 10, N. 2), gentle, patient, noble Nell was dead. Her little bird — a poor, slight thing 4, the pressure of the finger would have crushed — was stirring nimbly in its cage ; and the strong... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1883 - 666 pages
...near me something that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always." Those were her words. C | bird—a poor slight thing the pressure of a finger would have crushed —was stirring nimbly in its... | |
| Alonzo Reed - 1884 - 206 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...heart of its childmistress was mute and motionless forever. — Dickens. — Death of Littlt Nett. 95. Measures of Time. hour sec'ond dec'ade fort'night... | |
| Alonzo Reed - 1884 - 204 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...heart of its childmistress was mute and motionless forever. — Dickens. — Death of Little Nell. 95. Measures of Time. hour sec'ond dec'ade fort'night... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1884 - 868 pages
...near me something that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always." Those were her words. She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was...stirring nimbly in its cage ; and the strong heart of its child mistress was mute a.icl motionless for ever. Where were the traces of her early cares, her sofferings,... | |
| John Scott Clark - 1886 - 388 pages
...near me something that 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 forever. "Oh! it is hard to take to heart the lesson that such deaths will teach; but let no man reject... | |
| John Scott Clark - 1886 - 406 pages
...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. "Oh! it is hard to take to heart the lesson that such deaths will teach; but let no man reject... | |
| J. Scott Clark - 1886 - 410 pages
...near me something that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always.' Those were her words. She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was dead. Her little bud — a poor slight thing the pressure of a finger would have crushed — was stirring nimbly in... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1887 - 824 pages
...near me something that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always." Those were her words. She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell, was...bird — a poor slight thing the pressure of a finger .voultl have crushed — was Stirling nimbly in its cage ; and the Strong heart of its child-mistress... | |
| 1888 - 576 pages
...near me something that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always." Those were her words. She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was...dead indeed in her, but peace and perfect happiness weie born; imaged in her tranquil beauty and profound repose. And still her former self lav there,... | |
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