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... happy , childish voice , and to a strange , wild , anomalous tune — solemn as the Hebrew chant of Deborah , and fully as triumphant . A slender girl of twelve years ' growth steadied a pail of water on her head , with both dimpled arms ...
... happy , childish voice , and to a strange , wild , anomalous tune — solemn as the Hebrew chant of Deborah , and fully as triumphant . A slender girl of twelve years ' growth steadied a pail of water on her head , with both dimpled arms ...
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... happy in her poor humble home , and over all , like a consecration , shone the devoted love for her grandfather , which more than com- pensated for any want of which she might otherwise have been conscious . Accustomed always to ask ...
... happy in her poor humble home , and over all , like a consecration , shone the devoted love for her grandfather , which more than com- pensated for any want of which she might otherwise have been conscious . Accustomed always to ask ...
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... happy days and the dear voices of our loved ones make music in our ears ; and lo ! God puts us in the crucible . The light of life — the hope of all future years is blotted out ; clouds of despair and the grim night of an unbroken and ...
... happy days and the dear voices of our loved ones make music in our ears ; and lo ! God puts us in the crucible . The light of life — the hope of all future years is blotted out ; clouds of despair and the grim night of an unbroken and ...
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... happy hours , and were now reproduced by her disordered brain in multitudinous and aggravated forms . Her wails of agony , her passionate prayers to God to release the beloved spirit from the tor- tures which her delirium painted , were ...
... happy hours , and were now reproduced by her disordered brain in multitudinous and aggravated forms . Her wails of agony , her passionate prayers to God to release the beloved spirit from the tor- tures which her delirium painted , were ...
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... happy past ; and as precious memories crowded mourn- fully up , she sat upon the steps of the dreary homestead , with her arms around his neck , and wept bitterly . After an hour she left the house , and , followed by the dog , crossed ...
... happy past ; and as precious memories crowded mourn- fully up , she sat upon the steps of the dreary homestead , with her arms around his neck , and wept bitterly . After an hour she left the house , and , followed by the dog , crossed ...
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