Children of the MistG. P. Putnam's sons, 1898 - 550 pagine |
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Pagina 361 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Pagina 72 - Wassaile the trees that they may beare You many a plum and many a peare; For more or less fruits they will bring As you so give them wassailing.
Pagina 547 - ... descriptions, there seemed to be risk of its passing unheeded in the crowd and rush and ruck of fiction. . . , Literature has been enriched with a wholesome, genial, and noble tale, the reading of which is a pleasure in store for many." — RD Blackmore^ the author of Lorna Doone. " If I were to name the best novel I have read I should unhesitatingly put down * Children of the Mist.' It has a touch of Hardy; it has a touch of Blackmore; and yet it is fresh, and original, and powerful.
Pagina 547 - Knowing nothing of the writer or his works, I was simply. astonished at the beauty and power of this novel. But true as it is to life and place, full of deep interest and rare humor, and vivid descriptions, there seemed to be risk of its passing unheeded in the crowd and rush and ruck of fiction. . . . Literature has been enriched with a wholesome, genial, and noble tale, the reading of which is a pleasure in store for many," — RD Blackmore* the author of Lorna Doone.
Pagina 548 - An ideal love story — one that justifies the publishing business, refreshes the heart of the reviewer, strengthens faith in the outcome of the great experiment of putting humanity on earth. The Rosary is a rare book, a source of genuine delight.
Pagina 237 - I publish the Banns of Marriage between M. of , and N. of . If any of you know cause, or just impediment, why these two persons should not be joined together in holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it.
Pagina 285 - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lie on. Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head; One to watch and one to pray And two to bear my soul away.
Pagina 547 - It Is with a sense of wonder that approaches incredulity that we read a book which makes us hark back to George Eliot for its counterpart. Such a book, nevertheless, is
Pagina 49 - ... notable abilities they had still use of in their civil transactions, so he exposed his person to all action, travel, and hazard ; and by too forward engaging himself in this last, received a mortal shot by a musket, a little above the knee, of which he died in the instant; leaving the ignominy of his death upon a place, which could never otherwise have had a mention to the world.
Pagina 547 - Here we have not only literature, but we have character drawing, humor, and descriptive powers that Blackmore only equalled once, and that was in