 A whisper went about among the oldest there, that she had seen and talked with angels ; and when they called to mind how she had looked and spoken, and her early death, some thought it might be so indeed. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and...  Master Humphrey's Clock - Seite 216von Charles Dickens - 1840 - 426 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Francis Jenks, James Walker, Francis William Pitt Greenwood, William Ware - 1842 - 416 Seiten
...truth and beauty of the following touching passage, that closes the account of little Nell's funeral. " They saw the vault covered and the stone fixed down....not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place,—when the bright moon poured in her light on tomb and monument, on pillar, wall, and arch,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1846 - 828 Seiten
...might be so, indeed. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving place to others, and falling off in whispering groups of...friends. They saw the vault covered and the stone flxed down. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 Seiten
...corning to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving place to others, and falling ofl'in whispering groups of three or four, the church was...time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place... | |
 | 1859 - 436 Seiten
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 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1859 - 422 Seiten
...be so, indeed. 17. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving placfc to others, and falling off in whispering groups of...time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place;... | |
 | Advanced reading book - 1860 - 458 Seiten
...might be so indeed. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving place to others, and falling off in whispering groups of...time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1861 - 450 Seiten
...might be so, indeed. 17. Thus, coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving place to others, and falling off in whispering groups of...time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 Seiten
...might be so indeed. Thus coming to the grave in little knots, and glancing down, and giving 20 place to others, and falling off in whispering groups of...Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a 25 sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place, — when the bright moon poured in her light... | |
 | Salem Town, Nelson M. Holbrook - 1864 - 444 Seiten
...apart, and the villagers closed round to look into the grave before the stone should be replaced ; then, falling off in whispering groups of three or four,...time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. 12. When the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness of the place... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1864 - 450 Seiten
...of three or four, the church was cleared, in time, of all but the sexton and the mourning friends. Then, when the dusk of evening had come on, and not a sound disturbed the sacred stillness oi the place; when the bright moon poured in her light on tomb and monument, on pillar, wall, and arch,... | |
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