She was dead. No sleep so beautiful and calm, so free from trace of pain, so fair to look upon. She seemed a creature fresh from the hand of God, and waiting for the breath of life — not one who had lived and suffered death. Stories for standard i (-vi). - Seite 209von mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Bertram Waldrom Matz - 1925 - 300 Seiten
...a confusion of tongues. A scene which followed Kit's protestation of hia innocence. — Gen. xi. 7. She seemed a creature fresh from the hand of God, and waiting for the breath of life. Death of Little Nell. — Gen. ii. 7. Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. The burial of Little... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1926 - 982 Seiten
...she was dead. There, upon her little bed, she lay at rest. The solemn stillness was no marvel now. She was dead. No sleep so beautiful and calm, so free...creature fresh from the hand of God, and waiting for the breatd of life ; not one who had lived and suffered death. Her couch was dressed with here and there... | |
| 1920 - 638 Seiten
...value 14; comprehension value 3.8). — Her couch was dressed with here and there some winter berries and green leaves, gathered in a spot she had been used to favor. "When I die, put near me something that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always."... | |
| Grant C. Knight - 1931 - 416 Seiten
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| Amy Cruse - 1931 - 684 Seiten
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| 1918 - 846 Seiten
...establishment of Sampson Brass, Barrister-at-law. . . . Little Nell was dead. No sleep so calm and beautiful, so free from trace of pain, so fair to look upon. She seemed a creature fresh from the hand of God—not one that had lived and suffered Death. . . . (And this, too, they have rejected, because,... | |
| Herman Pomeranz - 1936 - 426 Seiten
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