 She remembered stories of shepherds lost in the snow ; of a mother and a child frozen to death on that very, moor ; and in a moment she knew that she was to die. Bitterly did the poor child weep ; for death was terrible to her, who, though poor, enjoyed...  Pitman's Journal of Commercial Education - Page 3191881Full view - About this book
 | England - 1820 - 876 pages
...to quake with fear. She remembered stories of shepherds lost in the snow, — of a mother and chikl frozen to death on that very moor,— -and, in a moment,...her own heart was a spring of happiness, pure and undisturbed as any fount that sparkles unseen all the year through in some quiet nook among the pastoral... | |
 | England - 1820 - 730 pages
...began to quake with fear. She remembered stories of shepherds lost in the snow, — of a mother and child frozen to death on that very moor, — and,...her own heart was a spring of happiness, pure and undisturbed as any fount that sparkles unseen all the year through in some quiet nook among the pastoral... | |
 | John Wilson - Scotland - 1822 - 450 pages
...longer discern a single mark on the snow, either of human steps, or of sheeptract, or the foot-print of a wild-fowl. Suddenly, too, she felt out of breath...her own heart was a spring of happiness, pure and undisturbed as any fount that sparkles 'unseen all the year through in some quiet nook among the pastoral... | |
 | John Wilson - 1822 - 450 pages
...of shepherds lost in the snow,—of a mother and a child frozen to death on that very moor,—and, in a moment, she knew that she was to die. Bitterly...were the flowers of earth. She had been happy at her work,—happy in her sleep,—happy in the kirk on Sabbath. A thousand thoughts had the solitary child,—and... | |
 | John Wilson - English fiction - 1822 - 326 pages
...very moor,—and, in a moment, she knew that she was to die. Bitterly did the poor child weep,'for death was terrible to her, who, though poor, enjoyed...skies of heaven were dearer than she knew to her,— 50 were the flowers of earth. She had been happy at her work,—happy in her sleep,—happy in the... | |
 | Samuel Warren - 1831 - 344 pages
...began to quake with fear. She remembered stories of shepherds lost in the snow, — of a mother and child frozen to death on that very moor, — and,...heaven were dearer than she knew to her, — so were ihe flowers of earth. She had been happy at her work, happy in her sleep, happy in the kirk on Sabbath.... | |
 | Samuel Warren - Literature and medicine - 1832 - 322 pages
...began to quake with fear. She remembered stories of shepherds lost in the snow, — of a mother and child frozen to death on that very moor, — and,...her own heart was a spring of happiness, pure and undisturbed as any fount that sparkles unseen all the year through in some quiet nook among the pastoral... | |
 | Gift books - 1845 - 386 pages
...began to quake with fear. She remembered stories of shepherds lost in the snow, — of a mother and child frozen to death on that very moor, — and,...her own heart was a spring of happiness, pure and undisturbed as any fount that sparkles unseen all the year through in some quiet nook among the pastoral... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...began to quake with fear. She remembered stories of shepherds lost in the snow, — of a mother and child frozen to death on that very moor, — and,...her own heart was a spring of happiness, pure and undisturbed as any fount that sparkles unseen all the year through in some quiet nook among the pastoral... | |
 | John Wilson - English fiction - 1846 - 590 pages
...began to quake with fear. She remembered stories of shepherds lost in the snow, — of a mother and child frozen to death on that very moor, — and,...thoughts had the solitary child, — and in her own heart \Vas a spring of happiness, pure and undisturbed as any fount that sparkles unseen all the year through... | |
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