Country MaidensM. Ward & Company, 1875 - 279 pagina's |
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Pagina 3 - Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But . teach high thought, and amiable words And courtliness, and the desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man.
Pagina 12 - the " Deals a good deal with childish faithful record of all that befel a little adventures in the fields, childish girl on a long eventful day,' and it is sports with animals, and childish exwhat it professes to be. Perhaps periences and utterances...
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Pagina 14 - A very lively and pleasant little tale, vivid in its interest, and the harrowing part of it not too prolonged for endurance, nor too artfully shaded to leave a loophole for the entrance of a beam of hope. The talks between the very young couple before the crisis of the story, and the conduct of the young wife after it, are both given with true spirit, and the pathetic part carries the reader's heart with it. . . Moreover, the lively rattle of the story is not better painted for us than the tension...
Pagina 7 - Illustrations numerous and well executed." — Daily Telegraph. " Embraces the whole story from the creation to the ascension ; told as Miss Yonge knows so well how to tell it.
Pagina 12 - As pleasant a book as could be given to any little girl." — Scotsman. " A most suitable book for girls, and one that will delight the little misses immensely."— Edinburgh Courant "A charming book.
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Pagina 12 - Full-page Original Illustrations, Coloured Frontispiece and Illuminated Title-page. Small octavo, cloth, gold and black.