 How these poor children were. Ere long I reached their cheerless home ; • 'Twas searched by every breeze ; — When, going in, the eldest child I saw upon his knees. I paused to listen to the boy : He never raised his head, But still went on, and said,...  First Lessons in Gentleness and Truth - Side 89af Adelia Cleopatra Graves - 1854 - 132 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Alexander Campbell, Charles Louis Loos - 1841 - 628 sider
...rais'il bis head: But Mill went on and said, "Give us This day our daily bread." I waited till the rbllil was done. Still listening as he prayed; And when he rose I nsked him why The Lord's prayer he had said. "Why. sir, ' said he, "this morning when My mother wenl... | |
 | 1847 - 720 sider
...temperance, I waited till the child was done, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity. Still listening as he prayed — And when he rose, I asked him why The Lord's prayer he had said ? GOOD MANNERS.— Good manners are the blossom of good 1 Why, sir,'... | |
 | 1843 - 450 sider
...his head. But still went on and said — " Give as This day our daily bread !" I waited 'til the boy was done, Still listening as he prayed. And when he rose, I asked him " Why The Lord's prayer he hud said t" 14 Why sir," said he, " this morning \\hcu My mother went awav, She... | |
 | 1837 - 400 sider
...When, going in, the eldest child I saw upon his knees. \ paus'd to listen to the boy ; He never rais'd his head, But still went on and said — ' give us...Still listening as he prayed : — And when he rose I ask'd him, why The Lord's Prayer he had said ? 'Why sir,' said he, ' this morning soon, When mother... | |
 | 1844 - 400 sider
...head, But still went on and said, " Give us This day our daily bread." I waited till the child had done, Still listening as he prayed ; And when he rose, I asked him why The Lord's prayer he had said. "Why, sir," said he, "this morning, when My mother went away, She wept,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1846 - 174 sider
...their bread, But never tasted meat. One day, when snow was falling fast, And piercing was the air, I thought that I would go and see How these poor children...as he prayed ; And, when he rose, I asked him why The Lord's prayer he had said. " Why, sir," said he, " this morning, when My mother went away, She... | |
 | Gorham Dummer Abbott - 1848 - 168 sider
...meat. One day the snow was falling fast, And piercing was the air; I thought that I would go and see Ere long I reached their cheerless home, 'Twas searched...as he prayed— And when he rose, I asked him why The Lord's prayer he had said. " Why, sir," said he, " this morning, when My mother went away, She... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1844 - 184 sider
...I paused to ^listen Jto the boy : He never raised his head, But still went on, and said, " Give in This day our daily bread." I waited till the child...as he prayed ; And, when he rose, I asked him why " Why, sir," said he, '•' this morning, when My mother went away, She wept because, she said, she... | |
 | 1848 - 602 sider
...head : But still went on and said, " Give us This day our daily bread." I waited till the child had done, Still listening as he prayed; And when he rose I asked him why The Lord's prayer he had said. " Why, sir," said he, *' this morning when My mother went away, She... | |
 | 1849 - 854 sider
...breeze : When going in, the oldest child I saw upon his knees. I paused to listen to the Ъоу — Ф He never raised his head ; But still went on and said...as he prayed — And when he rose I asked him why The Lord's prayer he bad said ? " Why, oh," said he, « this morning when My mother went away, She... | |
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