The Pearl of Orr's Island: A Story of the Coast of MaineSampson Low, Son, & Company, 1861 - 157 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 48
Page 22
... mind on all subjects was made up , and she spoke generally as one having authority ; and who should , if she should not ? Was she not a sort of priestess and sybil in all the most awful straits and mysteries of life ? How many births ...
... mind on all subjects was made up , and she spoke generally as one having authority ; and who should , if she should not ? Was she not a sort of priestess and sybil in all the most awful straits and mysteries of life ? How many births ...
Page 24
... mind to bring Naomi somethin ' . " " Yes , and she had a faculty of puttin ' of ' em on , " said Miss Roxy , with a decisive shake of the head . " Naomi was a still girl , but her faculty was uncommon ; and I tell you , Ruey , ' tant ...
... mind to bring Naomi somethin ' . " " Yes , and she had a faculty of puttin ' of ' em on , " said Miss Roxy , with a decisive shake of the head . " Naomi was a still girl , but her faculty was uncommon ; and I tell you , Ruey , ' tant ...
Page 29
... mind . " " Mara , dear , " said Miss Ruey , interrupting the child's steady look - out , " what you thinking of ? " " Me want somefin ' , " said the little one . " That's what she's always saying , " said Miss Roxy . " Me want somebody ...
... mind . " " Mara , dear , " said Miss Ruey , interrupting the child's steady look - out , " what you thinking of ? " " Me want somefin ' , " said the little one . " That's what she's always saying , " said Miss Roxy . " Me want somebody ...
Page 33
... mind out in pay for all this . At this moment a burst of silvery child - laughter rang out , and there appeared in the doorway , illuminated by the afternoon sun- beams , the vision of Miss Roxy's tall , lank figure , with the little ...
... mind out in pay for all this . At this moment a burst of silvery child - laughter rang out , and there appeared in the doorway , illuminated by the afternoon sun- beams , the vision of Miss Roxy's tall , lank figure , with the little ...
Page 35
... mind you don't let the baby wet her feet , Sally ; them shoes o ' hern must have cost five - and- sixpence at the very least . " That sunny hour before sundown seemed as long to Sally as the whole seam of the sheet ; for childhood's ...
... mind you don't let the baby wet her feet , Sally ; them shoes o ' hern must have cost five - and- sixpence at the very least . " That sunny hour before sundown seemed as long to Sally as the whole seam of the sheet ; for childhood's ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afternoon Aunt Roxy Aunt Ruey baby beach beautiful Bible black eyes blue boat bracelet brother brown house called Cap'n Kittridge Captain Kittridge Captain Pennel cheeks child clothes cove curiosity curls dark door face father feel fire fishing funeral gargle give goin gone hair hand Harpswell head heart hour jist kind kitchen Kittridge's little Mara little Moses little thing looked Lord LUDGATE HILL Mara's Mary mermen mind minister Miss Emily Miss Kittridge Miss Pennel Miss Roxy Miss Ruey morning mother Naomi neighbour never night Orr's Island pearls poor pretty rock round Roxy's sail Sally schooner sea-weed seemed Sewell shadows shells ship shore silver solemn sort stood storm story strange Sunday sure tell there's thought took voice wife WILKIE COLLINS wind woman Woman in White women young Zephaniah Pennel
Popular passages
Page 70 - Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty." "Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain...
Page 13 - They were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their deaths they were not divided.
Page 71 - The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast: Theirs buxom health, of rosy hue, Wild wit, invention ever new, And lively cheer, of vigour born, The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light That fly th
Page 114 - Full fathom five thy father lies, Of his bones are coral made : Those are pearls that were his eyes, Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea change, Into something rich and strange.
Page 75 - LORD, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye : 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints.
Page 41 - Lord divideth the flames of fire: the voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness ; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever. The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.
Page 109 - Dangers stand thick through all the ground, To push us to the tomb ; And fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home.
Page 41 - Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
Page 40 - The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.
Page 17 - And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty : why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me...