The International library of famous literature - selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern, with biographical and explanatory notes and with introductions (1898) (14778096582)

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Title: The International library of famous literature : selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern, with biographical and explanatory notes and with introductions

Year: 1898 (1890s)

Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Mitchell, Donald Grant, 1822-1908

Subjects: Literature

Publisher: New York Merrill and Baker

Contributing Library: Internet Archive

Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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ave been to me as a son. There came also, as the day grew apace, a painter, who hadfame in the world, and who was liberal of hand and of spirit. I seek one who should have had the prize yesterday had worthwon, he said to the people ; a boy of rare promise and genius.An old woodcutter on a fallen tree at eventide — that wasall his theme; but there was greatness for the future in it.I would fain find him, and take him with me and teach himArt. And a little child with curling fair hair, sobbing bitterlyas she clung to her fathers arm, cried aloud, O Nello, come !We have all ready for thee. The Christ-childs hands are fullof gifts, and the old piper will play for us ; and the mothersays thou shalt stay by the hearth and burn nuts with us allthe Noel week long — yes, even to the Feast of the Kings!And Patrasche will be so happy ! O Nello, wake and come ! But the young pale face, turned upward to the light of thegreat Rubens with a smile upon its mouth, answered them all,It is too late.

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IN SCHOOL DAYS. 7775 For the sweet, sonorous bells went ringing through thefrost, and the sunlight shone upon the plains of snow, and thepopulace trooped gay and glad through the streets, but Xelloand Patrasche no more asked charity at their hands. All theyneeded now Antwerp gave unbidden. Death had been more pitiful to them than longer life wouldhave been. It had taken the one in the loyalty of love, andthe other in the innocence of faith, from a world which for lovehas no recompense and for faith no fulfillment. All their lives they had been together, and in their deathsthe)- were not divided ; for when they were found the arms ofthe boy were folded too closely around the dog to be severedwithout violence, and the people of their little village, contriteand ashamed, implored a special grace for them, and. makingthem one grave, laid them to rest there side by side — forever ! IN SCHOOL DAYS. By JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. Still sits the schoolhouse by the road, A ragged beggar, sunnin

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