Ismay's Children (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Fenn, George Manville

9781440086298: Ismay's Children (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 144008629X ISBN 13: 9781440086298

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2010

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Our purses shaH be proud, our garments poor,
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich ;
And, as the sun breaks through the darkesl clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
What I is the jay more precious than the lark
Bccause his fe;thers are more beautiful?
Or is the adder better than the eel
TIecause his painted skin contents the eye?'
IT was a fine spring morning-mild and soft, almost warm,
although the middle of March had not yet been reached.
Blackbirds and thrushes made the clear air ring; the crows,
busy in the tall branches of the elms, exchanged cheerful
notes with their neighbours. Tbe full liquid murmur of
the river completed the chord most musically, and with
it all ran the mellow under-current of a tiny south wind'
lcarce above a breath -that just lifted and stirred the
branches of the osier field. This osier field ran side by
side with the high-road, fenced from it by a dike on this
side, and on the other bordered by a ten-foot wall in some

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ISMA V'S CHILDREN; CHAPTER I; 'Our purses shaH be proud, our garments poor,; For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich ;; And, as the sun breaks through the darkesl clouds,; So honour peereth in the meanest habit; What I is the jay more precious than the lark; Bccause his fe;thers are more beautiful?; Or is the adder better than the eel; TIecause his painted skin contents the eye?'; IT was a fine spring morning-mild and soft, almost warm,; although the middle of March had not yet been reached; Blackbirds and thrushes made the clear air ring; the crows,; busy in the tall branches of the elms, exchanged cheerful; notes with their neighbours Tbe full liquid murmur of; the river