 ... chapel bell began to toll, and Thomas Newcome's hands outside the bed feebly beat time. And just as the last bell struck, a peculiar sweet smile shone over his face, and he lifted up his head a little, and quickly said, " Adsum ! " and fell back....  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 1171873Full view - About this book
 | 1907 - 850 lehte
...head a little, and quickly said, "Adsum!" and fell back. It was the word we used at school, when names were called; and lo, he, whose heart was as that of...his name, and stood In the presence of The Master." Letoit UeMlle. THE SURGEON'S POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH. Gradually, progressively, almost imperceptibly,... | |
 | 1907 - 848 lehte
...head a little, and quickly said, "Adsum!" and fell back. It was the word we used at school, when names were called; and lo, he, whose heart was as that of a little child, bad answered to his name, and stood in the presence of The Master." Linoit Melville. THE SURGEON'S... | |
 | 1888 - 662 lehte
...to the memory of Major Henry Williun Carmichael Smyth, 9th September, 1861, aged 81 yeut ' Album.' ' And lo, he whose heart was as that of a little child, hid answered to his name, and stood in the presence of ths Master.' ' Newcomes,' vol. iii. chap. 26.... | |
 | 1888 - 558 lehte
...the memory of Major Henry William Carmichael Smyth, 9th September, 1861, aged 81 yean. ' Adsum.' ' And lo, he whose heart was as that of a little child,...his name, and stood in the presence of the Master.' ' Newcomes,' vol. iii. chap. 26. On the rebuilding of the church his grave wag brought within the walls.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1855 - 444 lehte
...a little, and quickly said " Adsum! " and fell back. It was the word we used at school, when names were called; and lo, he, whose heart was as that of...his name, and stood in the presence of The Master. Two years ago, walking with my children in some pleasant fields, near to Berne in Switzerland, I strayed... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1855 - 428 lehte
..." Adsum !" and fell back. It was the wordjpe used at school, when names were called ; 4fnd lo, her, whose heart was as that of a little child, had answered...his name, and stood in the presence of The Master. f Two years ago, walking with my children in Dome pleasant fields, near to Berne in Switzerland, I... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1900 - 874 lehte
...light, he crept slowly up to bed ; and he fell asleep whispering to the shadows around him : ' And he whose heart was as that of a little child had answered...his name, and stood in the presence of the Master.' Death had become a reality for Abner Jones. And the sting of death had touched him first through one... | |
 | 1864 - 84 lehte
...fell back. It was the word we used at school, when names were called ; and lo, he, whose heart was that of a little child, had answered to his name, and stood in the presence of the Master.' The colonel is an exception to the ordinary run of Mr. Thackeray's characters, who rarely combine the elements... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 lehte
...run. 2 Always, always. 3 1 am present. and fell back. It was the word we used at school, when names were called ; and lo, he, whose heart was as that...name, and stood in the presence of The Master. • THE LAST DAYS OF GEORGE HI. From The Four Georges. All the world knows the story of his malady: all history... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1868 - 522 lehte
...little, and quickly said, " Adsum ! " and fell back. It was the word we used at school, when names were called ; and lo, he, whose heart was as that...his name, and stood in the presence of The Master. Two years ago, walking with my children in some pleasant fields, near to Berne, in Switzerland, I strayed... | |
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