And now, having endeavoured to suit everyone by many weddings, few deaths, and as much prosperity as the eternal fitness of things will permit, let the music stop, the lights die out, and the curtain...
A child her wayward pencil drewOn margins of her book;Garlands of flower, dancing elves,Bud, butterfly, and brook,Lessons undone, and plum forgot,Seeking with hand and heart
Polly tried to conquer the bad feeling; but it worried her, till she remembered something her mother once said to her: "When you feel out of sorts, try to make someone else happy, and you will soon be...
…Jo vanished without a word. Rushing upstairs, she startled the invalids by exclaiming tragically as she burst into the room, 'Oh, do somebody go down quick; John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg...
{Mrs. March to Jo} You are too much alike and too fond of freedom, not to mention hot tempers and strong wills, to get on happily together, in a relation which needs infinite patience and forbearance,...
With blue eyes, and yellow hair curling on her shoulders, pale and slender, and always carrying herself like a young lady mindful of her manners. What the characters of the four sisters were we will l...
The big vases, that could not hide the vacancies her pretty
She said, hoping to soothe him with a little reason, which proved that she knew nothing about love.
It's easier for me to risk my life for a person than to be pleasant to him when I don't feel like it. It's
Is a good man, but he has his faults, and you must learn to see and bear with them, remembering your own. He is very decided, but never will be obstinate, if you reason kindly, not oppose impatiently....
Happy soul in a healthy body makes the best sort of beauty for man or woman.
Crochety friend. On the afternoon of the second day, she went out to do an
Cried Meg, and the rehearsal ended in a general burst of laughter.
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And living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.
You’ve got me, anyhow. I’m not good for much, I know, but I'll stand by you, Jo, all the days of my life. Upon my word I will! and Laurie meant what he said.
Young people seldom turn out as one predicts, so it is of little use to expect anything,' said Mrs. Meg with a sigh. 'If our children are good and useful men and women, we should be satisfied; yet it'...
Work is wholesome, and there is plenty for everyone; it keeps us from ennui and mischief, is good for health and spirits, and gives us a sense of power and independence better than money or fashion.
Uncle, I have discovered what girls are made for, said Rose, the day after the reconciliation of Archie and the Prince.Well, my dear, what is it? asked Dr. Alec...To take care of boys, answered Rose,...
This household happiness did not come all at once, but John and Meg had found the key to it, and each year of married life taught them how to use it, unlocking the treasuries of real home love and mut...