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Of what use will be the most elaborate technic in the world if there is no soul back of it. So the young singer cultivates this power of expression, which grows with constant effort. The artist has learned to share her gift of song with her audience, and sings straight across into the hearts of her listeners. The less experienced singer profits by her example.

She can't quite forget the days and nights when she used to accompany her mother round the public-houses and dance for coppers. Jane is also a terpsichorean artiste, and tingles the tambourine to the stepping of her feet; whilst Annie is another disciple of the art, and sings a song with the strange refrain of "Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay!"

For when one mystic meets another mystic, and the other mystic has beautiful eyes and sings divinely, the spiritual marriage will follow almost as a matter of course. What else is to be expected? But I am glad that you were faithful to your principles, both of you, and clung fast to the ethereal side of things."

Dined at home, and then my wife and I and Mercer to the Duke's house, and there saw "The Rivalls," which is no excellent play, but good acting in it; especially Gosnell comes and sings and dances finely, but, for all that, fell out of the key, so that the musique could not play to her afterwards, and so did Harris also go out of the tune to agree with her.

"What! does he sing?" asked Rooney. "Yes; he is our maker of songs, and sings a little." "Then he must sing to me," cried the sailor. "In my land the man who sings last has the right to say who shall sing next. I demand a song from Okiok." As the company approved highly of the demand, and Okiok was quite willing, there was neither difficulty nor delay.

Waldstricker thought a moment, inhaling the smoke the while. "The girl, Tessibel, who sings at church might be of great assistance to me," he said presently. "How?" interjected Deforrest. "Why, she goes among the squatters daily and would be likely to know if Bishop sneaked into any of their huts. If I can interest her in the reward I've an idea she'll be of service to me."

I'll write this down in my records 'When the earliest bluebird sings, when the sap wets the maples, when the skunk cabbage flowers, and the first striped squirrel barks, why then, it is spring!" He bent to his task and as he worked closer the water he noticed sweet-flag leaves waving two inches tall beneath the surface. "Great day!" he cried. "There you are making signs, too! And right!

'She lives close to us; our cottage is just a little farther up the road. She often sings when she's at work. To think that you've been to our village! Oh, I wish you'd seen my mother! 'Do you know Mrs. Leslie? asked the sick woman, raising herself in bed. 'Yes, that I do, said the girl. 'She's our clergyman's wife such a kind lady oh, she is good to us!

Of this exploit a poet sings: Here Oxford's hero, famous for his boar, While clashing swords upon his target sound, And showers of arrows from his breast rebound, Prepared for worst of fates, undaunted stood, And urged his heart into the rapid flood. The waves in triumph bore him, and were proud To sink beneath their honourable load.

Love has made her inventive; she discovers means of amusement, for play; she talks and sings, sometimes in poetry and sometimes in prose. From mothers in his circle of relations and friends, Froebel has learned what a mother can do, and although he had no children of his own, his heart vibrated instinctively with the feelings of a mother's joy, hope, and fear.