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But I question now if he was worth seeing, except as something that brought me into the neighborhood of the Ghetto, and suggested to me the idea of visiting that quarter. As we left him and passed up the canal in our gondola, we came unawares upon the church of Santa Maria dell' Orto, one of the most graceful Gothic churches in the city.

I'm a deacon, and have got my station in the Jonesville meetin' house to think on. Hold it in, I say!" The shuffler glanced round at us as calm as a goggle-eyed clam and never dained to answer, and seemin'ly urged on the orto to redoubled speed.

It's the largest and best store in town. Why shouldn't I?" 'Lina replied, while Sam, catching at the name, put in: "Hartley's the man what foreclosed the mortgage. You orto hear ole mas'r cuss him oncet.

The house stands opposite the Church of Santa Maria dell' Orto, where Tintoretto was buried, and where four of his chief masterpieces are to be seen. This church, swept and garnished, is a triumph of modern Italian restoration. They have contrived to make it as commonplace as human ingenuity could manage.

She read on: "'Et valde mane una sabbatorum, veniunt ad monumentum, orto jam sole. "'Very early they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun; and they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away, for it was very great....

It wuz real good in Druzilla, and Ezra, and also in the Deacon. It kinder ondeared the hull on 'em to me. I hope this won't be told of, it orto be kep for he wuz a goodnatured lookin' hired man, black, but not to blame for that and good land! what is a straw? anyway they wuz clean.

Of these and all other thoughts of indescribable power that are now fading from the walls of those neglected chambers, I may perhaps endeavour at a future time to preserve some image and shadow more faithfully than by words; but I shall at present terminate our series of illustrations by reference to a work of less touching, but more tremendous appeal; the Last Judgment in the church of Santa Maria dell' Orto.

I am a serving-woman, and, besides, I am neither young nor pretty I was once! so I may go and come on your business and walk alone from the Piazza to Santa Maria dell' Orto. But you noble ladies, you are born in a cage, you live in bondage, and you die in prison! Will you wait? Will you hope? What for? 'What do you mean? asked Ortensia in a frightened voice. 'Am I never to see him again?

Here then they knelt at last, these two come home together, these who had followed their several paths so resolutely in the dark, not knowing that the other was near, yet each seeking a hidden Lord, and finding both Him and one another now in the full and visible glory of His Face orto jam sole for the Sun of Righteousness had dawned, and there was healing for all sorrows in His Wings.

"Who be you talkin' to?" I asked. "Who be I talkin' to, Bub? Why I'm talkin' to my friends." "Friends?" I said. "The friends I orto have had but ain't got. When I git lonesome I just make up a lot o' folks and some of 'em is good comp'ny." He loved to have me with him, as he worked, and told me odd tales and seemed to enjoy my prattle.