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Identifier: childsdreamofsta00dick2 (find matches)
Title: A child's dream of a star
Year: 1871 (1870s)
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creator QS:P170,Q2066530
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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Publisher: Boston, Fields, Osgood
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A CHILD S DREAM OF A STAR. the Star ; and dreamed that, lying wherehe was, he saw a train of people takenup that sparkling road by angels. Andthe star, opening, showed him a greatworld ot light, where many more suchangels waited to receive them. All these angels, who were waiting,turned their beaming eyes upon the peo-ple who were carried up into the star;and some came out from the long rowsin which they stood, and fell upon thepeoples necks, and kissed them tenderly,and went away with them down avenuesof light, and were so happy in theircompany, that, lying in his bed, he weptfor joy. But there were many angels who didnot go with them, and among them one 5SlG33it
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A CHILD S DREAM OF A STAR. he knew. The patient face that oncehad lain upon the bed was glorified andradiant, but his heart found out his sisteramong all the host. His sisters angel lingered near the en-trance of the star, and said to the leaderamong those who had brought the peo-ple thither, * Is my brother come ) And he said, No. She was turning hopefully away, whenthe child stretched out his arms, and cried, O sister, I am here ! Take me ! Andthen she turned her beaming eyes uponhim, and it was night; and the star wasshining into the room, making long raysdown towards him as he saw it throughhis tears. From that hour forth, the child looked /
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