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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 childs dream of a star. then the child looked sadly out by him-self, and when he saw the star, turnedround and said to the patient pale face onthe bed, I see the star ! And then asmile would come upon the face, and alittle weak voice used to say, * God blessmy brother and the star ! And so the time came, all too soon !when the child looked out alone, andwhen there was no face on the bed; andwhen there was a little grave among thegraves, not there before ; and when thestar made long rays down towards him,as he saw it through his tears. Now, these rays were so bright, andthey seemed to make such a shining wayfrom earth to heaven, that when the childwent to his solitary bed, he dreamed about
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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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