singing-book

On Sunday mornings, when Mary came out of her little room, in clean white dress, with her singing-book and psalm-book in her hands, her deep eyes solemn from recent prayer, he thought of that fair and mystical bride, the Lamb's wife, whose union with her

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Various

A class was formed in Lowell, Massachusetts, and a "singing-book" was used there with the notes written with numerals on the staff instead of the usual characters.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Various

"The most eloquent discourse I ever heard!" added a young man with a singing-book under his arm.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics Various

A third singing-book followed, and finally a fourth entitled the _Psalm Singer's Amusement_, both of which were popular in their day.

The Story of the Hymns and Tunes Theron Brown 1873

Then he seemed to be considering for a space what to do; but at last put the singing-book back again in the chink behind the bottles, clambered down from the stool, and taking his favorite seat in the red chair, began to warm his little cold feet before the fire.

Little Grandfather Sophie May 1869

Mr. Parlin went at once to the cupboard, and took down the singing-book.

Little Grandfather Sophie May 1869

Breathless with surprise, Mr. Parlin and his guests watched the child as he pattered with bare feet across the floor to the west side of the room, climbed upon a high stool, and opening the "vial cupboard," took out from a chink in the wall, behind the bottles, a little old singing-book.

Little Grandfather Sophie May 1869

At the second table she split her johnny-cake, and spread it open, saying it was a singing-book, and began to sing out of it, --

Little Prudy Sophie May 1869

When the "man from the west'ard" paid it to Mr. Parlin, Caleb saw Mr. Parlin spread it between the leaves of a little singing-book and lay it in the drawer.

Little Grandfather Sophie May 1869

They all thought Willy must have had a dream about Caleb and the ox-money, or he would never have gone and taken the singing-book out of the drawer; but from that day to this he has never been able to remember the dream.

Little Grandfather Sophie May 1869