The Ladies' CompanionBradbury and Evans, 1861 |
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... face was turned from me ; but I was much struck with the beauty of his long black hair , which lay in waving masses on his shoulders . I watched him for some time , wondering what could have tempted any one with so apparently delicate a ...
... face was turned from me ; but I was much struck with the beauty of his long black hair , which lay in waving masses on his shoulders . I watched him for some time , wondering what could have tempted any one with so apparently delicate a ...
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... face in the dim light as he passed and repassed . He seemed melancholy in the extreme , and yet nervously hoping against hope . Once and again , as he passed , his countenance seemed to brighten as if with the dawn of a hopeful project ...
... face in the dim light as he passed and repassed . He seemed melancholy in the extreme , and yet nervously hoping against hope . Once and again , as he passed , his countenance seemed to brighten as if with the dawn of a hopeful project ...
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... face betrayed from hope to fear , from fear to almost comical bewilderment . " I am a friend of Mr. Winslow's , " I said at length . " Ah ! I see now ! " he cried , with a laugh of delight . " He has shown you the portrait . And has he ...
... face betrayed from hope to fear , from fear to almost comical bewilderment . " I am a friend of Mr. Winslow's , " I said at length . " Ah ! I see now ! " he cried , with a laugh of delight . " He has shown you the portrait . And has he ...
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... face that visited her and grew with her , of her tenderness of heart and of her great beauty . I told him - I could not conceal it - how she and I loved one another , how our souls were now so intertwined that they could no more be ...
... face that visited her and grew with her , of her tenderness of heart and of her great beauty . I told him - I could not conceal it - how she and I loved one another , how our souls were now so intertwined that they could no more be ...
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... face that more perfectly reflected the inner - workings of the mind . I could see that he was revolving all the bearings of the mysterious story , and in quick succession building up hopes and pulling them down , plan- ning and ...
... face that more perfectly reflected the inner - workings of the mind . I could see that he was revolving all the bearings of the mysterious story , and in quick succession building up hopes and pulling them down , plan- ning and ...
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Сторінка 179 - Within thy airy shell By slow Meander's margent green, And in the violet-embroidered vale Where the lovelorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well: Canst thou not tell me of a gentle pair That likest thy Narcissus are?
Сторінка 97 - And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Сторінка 315 - That tell in homely phrase who lie below ; Sudden he starts ! and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition tall and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave; and, strange to tell! Evanishes at crowing of the cock.
Сторінка 49 - For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE ; And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE.
Сторінка 221 - The best in this kind are but shadows ; and the worst are no worse, if imagination amend them.
Сторінка 163 - Mr. Davies mentioned my name, and respectfully introduced me to him. I was much agitated, and, recollecting his prejudice against the Scotch, of which I had heard much, I said to Davies, "Don't tell where I come from." "From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly. "Mr. Johnson," said I, "I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.
Сторінка 163 - I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light pleasantry to soothe and conciliate him, and not as an humiliating abasement at the expense of my country. But however that might be, this speech was somewhat unlucky; for, with that quickness of wit for which he was so remarkable, he seized the expression, "come from Scotland...
Сторінка 198 - Some feelings are to mortals given, With less of earth in them than heaven ; And if there be a human tear From passion's dross refined and clear, A tear so limpid and so meek, It would not stain an angel's cheek, 'Tis that which pious fathers shed Upon a duteous daughter's head...
Сторінка 75 - And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too: For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. In books, or work, or healthful play Let my first years be past, That I may give for every day Some good account at last.
Сторінка 310 - I laboured," says he, in one of his letters*, " for a mere pittance, but it was sufficient. It was the fruit of my own resolution ; and, as I then flattered myself, the foretaste of more honourable rewards, — for I never thought of wealth.