The Ladies' Wreath, Том 7Martyn & Ely, 1852 |
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... face . The Grand Duchess was twenty - four years of age , and older than her hus- band by some six months . She is a beautiful woman ; she was even called the most beautiful woman in Europe . However this may be , it is certain that it ...
... face . The Grand Duchess was twenty - four years of age , and older than her hus- band by some six months . She is a beautiful woman ; she was even called the most beautiful woman in Europe . However this may be , it is certain that it ...
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... face , and sparkling in her eyes . The woman's heart in her felt instantly the ingenious appeal of the cousin -- for that was the relationship borne by the young ladies to each other . " Indeed it is , " quietly returned Alice . " Do ...
... face , and sparkling in her eyes . The woman's heart in her felt instantly the ingenious appeal of the cousin -- for that was the relationship borne by the young ladies to each other . " Indeed it is , " quietly returned Alice . " Do ...
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... face . So many of these poor babies are neg- lected by their mothers , and kept in such a condition that one can't bear to look at , much less touch them . A dirty baby ! Oh , dear ! Save me from such an infliction . " " It will be our ...
... face . So many of these poor babies are neg- lected by their mothers , and kept in such a condition that one can't bear to look at , much less touch them . A dirty baby ! Oh , dear ! Save me from such an infliction . " " It will be our ...
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... faces were , if possible , of a still more pallid hue than before ; their eyes gleamed with a dry , uneasy light ; spas- modic twitchings seized their lips and eye - brows ; and their fingers fairly danced upon the table . They breathed ...
... faces were , if possible , of a still more pallid hue than before ; their eyes gleamed with a dry , uneasy light ; spas- modic twitchings seized their lips and eye - brows ; and their fingers fairly danced upon the table . They breathed ...
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... faces upward and in sight of all . The gentleman who had made the proposal for this singular game had held the highest card . I had lost ! The spectators instantly gave three cheers at my defeat , and , baffled and confused , I started ...
... faces upward and in sight of all . The gentleman who had made the proposal for this singular game had held the highest card . I had lost ! The spectators instantly gave three cheers at my defeat , and , baffled and confused , I started ...
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Alice AMY GRAY Annie Apollodorus asked beautiful blessed breath bright brow burgomaster called Charles Churchill cheek child Corriano countenance cousin Crescens dark daughter dear death deep delight door dream dress earth Edith Eliab Elsie ELSTOW Emily exclaimed eyes face fair father feel felt Fisher Flower Angels flowers Fred gentle girl glance grace Grey hand Hanford happy heard heart heaven Herbert hope hour Isabella Israel Kate lady LAVATERA leave light lips Lizzie look marriage mind morning mother murmured never night o'er once Orphen pale passed Peterhoff pleasure poor Precious moments replied returned riches harden Russia scene seemed silence sister skiff smile Socrates Sophia sorrow soul spirit stood sweet tears thee thing thou thought tone Turkish uncon village voice walk wife wish woman wonder words Wurtemburg young youth
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Сторінка 404 - Dis's waggon! daffodils That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath...
Сторінка 211 - FOR the strength of the hills we bless thee, Our God, our fathers' God ! Thou hast made thy children mighty, By the touch of the mountain sod.
Сторінка 334 - A LITTLE word in kindness spoken, A motion, or a tear, Has often healed the heart that's broken, And made a friend sincere. A word — a look — has crushed to earth Full many a budding flower, Which, had a smile but owned its birth, Would bless life's darkest hour. Then deem it not an idle thing A pleasant word to speak ; The face you wear, the thought you bring, A heart may heal or break.
Сторінка 405 - But none ever trembled and panted with bliss In the garden, the field, or the wilderness, Like a doe in the noontide with love's sweet want As the companionless sensitive plant.
Сторінка 250 - Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But, oh ! she dances such a way— No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.
Сторінка 335 - Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way, But to act that each tomorrow Find us farther than today.
Сторінка 405 - Then the pied wind-flowers and the tulip tall, And narcissi, the fairest among them all, Who gaze on their eyes in the stream's recess, Till they die of their own dear loveliness...
Сторінка 383 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileged beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of Heaven.
Сторінка 405 - And the Naiad-like lily of the vale, Whom youth makes so fair and passion so pale, That the light of its tremulous bells is seen Through their pavilions of tender green ; And the hyacinth purple, and white, and blue, Which flung from its bells a sweet peal anew Of music so delicate, soft, and intense, It was felt like an odour within the sense...
Сторінка 265 - How hardly shall they who have riches enter the kingdom of heaven.