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... hand , and directed them , upon their arrival there , to signify the same to him , and there to remain until he had resolved upon what was next to be done , as he had by no means made up his mind as to the propriety , or at least the ...
... hand , and directed them , upon their arrival there , to signify the same to him , and there to remain until he had resolved upon what was next to be done , as he had by no means made up his mind as to the propriety , or at least the ...
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... hand , and directed them , upon their arrival there , to signify the same to him , and there to remain until he had resolved upon what was next to be done , as he had by no means made up his mind as to the propriety , or at least the ...
... hand , and directed them , upon their arrival there , to signify the same to him , and there to remain until he had resolved upon what was next to be done , as he had by no means made up his mind as to the propriety , or at least the ...
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... hand , and directed them , upon their arrival there , to signify the same to him , and there to remain until he had resolved upon what was next to be done , as he had by no means made up his mind as to the propriety , or at least the ...
... hand , and directed them , upon their arrival there , to signify the same to him , and there to remain until he had resolved upon what was next to be done , as he had by no means made up his mind as to the propriety , or at least the ...
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... hand of each , led them to a tall thin grey old woman , with a long inquisitive - looking nose , whom he named as Lady Betty St. Clair . Lady Betty rose from her seat with that sort of deliberate bustle which generally attends the ...
... hand of each , led them to a tall thin grey old woman , with a long inquisitive - looking nose , whom he named as Lady Betty St. Clair . Lady Betty rose from her seat with that sort of deliberate bustle which generally attends the ...
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... Hand - the Miracu- lous Nuptials , & c . & c . & c . She was now in the midst of " Bewildered Affections , or All is not Lost , " which she was reading , unconsciously , for the third time , with unbroached delight . Lastly , she ...
... Hand - the Miracu- lous Nuptials , & c . & c . & c . She was now in the midst of " Bewildered Affections , or All is not Lost , " which she was reading , unconsciously , for the third time , with unbroached delight . Lastly , she ...
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Página 289 - Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom He pleases.
Página 287 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty! thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair : thyself how wondrous then, Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Página 314 - How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony. Sit, Jessica. Look, how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines...
Página 67 - Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good-night ? 'Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave : And after they have shown their pride Like you, awhile, they glide Into the grave.
Página 46 - Pictures like these, dear madam, to design, Asks no firm hand, and no unerring line; Some wandering touches, some reflected light, Some flying stroke alone can hit 'em right: For how should equal colours do the knack? Chameleons who can paint in white and black? "Yet Chloe sure was formed without a spot"— Nature in her then erred not, but forgot. "With every pleasing, every prudent part, Say, what can Chloe want?"— She wants a heart.
Página 88 - DISSIMULATION is but a faint kind of policy, or wisdom ; for it asketh a strong wit, and a strong heart, to know when to tell truth, and to do it. Therefore it is the weaker sort of politicians that are the great dissemblers.
Página 67 - TO BLOSSOMS FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good-night?
Página 84 - Certainly, it is heaven upon earth to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth.
Página 307 - I will not leave you long ; For in your shades I deem some spirit dwells, Who from the chiding stream, or groaning oak, Still hears and answers to Matilda's moan.