A winter in Washington; or, Memoirs of the Seymour family. Repr |
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... replied Edward , seem in great haste to be rid of us ; what have we done , that makes our company dis- agreeable ? " 66 Oh , my dear , you are mistaken , " said Mrs. Seymour ; VOL . I. 66 your sister only wishes B. for silence , in ...
... replied Edward , seem in great haste to be rid of us ; what have we done , that makes our company dis- agreeable ? " 66 Oh , my dear , you are mistaken , " said Mrs. Seymour ; VOL . I. 66 your sister only wishes B. for silence , in ...
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... replied the independent boy ; the moment I am ordered to do a thing , that moment I dislike it ; but leave me to myself , and I will learn twice as much as any taskmaster would give me . " " Let us try the experiment to - night , " said ...
... replied the independent boy ; the moment I am ordered to do a thing , that moment I dislike it ; but leave me to myself , and I will learn twice as much as any taskmaster would give me . " " Let us try the experiment to - night , " said ...
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... replied Mrs. Seymour , " it would be one of which Augustus , in all his glory , was more proud than of any other the senate ever gave him , and one which our beloved president far more truly merits . The first year of his administration ...
... replied Mrs. Seymour , " it would be one of which Augustus , in all his glory , was more proud than of any other the senate ever gave him , and one which our beloved president far more truly merits . The first year of his administration ...
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... replied Louisa . 66 Hat , bonnet , or veil ? " asked Mrs. Mor- timer . " Bonnet , " said the mother . 66 Bonnet , " said the sister . " Bonnet , " said Theodore . 66 What , " exclaimed Mrs. Mortimer , " am I in the minority ? It is ...
... replied Louisa . 66 Hat , bonnet , or veil ? " asked Mrs. Mor- timer . " Bonnet , " said the mother . 66 Bonnet , " said the sister . " Bonnet , " said Theodore . 66 What , " exclaimed Mrs. Mortimer , " am I in the minority ? It is ...
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... replied Louisa , smiling . " Then I must take my leave , " said Mrs. Mortimer , " and not throw away more , either of my precious time or advice , on such a group of insensibles . " " Are you really going to the milliner's to - night ...
... replied Louisa , smiling . " Then I must take my leave , " said Mrs. Mortimer , " and not throw away more , either of my precious time or advice , on such a group of insensibles . " " Are you really going to the milliner's to - night ...
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Seite 145 - ... promises, kindly stepped in, and carried him away, to where the wicked cease from troubling, and where the weary are at rest ! It is during the time that we lived on this farm, that my little story is most eventful.
Seite 32 - The idea of her life shall sweetly creep Into his study of imagination...
Seite 32 - Of every hearer; for it so falls out That what we have we prize not to the worth Whiles we enjoy it, but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value, then we find The virtue that possession would not show us Whiles it was ours.
Seite 85 - But whoso among you shall do more or less than these, are not built upon my rock, but are built upon a sandy foundation ; and when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow...
Seite 80 - One part, one little part, we dimly scan Through the dark medium of life's feverish dream ; Yet dare arraign the whole stupendous plan, If but that little part incongruous seem.
Seite 189 - There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Seite 203 - Sits on the horizon round a settled gloom : Not such as wintry storms on mortals shed, Oppressing life ; but lovely, gentle, kind, And full of every hope and every joy, The wish of nature. Gradual sinks the breeze Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath Is heard to quiver through the closing woods, Or rustling turn the many-twinkling leaves Of aspen tall.
Seite 93 - Gallic spoon, contrived to scoop In ample draughts the thin, diluted soup, Performs not well in those substantial things, Whose mass adhesive to the metal clings; Where the strong labial muscles must embrace The gentle curve, and sweep the hollow space With ease to enter...
Seite 191 - Young man, you find fault with your elders, as if you knew more than they, or could manage the horse better.'—
Seite 192 - ... spur. Philip and all his court were in great distress for him at first, and a profound silence took place. But when the prince had turned him and brought him straight back, they all received him with loud acclamations, except his father, who wept for joy, and, kissing him, said, "Seek another kingdom, my son, that may be worthy of thy abilities ; for Macedonia is too small for thee.