The Inheritance, Volume 3William Blackwood, Edinburgh: and T. Cadell, London., 1824 - 387 páginas |
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... to meet him . 66 My sweet girl , what is all this ? " cried the Major , as he cast back part of his folds , and ex- tended his arms like claws towards her . " I have been so frightened about you , Major 12 THE INHERITANCE .
... to meet him . 66 My sweet girl , what is all this ? " cried the Major , as he cast back part of his folds , and ex- tended his arms like claws towards her . " I have been so frightened about you , Major 12 THE INHERITANCE .
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... cried uncle Adam , with a sar- donic laugh , " your leddy ! " 66 Certainly , " said the lady , with much digni- ty ; " there can be no doubt about that ; and I can assure you , I have too much respect for Ma- jor Waddell and myself , to ...
... cried uncle Adam , with a sar- donic laugh , " your leddy ! " 66 Certainly , " said the lady , with much digni- ty ; " there can be no doubt about that ; and I can assure you , I have too much respect for Ma- jor Waddell and myself , to ...
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... cried he , passionately ; " his artful insinuations have prevailed ; -but he shall answer for this . " Gertrude laid her hand upon his arm , while tears burst from her eyes . " Ah ! Delmour , if you love me as you say you do , why do ...
... cried he , passionately ; " his artful insinuations have prevailed ; -but he shall answer for this . " Gertrude laid her hand upon his arm , while tears burst from her eyes . " Ah ! Delmour , if you love me as you say you do , why do ...
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... cried Gertrude , thrown off her guard , and relapsing in- to her natural manner . " Not entirely , " said Lyndsay , with a melan- choly smile ; but , whether you fear me or not , I feel you no longer look upon me as your friend ...
... cried Gertrude , thrown off her guard , and relapsing in- to her natural manner . " Not entirely , " said Lyndsay , with a melan- choly smile ; but , whether you fear me or not , I feel you no longer look upon me as your friend ...
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... cried Delmour- " I would rather you never appeared at all , than have you brought out by her . " 66 Why so ? " asked Gertrude in some surprise " Is she not respectable ? " Colonel Delmour could scarcely preserve his gravity at the ...
... cried Delmour- " I would rather you never appeared at all , than have you brought out by her . " 66 Why so ? " asked Gertrude in some surprise " Is she not respectable ? " Colonel Delmour could scarcely preserve his gravity at the ...
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Página 343 - Thou who dry'st the mourner's tear. How dark this world would be, If, when deceived and wounded here, We could not fly to Thee. The friends who in our sunshine live, When winter comes, are flown ; And he who has but tears to give, Must weep those tears alone. But Thou wilt heal that broken heart, Which, like the plants that throw Their fragrance from the wounded part, Breathes...
Página 59 - ... of her, yet still considered honour, religion, and duty above her, nor ever suffered the intrusion of such a dotage as should blind him from marking her imperfections...
Página 343 - DRY'ST THE MOURNER'S TEAR. (AiR. — HAYDN.) •' He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds." — Psalm cxlvii. 3. OH Thou who dry'st the mourner's tear. How dark this world would be, If, when deceived and wounded here, We could not fly to Thee. The friends who in our sunshine live, When winter comes, are flown ; And he who has but tears to give, Must weep those tears alone.
Página 1 - Twas his own voice — she could not err — Throughout the breathing world's extent There was but one such voice for her, So kind, so soft, so eloquent ! Oh ! sooner shall the rose of May Mistake her own sweet nightingale, And to some meaner minstrel's lay Open her bosom's glowing veil, * Than Love shall ever doubt a tone, A breath of the beloved one...
Página 138 - ... joined To give your life more harmony. You lived there Secure, and innocent, beloved of all ; Praised for your hospitality, and prayed for : You might be envied ; but malice knew Not where you dwelt. I would not prophesy, But leave to your own apprehension, What may succeed your change. Lady B. You do imagine, No doubt, you have talked wisely, and confuted London past all defence.
Página 358 - ... very humane and learned, but enthusiastic writer. It is an attempt to save the credit of human nature. Without seeking to enter into the dread question of moral responsibility, we may in some degree extenuate, without excusing, the crimes of the persecutors, by ascribing them to virtual insanity. In considering the actions of the mind, it should never be forgotten, that its affections pass into each other like the tints of the rainbow : though we can easily distinguish them when they have assumed...
Página 344 - The friends, who in our sunshine live, When winter comes, are flown; And he who has but tears to give, Must weep those tears alone. But Thou wilt heal that broken heart, Which, like the plants that throw Their fragrance from the wounded part, Breathes sweetness out of woe.
Página 287 - This law, though custom now diverts the course, As nature's institute, is yet in force ; Uncancell'd, though disused ; and he, whose mind Is virtuous, is alone of noble kind ; Though poor in fortune, of celestial race ; And he commits the crime who calls him base.
Página 179 - This is the state of man : in prosperous fortune A shadow, passing light, throws to the ground Joy's baseless fabric : in adversity Comes malice with a sponge moistened in gall, And wipes each beauteous character away : More than the first this melts my soul to pity.