The Inheritance, Volume 3William Blackwood, Edinburgh: and T. Cadell, London., 1824 - 387 páginas |
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... heads together . Gertrude was at a loss how to answer this question , as , till this moment , she had as com- pletely forgot the Major , as though no such per- son were in existence . " Where in the world is the Major ? " was re- peated ...
... heads together . Gertrude was at a loss how to answer this question , as , till this moment , she had as com- pletely forgot the Major , as though no such per- son were in existence . " Where in the world is the Major ? " was re- peated ...
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... Ma'am , " said the pompous Jackson , as he glanced his eye , but without turning his head , towards the window . “ Where ? —Oh ! where ? " exclaimed his lady , as she flew to the window- " Thank God ! CHAPTER II . 11 .
... Ma'am , " said the pompous Jackson , as he glanced his eye , but without turning his head , towards the window . “ Where ? —Oh ! where ? " exclaimed his lady , as she flew to the window- " Thank God ! CHAPTER II . 11 .
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... head looks than Mrs Waddell's , with that fine pearl - sprig , that must have cost her many a gold rupee ; -as Anthony Whyte would say , she's really very classical . " " I wish you wud nae compare them , " inter- rupted Mr Ramsay ...
... head looks than Mrs Waddell's , with that fine pearl - sprig , that must have cost her many a gold rupee ; -as Anthony Whyte would say , she's really very classical . " " I wish you wud nae compare them , " inter- rupted Mr Ramsay ...
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... head , and rolling her eyes from side to side , in the manner usually practised by vulgar affected sing- ers , who try to make up by their bodily gestures for the want of all taste , feeling , and expression . Colonel Delmour had been ...
... head , and rolling her eyes from side to side , in the manner usually practised by vulgar affected sing- ers , who try to make up by their bodily gestures for the want of all taste , feeling , and expression . Colonel Delmour had been ...
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... head , " said Mrs Waddell , with a toss of her own ; " it is so stuffed with religion and poe- try , I think , and with texts , and songs , and hymns , that there seems little room for good com- mon sense . " " " From your account , she ...
... head , " said Mrs Waddell , with a toss of her own ; " it is so stuffed with religion and poe- try , I think , and with texts , and songs , and hymns , that there seems little room for good com- mon sense . " " " From your account , she ...
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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.