The Romance of History: France, Volume 2Harper, 1831 - France |
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... light laugh and a light step , and stealing skippingly round the garden wall , -- for already the paternal prohibitions had gone forth , -- bounded towards a grove of wild shrubs at the farther end . The trees were bathed in sunlight ...
... light laugh and a light step , and stealing skippingly round the garden wall , -- for already the paternal prohibitions had gone forth , -- bounded towards a grove of wild shrubs at the farther end . The trees were bathed in sunlight ...
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... light ; but in the absence of every sound indicating human motion , he scarcely liked to send his voice through the wil- derness . At length a small solitary light appeared gleaming through the trees ; and , determined to finish , like ...
... light ; but in the absence of every sound indicating human motion , he scarcely liked to send his voice through the wil- derness . At length a small solitary light appeared gleaming through the trees ; and , determined to finish , like ...
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... light , and looked in , A young woman was sitting alone in the black and ruinous chamber . Struck with surprise and admiration by her ex- treme beauty , and a certain incongruity with the scene exhi- bited in her manner and expression ...
... light , and looked in , A young woman was sitting alone in the black and ruinous chamber . Struck with surprise and admiration by her ex- treme beauty , and a certain incongruity with the scene exhi- bited in her manner and expression ...
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... light in your window to tell that you are safe . We shall meet to - morrow - away , good night ! " He gazed anxiously after her flying figure ; and when at length the light appeared in her window , he turned round and searched minutely ...
... light in your window to tell that you are safe . We shall meet to - morrow - away , good night ! " He gazed anxiously after her flying figure ; and when at length the light appeared in her window , he turned round and searched minutely ...
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... light and radiant as angels are pictured in our dreams , Amable flew , and raised him from his knees , and seated him in a chair beside her father : She drew their arms round each other's necks ; and the knight , over- come with emotion ...
... light and radiant as angels are pictured in our dreams , Amable flew , and raised him from his knees , and seated him in a chair beside her father : She drew their arms round each other's necks ; and the knight , over- come with emotion ...
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Page 110 - Some heavenly music, which even now I do, To work mine end upon their senses that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And deeper than did ever plummet sound I'll drown my book.
Page 152 - By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon, Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks...
Page 242 - I'll be wise hereafter, And seek for grace : What a thrice-double ass Was I, to take this drunkard for a god, And worship this dull fool ! Pro.
Page 14 - ... the core ! Good night, Miss Grey." When Trafford found himself in his room, having refused the Earl's invitation to come and have a talk, he uttered an exclamation against the size of the fire. " I am afraid I have taken more wine than was good for me," he said to himself, and dismissing his valet, he opened the window and looked out into the night. It was clear and profoundly still — the mass of leafless woods all black, and a dark bank of cloud coming slowly up from the west ; but directly...
Page 37 - Black spirits and white ; red spirits and gray ; Mingle, mingle, mingle, you that mingle may. • Titty, tiffin, Keep it stiff in; Firedrake, Puckey, Make it lucky ; Liard, Robin, You must bob in. Round, around, around, about, about ; All ill come running in ; all good keep out ! 1st Witch.
Page 103 - ... found the sword and dagger lying flat on the ground, the sword having the point broken — but he saw the point among some powder where the devil had laid it. Having waited...