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“ Well then throw on some more turf on the fire , and shut the door after you , which , 1 perceive , nobody in this house ever thinks it necessary to do . ” The man obeyed ; and Mr. Johnson began to read a provincial paper which lay on ...
“ Well then throw on some more turf on the fire , and shut the door after you , which , 1 perceive , nobody in this house ever thinks it necessary to do . ” The man obeyed ; and Mr. Johnson began to read a provincial paper which lay on ...
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said the man , pausing , and holding in his hand the boot which he was about to place in a corner near the fire . “ Nothing , only the rushlight , Ned , until I'll hear little Milly her lesson . " The man asked Mr. Johnson's pardon for ...
said the man , pausing , and holding in his hand the boot which he was about to place in a corner near the fire . “ Nothing , only the rushlight , Ned , until I'll hear little Milly her lesson . " The man asked Mr. Johnson's pardon for ...
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The husband re - entered the outer apartment , and took his seat with a pleased though troubled aspect , by the now blazing fire . He seemed totally forgetful of the stranger's presence , and continued to turn the roots in the simmering ...
The husband re - entered the outer apartment , and took his seat with a pleased though troubled aspect , by the now blazing fire . He seemed totally forgetful of the stranger's presence , and continued to turn the roots in the simmering ...
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To his great surprise , moreover , he found an armful of dry straw , placed at some little distance from the fire , a more luxurious resting - place than all the upholsterers in the empire could have afforded him .
To his great surprise , moreover , he found an armful of dry straw , placed at some little distance from the fire , a more luxurious resting - place than all the upholsterers in the empire could have afforded him .
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No ; from thy pure pellucid beam , That erst o'er plains of Bethlehem shone , No latent evil we can deem , Fair herald of th ' eternal throne ! Whate'er portends thy front of fire , And streaming locks so lovely pale ; Or peace to man ...
No ; from thy pure pellucid beam , That erst o'er plains of Bethlehem shone , No latent evil we can deem , Fair herald of th ' eternal throne ! Whate'er portends thy front of fire , And streaming locks so lovely pale ; Or peace to man ...
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Page 336 - O, young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best ; And save his good broad-sword he weapon had none, He rode all unarmed, and he rode all alone. So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
Page 45 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 337 - Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late; For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar. So boldly he...
Page 337 - I long wooed your daughter, my suit you denied;— Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide— And now I am come, with this lost love of mine, To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine. There are maidens in Scotland more lovely by far, That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar.
Page 336 - He stayed not for brake, and he stopped not for stone, He swam the Eske River where ford there was none; But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late: For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar.
Page 242 - When the Lowlands shall meet thee in battle array ! For a field of the dead rushes red on my sight. And the clans of Culloden are scattered in fight : They rally, they bleed, for their kingdom and crown ; Woe, woe, to the riders that trample them down ! Proud Cumberland prances, insulting the slain, And their hoof-beaten bosoms are trod to the plain.
Page 98 - So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless faithful only he; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind, Though single.
Page 337 - The bride kissed the goblet, the knight took it up ; He quaffed off the wine, and he threw down the cup ; She looked down to blush, and she looked up to sigh, With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
Page 88 - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked...
Page 186 - Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy ? are we stronger than he...