The Mysteries of Udolpho: A Romance; Interspersed with Some Pieces of Poetry, Volume 1G. G. and J. Robinson, 1795 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 6
Page 30
... Aubert , who had been long enough in retirement to find these topics recommended by their no- velty , listened , with a degree of patience and attention , which his guest mistook for t for the humility of wonder . The latter , ( 30 )
... Aubert , who had been long enough in retirement to find these topics recommended by their no- velty , listened , with a degree of patience and attention , which his guest mistook for t for the humility of wonder . The latter , ( 30 )
Page 114
... , feen cowering round fome cliff below , or by the cry of the eagle failing high in the air ; except when the travellers listened to the hollow thunder that fometimes mut- tered 1 tered at their feet . While , above , the ( 114 )
... , feen cowering round fome cliff below , or by the cry of the eagle failing high in the air ; except when the travellers listened to the hollow thunder that fometimes mut- tered 1 tered at their feet . While , above , the ( 114 )
Page 173
... listened for a found to guide her . She hurried on , how- ever , not knowing whither , avoiding the receffes of the woods , and endeavouring to keep along their margin , till a rude kind of avenue , which opened upon a moon - light fpót ...
... listened for a found to guide her . She hurried on , how- ever , not knowing whither , avoiding the receffes of the woods , and endeavouring to keep along their margin , till a rude kind of avenue , which opened upon a moon - light fpót ...
Page 190
... listened to " narrative old age " with patient attention , " are we near a convent then ? ” " Yes , fir , the convent of St. Clair ftands at no great distance , on the fea fhore yon-- der . " " Ah ! " faid St. Aubert , as if truck with ...
... listened to " narrative old age " with patient attention , " are we near a convent then ? ” " Yes , fir , the convent of St. Clair ftands at no great distance , on the fea fhore yon-- der . " " Ah ! " faid St. Aubert , as if truck with ...
Page 222
... listened , raised her- felf in the bed , and again listened . It was mufic , and not an illufion of her imagina- tion . After a folemn fteady harmony , it paufed ; then rofé again , in mournful fweet- nefs , and then died , in a cadence ...
... listened , raised her- felf in the bed , and again listened . It was mufic , and not an illufion of her imagina- tion . After a folemn fteady harmony , it paufed ; then rofé again , in mournful fweet- nefs , and then died , in a cadence ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
almoſt Aubert aunt carriage Cavigni chateau choly circumftance confideration converfation cottage countenance daugh dear defired diftant diſtance Emily's expreffed expreffion eyes faid Emily faid fhe faid Madame faid St father fcarcely fcene feemed feen fenfible fhade fhall fhould figh filent fince firſt fmile foftened folemn fome fometimes foon footh forrow fpirits ftill ftopped ftranger fubject fublime fuch fuffer funk furpriſed Garonne grief happineſs heard heart herſelf himſelf intereſt La Voifin laft lancourt landſcape Languedoc lefs liftened look ma'amfelle Madame Cheron Madame Clairval Madame St melan melancholy mind Monfieur Montoni moſt mufic muſt myſelf neceffary niece obferved occafion paffed paufed perceived perfon pleaſure prefent preffed promife Pyrenées Quefnel reaſon refreſhed replied rofe ſaid ſcene ſeemed ſeen ſhe ſpeak ſpoke ſpot ſteps ſtill tears tenderneſs thefe theſe thofe thoſe thought tion trembling Valan Valancourt Vallée vifit voice Voifin whofe whoſe woods
Popular passages
Page 71 - O how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields ! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of Heaven...
Page 149 - I care not, fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face ; You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve Let health my nerves and finer fibres brace, And I their toys to the great children leave : Of fancy, reason, virtue, nought can me bereave.
Page 8 - ... those green recesses which so beautifully adorn the bosom of these mountains ; where, under the shade of the lofty larch or cedar, they enjoyed their simple repast, made sweeter by the waters of the cool stream that crept along the turf, and by the breath of wild flowers and aromatic plants that fringed the rocks and inlaid the grass.
Page 113 - ... deep that the thunder of the torrent which was seen to foam along the bottom was scarcely heard to murmur. Over these crags rose others of stupendous height and fantastic shape ; some shooting into cones ; others impending far over their base, in huge masses of granite, along whose broken ridges...
Page 212 - ... in a state of peace, not of tumult : it is of a temperate and uniform nature, and can no more exist in a heart that is continually alive to minute circumstances, than in one that is dead to feeling.
Page 74 - ... and, while the muleteer led his animals slowly over the broken ground, the travellers had leisure to linger amid these solitudes, and to indulge the sublime reflections, which soften while they elevate the heart, and fill it with the certainty of a present God ! Still the enjoyment of St.
Page 79 - The scene of barrenness was here and there interrupted by the spreading branches of the larch and cedar, which threw their gloom over the cliff, or athwart the torrent that rolled in the vale.
Page 375 - Hand embodied to our fenfes plain) Sees on the naked hill, or valley low, The whilft in ocean Phoebus dips his wain, A vaft aflembly moving to and fro; Then all at once in air diflblves the wondrous mow.
Page 95 - ... colours, till the golden light darted over all the air, touched the lower points of the mountain's brow, and glanced in long sloping beams upon the valley and its stream. All nature seemed to have awakened from death into life. The spirit of St. Aubert was renovated. His heart was full ; he wept : and his thoughts ascended to the Great Creator.
Page 15 - A well-informed mind, he would say, is the best security against the contagion of folly and of vice. The vacant mind is ever on the watch for relief, and ready to plunge into error, to escape from the languor of idleness. Store it with ideas, teach it the pleasure of thinking ; and the temptations of the world without, will be counteracted by the gratifications derived from the world within.