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... seemed unwell before we set out , " said Hannah ; " he looked flushed , and spoke more hurriedly than usual . " " So he did , " said Mrs. Good . " Oh , he would hardly have left Rosina in this abrupt way if he had not really felt unwell ...
... seemed unwell before we set out , " said Hannah ; " he looked flushed , and spoke more hurriedly than usual . " " So he did , " said Mrs. Good . " Oh , he would hardly have left Rosina in this abrupt way if he had not really felt unwell ...
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... seemed to belong to the miniature prospect . But , sitting at our ease on some bank or rustic bench , and enjoying the variety of rural sounds around us , we are apt to fancy it is their comparative stillness , whereas it is the sense ...
... seemed to belong to the miniature prospect . But , sitting at our ease on some bank or rustic bench , and enjoying the variety of rural sounds around us , we are apt to fancy it is their comparative stillness , whereas it is the sense ...
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... seemed marvellously resigned to the change in her companions . A noisy tea was suc- ceeded by a more noisy game of forfeits , ostensibly for the sake of the young Goods , though it was carried on with equal spirit by many of the grown ...
... seemed marvellously resigned to the change in her companions . A noisy tea was suc- ceeded by a more noisy game of forfeits , ostensibly for the sake of the young Goods , though it was carried on with equal spirit by many of the grown ...
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... inexplicable to Rosina . She tried to fancy it was only surprise , and yet it had seemed like exultation . " Well , I must try to get on with your sister's picture , and surprise you on your return , " D 2 VILLAGE BELLES . 51.
... inexplicable to Rosina . She tried to fancy it was only surprise , and yet it had seemed like exultation . " Well , I must try to get on with your sister's picture , and surprise you on your return , " D 2 VILLAGE BELLES . 51.
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... seemed little sensible of the designed mortification . Mrs. Wellford and Hannah were equally cheerful , and Rosina alone was sad and silent . In the evening , Matthew drank tea with his family ; and an important question was discussed ...
... seemed little sensible of the designed mortification . Mrs. Wellford and Hannah were equally cheerful , and Rosina alone was sad and silent . In the evening , Matthew drank tea with his family ; and an important question was discussed ...
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Page 124 - for whither thou goest, I will go; where thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried.' Exquisite Ruth!— If my Ruth, now, would say as much to me!— I have a great mind,
Page 108 - like me, for a season, thy years will have an end: thou shalt sleep in the clouds, careless of the voice of the morning.
Page 121 - Abused mortals ! did you know Where joy, heart's-ease^ and comforts grow, You'd scorn proud towers, And seek them in these bowers, Where winds sometimes
Page 165 - roughness; and constrains the garb Quite from his nature: he cannot flatter, he! An
Page 124 - can surpass the book of Ruth ?" exclaimed he. " I am glad the idea struck me of illustrating it! How exquisite is the feminine devotedness of this speech !—' Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; where thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried.
Page 121 - our woods may shake, But blustering care can never tempest make, Nor murmurs e'er come nigh us, Save of fountains that glide by us.
Page 3 - the latter end of a fray and the beginning of a feast.'
Page 17 - sit upon the ground and tell strange stories of the deaths of kings.
Page 16 - Is there not rain enough in the sweet heaven* To wash it white as snow?'
Page 214 - better come to you to ask whether or no to fetch Mr. Good, not liking to be the 'sponsible person myself." "What!" said Mrs. Wellford hastily, "do you mean that he is delirious ?" " Perhaps that may be the word, ma'am—what we call light-headed." " What can be done for this poor young man ?