Lady Granard's nieces [by J.V. Pinkney]. |
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... tell you she is always thus ? " he asked , impatiently , " not only in reference to me , but also to every one else . " " Are you sure of that ? " answered Charles 66 66 did you ever observe her conduct narrowly ? " No , " returned ...
... tell you she is always thus ? " he asked , impatiently , " not only in reference to me , but also to every one else . " " Are you sure of that ? " answered Charles 66 66 did you ever observe her conduct narrowly ? " No , " returned ...
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... tell you , Everard , you may be months and months in the company of a woman , and yet not know her real character after all . From what I have heard of this Miss Harolde , I feel sure you judge her harshly ; you have decided the ...
... tell you , Everard , you may be months and months in the company of a woman , and yet not know her real character after all . From what I have heard of this Miss Harolde , I feel sure you judge her harshly ; you have decided the ...
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... tell you . " " Not at all , not at all , my dear Everard , " replied Charles , " I am most ready to hear any piece of information that you will deign to favour me with ; -and by - the - bye LADY GRANARD'S NIECES . 41.
... tell you . " " Not at all , not at all , my dear Everard , " replied Charles , " I am most ready to hear any piece of information that you will deign to favour me with ; -and by - the - bye LADY GRANARD'S NIECES . 41.
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... tell me , are you really so interested in it ? " " Oh ! you will drive me mad to - night . What of these two gentlemen ? " 66 Listen , and you shall hear ! The gentle- men , as I said before , were talking - rather earnestly too ; and ...
... tell me , are you really so interested in it ? " " Oh ! you will drive me mad to - night . What of these two gentlemen ? " 66 Listen , and you shall hear ! The gentle- men , as I said before , were talking - rather earnestly too ; and ...
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... tell of the hours they had lived upon earth -so short - so quickly fled ! - to weep over their names and their glories that have faded away from the land where they were once familiar to the lips of all , though the works of their hands ...
... tell of the hours they had lived upon earth -so short - so quickly fled ! - to weep over their names and their glories that have faded away from the land where they were once familiar to the lips of all , though the works of their hands ...
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Page 293 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 293 - The pattern grows, the well-depicted flower, Wrought patiently into the snowy lawn, Unfolds its bosom; buds, and leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair; A wreath, that cannot fade, of flowers that blow With most success when all besides decay.
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Page 117 - ... that wrings the breast, And every joy that dies, Tells us to seek a purer rest, And trust to holier ties. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ANONYMOUS. Where are they now, who used at morn to gambol, Like bounding roebucks in our sunny path? Where are they now, who shared our evening ramble, And made the green wood vocal with their laugh? Where are they now, from earth's glad pathway riven? We trust, in heaven. Where are they now ? The early birds are singing Their joyful melodies to earth and air, While all...