Tales, and Miscellaneous Pieces, Band 8R. Hunter, 1825 |
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Albina Amelia Anne answer Babet barouche Basile Beau Beaumont Park believe brodeuse brother captain Lightbody captain Walsingham carriage Carver château de Fleury child colonel Pembroke companions consider countenance cried daughter dear madam dearest declared distress door dress Edgeworthstown England exclaimed father favour feelings Fleury's fortune gentleman girl give gratitude hand happy hear heard heart honour hope instant Jamaica Jemmison knew lady Hunter leave letter look ma'am madame de Fleury manner Manon marry Maurice mind miss Beaumont miss Hunter miss Walsingham mont morning mother never opinion Palmer pleasure poor Puckeridge singham sir John Hunter sister Frances smile soon Spanish speak stood sure talk tell there's thing thought tion told Tracassier truth turned Victoire Victoire's Walsing Wheeler whilst whispered Wigram estate wish woman word young lady
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Seite 71 - Or do his gray hairs any violence ? But Beauty, like the fair Hesperian tree Laden with blooming gold, had need the guard Of dragon watch with unenchanted eye, To save her blossoms, and defend her fruit, From the rash hand of bold Incontinence.
Seite 37 - Alas! regardless of their doom The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come Nor care beyond to-day: Yet see how all around 'em wait The ministers of human fate And black Misfortune's baleful train!
Seite 40 - Even now, methinks, as pondering here I stand, I see the rural virtues leave the land. Down where yon anchoring vessel spreads the sail, That idly waiting flaps with every gale, Downward they move, a melancholy band, Pass from the shore, and darken all the strand.
Seite 65 - When thy last look, ere thought and feeling fled, A mingled gleam of hope and triumph shed ; What to thy soul its glad assurance gave, Its hope in death, its triumph o'er the grave ? The sweet Remembrance of unblemished youth, The still inspiring voice of Innocence and Truth...
Seite 260 - ... keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope" — we have presumed to court the assistance of the friends of the drama to strengthen our infant institution.
Seite 290 - However keenly she felt the implied reproach of having encouraged sir John as her admirer, while her affections were previously engaged, and of having shown candour late in this affair, she could not vindicate herself without accusing her mother ; therefore she attempted neither excuse nor apology, submitted to let the unfeeling baronet enjoy her confusion, whilst she said, in general terms, she felt obliged by his assurance that she should not be the cause of any quarrel between two families who...
Seite 18 - Ah me! how much I fear lest pride it be ! But if that pride it be, which thus inspires, Beware, ye dames, with nice discernment see, Ye quench not too the sparks of nobler fires : Ah ! better far than all the Muses...
Seite 45 - Who now will guard bewilder'd youth Safe from the fierce assault of hostile rage ? Such war can Virtue wage...
Seite 47 - Alas ! full oft on Guilt's victorious car The spoils of Virtue are in triumph borne ; While the fair captive, mark'd with many a scar, In lone obscurity, oppress'd, forlorn, Resigns to tears her angel form.
Seite 22 - O shades of Hagley, where is now your boast? Your bright inhabitant is lost. You she preferr'd to all the gay resorts Where female vanity might wish to shine, The pomp of cities, and the pride of courts.