Two Lives: Or, To Seem and to beD. Appleton, 1847 - 262 Seiten |
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... letters , as the novel of Waverley in our own land . Manzoni , in fact , is the Sir Walter Scott of Italy ; and some go as far as to say that this work is even more bewitching , and has a higher tone , than any of the productions of our ...
... letters , as the novel of Waverley in our own land . Manzoni , in fact , is the Sir Walter Scott of Italy ; and some go as far as to say that this work is even more bewitching , and has a higher tone , than any of the productions of our ...
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... letter to his friend Captain Stuart . " You ask , " he writes , " what detains me in New York . I am not sure that I can an- swer the question . It is not , as my mother seems to ap- prehend , inability to travel , for my health is as ...
... letter to his friend Captain Stuart . " You ask , " he writes , " what detains me in New York . I am not sure that I can an- swer the question . It is not , as my mother seems to ap- prehend , inability to travel , for my health is as ...
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... letter , dated in June , Mr. Falconer writes : " Tell Lieutenant Elliot that I have had much kind atten- tion from his father and mother . Mrs. Elliot has invited me to visit them at their summer residence on the Hudson river , to which ...
... letter , dated in June , Mr. Falconer writes : " Tell Lieutenant Elliot that I have had much kind atten- tion from his father and mother . Mrs. Elliot has invited me to visit them at their summer residence on the Hudson river , to which ...
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... letter this evening , which I have not yet read . " It was clear that Mr. Falconer was not a man to be easily managed . It seemed equally clear that his letter was not a letter to be easily read , for an hour passed away , and still he ...
... letter this evening , which I have not yet read . " It was clear that Mr. Falconer was not a man to be easily managed . It seemed equally clear that his letter was not a letter to be easily read , for an hour passed away , and still he ...
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... letter which Mr. Falconer had desired to read , was from his mother ; and he had spoken to Isabel of her , of what his father had been , of his regret that nature had denied him the sweet companionship of a sister , of his conviction of ...
... letter which Mr. Falconer had desired to read , was from his mother ; and he had spoken to Isabel of her , of what his father had been , of his regret that nature had denied him the sweet companionship of a sister , of his conviction of ...
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50 cents admiration affection agitating emotion already arms asked Aunt Elliot Aunt Nancy beautiful bosom Bourdier brow Captain Stuart carriage cheek child clasped coner cousin cravat dear Grace desire door dress earthly emotion entered exclaimed expression eyes face fair brow fair lady Falconer Falconer's father feeling felt gentle give glance Grace Elliot hand happy heard heart Heaven hope hour influence Isabel and Grace kissed ladies leave letter lips looked Marion Elliot Marquis de Villeneuve Maumer Miss Douglass Miss Elliot Monsieur de Villeneuve morning mother Nanine ness never Oakdale OLIVER GOLDSMITH pale parlor passed pleasure pray present promise received replied rose scarcely seemed silence smile soon sorrow soul speak spirit stood sympathy tears tell tender thing thought thousand dollars tion tone turned uncle voice Walter Stuart week whispered word young
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Seite 21 - Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys! Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess, As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus
Seite 44 - Mortals, that would follow me, Love virtue; she alone is free. She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime; Or, if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her.
Seite 3 - THE LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER, GATHERED FROM HIS OWN WRITINGS By M.
Seite 241 - There is a calm for those who weep, A rest for weary pilgrims found ; And while the mouldering ashes sleep Low in the ground...
Seite 209 - A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel 13 light. XV.— I WANDERED LONELY. 1804. I WANDERED lonely as a cloud...
Seite 17 - Are we not thus, under the guise of orthodoxy, mocked in our belief that we have a High Priest who can be touched with a feeling of our infirmities...
Seite 209 - With thee, my bark, I'll swiftly go Athwart the foaming brine ; Nor care what land thou bear'st me to, So not again to mine. Welcome, welcome, ye dark blue waves ! And when you fail my sight, Welcome, ye deserts, and ye caves ! My native land— Good Night !
Seite 3 - A volume of intrinsic worth to all who are desirous to behold a genuine picture of our ancestors prior to the changes made in our country by the Revolution and our subsequent independence ; therefore, to the women of the Republic, and especially the " American Lady," it is confidently recommended.
Seite 86 - Yet haply there will come a weary day When, overtasked at length, Both Love and Hope beneath the load give way. Then, with a statue's smile, a statue's strength, Stands the mute sister, Patience, nothing loth, And, both supporting, does the work of both.
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