Sketches of a New England Village, in the Last CenturyJ. Munroe, 1838 - 110 Seiten |
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Sketches of a New England Village: In the Last Century (Classic Reprint) Eliza Buckminster Lee Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2018 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
accused agony Alice army beautiful birds Boston brother Calvinist Captain character charms cheek cheerful cher child church Clarissa color dark dear father dear friend deep devoted dollar domestic dressed dwelling early England exer extended mind fashioned houses father favorite fear fireside flowers gentle Grace guilty men hair hand Hannah happy HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY heard heart heaven humble infant JAMES MUNROE knew last century letter lips lived looking back lost marriage meeting-house mind Miriam morning mother mother's death MUNROE & COMPANY never night ning objects of beauty pale parish passed Perhaps person poor boy prayer puritan quiet remember river rose rose gentle scarcely scenes Shakspeare sister smile soon sorrow spirit suffer sweet tears tender thought timid tion took trees treme village walked weeping elms winter witchcraft woman wooden spoons youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 22 - As is the hare-bell that adorns the field : And in her hand, for sceptre, she does wield Tway birchen sprays...
Seite 47 - My lord, y'are well encountred ; here has been A fair petitioner this morning with us ; Believe me, she has won me much to pity her: Alas! her gentle nature was not made To buffet with adversity. I told her How worthily her cause you had befriended ; How much for your good sake we meant to do, That you had spoke, and all things should be well.
Seite 90 - Glad hearts, without reproach or blot, Who do God's work, and know it not.
Seite 17 - As Ireland will not brook venomous beasts, so will not that land vile livers." One might dwell there " from year to year, and not see a drunkard, or hear an oath, or meet a beggar.
Seite 24 - Of slavish grammar was I made to plod ; No tyranny of rules my patience fack'd,' I served no 'prenticehood to any rod.