An April Day: A NovelF. V. White, 1883 |
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... eyes , and a bright , winning smile . He had a sweet tenor voice , which , though it might lack power , was pleasant to listen to , and the words sounded melodiously through the silent woods . Kathleen Mavourneen , awake from thy ...
... eyes , and a bright , winning smile . He had a sweet tenor voice , which , though it might lack power , was pleasant to listen to , and the words sounded melodiously through the silent woods . Kathleen Mavourneen , awake from thy ...
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... eyes and eyelashes . She was walking demurely along ; but as she passed the two young men the dark curling lashes were raised for an instant , and a bright glance stole in Lord Nor- wich's direction , a smile of amusement trembling ...
... eyes and eyelashes . She was walking demurely along ; but as she passed the two young men the dark curling lashes were raised for an instant , and a bright glance stole in Lord Nor- wich's direction , a smile of amusement trembling ...
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... eyes , regardless of the fact that he was in imminent danger of being trampled upon by a huge cart horse , which was being trotted up and down to show its paces . It was the mysterious wood nymph ; and , from the amusement visible in ...
... eyes , regardless of the fact that he was in imminent danger of being trampled upon by a huge cart horse , which was being trotted up and down to show its paces . It was the mysterious wood nymph ; and , from the amusement visible in ...
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... . Glencullin lay about three miles away from Derrylinn , and when he came in sight of the ravine he let his horse fall into a walk , scanning the surrounding country with eager eyes , to see if he could catch a An April Day . 19.
... . Glencullin lay about three miles away from Derrylinn , and when he came in sight of the ravine he let his horse fall into a walk , scanning the surrounding country with eager eyes , to see if he could catch a An April Day . 19.
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A Novel Philippa Prittie Jephson. eager eyes , to see if he could catch a glimpse of a chimney top amongst the trees , or any signs that would tell him the castle of the singing beauty was near at hand . When he reached the mouth of the ...
A Novel Philippa Prittie Jephson. eager eyes , to see if he could catch a glimpse of a chimney top amongst the trees , or any signs that would tell him the castle of the singing beauty was near at hand . When he reached the mouth of the ...
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66 Kathleen afternoon answer arms asked Lord Norwich beauty began Bertha Wynne boreen bough branch bright Captain Ashurst caught chaff cheeks child cloud colour cricket cried Kathleen dark daugh dead silence Denis O'Brien Denis's Dermot Astore Derrylinn dogcart door faint father fear fell FLORENCE MARRYAT followed frightened gazing girl glance glen Glencullin House grass grew hand haunted house heard heart hedge hedgerows hope horse hurt hussars impa Kath Kathleen felt Kathleen's eyes lane laughed leen light lips listened Miss Bayley Miss Desmond Miss Wynne mond moon moonlight never night papa paused pleasant quickly reached returned Kathleen road round sang seated side silence sing Kathleen Mavourneen smile soft song sound spoke stood strange suddenly Sutton tell thought told tone took turned voice walk watching wich wish wood nymph words young
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Page 7 - Kathleen Mavourneen, awake from thy slumbers! The blue mountains glow in the sun's golden light; Ah, where is the spell that once hung on my numbers? Arise in thy beauty, thou star of my night! Mavourneen, Mavourneen, my sad tears are falling, To think that from Erin and thee I must part!
Page 178 - O'er all there hung a shadow and a fear; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, 458 And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is haunted.
Page 13 - Her vest of gold Broidered with flowers, and clasped from head to foot: An emerald stone in every golden clasp; And on her brow, fairer than alabaster, A coronet of pearls. But then her face, So lovely, yet so arch, so full of mirth, — The overflowings of an innocent heart, — It haunts me still, though many a year has fled, Like some wild melody.
Page 6 - Ah, where is the spell that once hung on my numbers? Arise in thy beauty, thou star of my night ! Mavourneen, Mavourneen, my sad tears are falling, To think that from Erin and thee I must part ! It may be for years, and it may be forever ! Then why art thou silent, thou voice of my heart?
Page 225 - I and my love wont to gae ! 1 leaned my back unto an aik ; I thought it was a trusty tree ; But first it bowed, and syne it brak...
Page 67 - Good-night, good-night ! parting is such sweet sorrow. That I shall say — good-night, till it be morrow.
Page 88 - A something, light as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken — Oh! love, that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch like this hath shaken.