An April Day: A NovelF. V. White, 1883 |
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... returned disappointed to the barracks , where he spent the remainder of the evening singing " Kathleen Mavourneen , " as if by this means to conjure up the mysterious Kath- leen . He felt very anxious to discover who she was . He had ...
... returned disappointed to the barracks , where he spent the remainder of the evening singing " Kathleen Mavourneen , " as if by this means to conjure up the mysterious Kath- leen . He felt very anxious to discover who she was . He had ...
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... returned Lord Norwich , so heartily , that again Mr Desmond ex- perienced some surprise at the warmth of his manner . They had reached the house by this , and Mr Desmond , after again thanking the young man , descended from the dogcart ...
... returned Lord Norwich , so heartily , that again Mr Desmond ex- perienced some surprise at the warmth of his manner . They had reached the house by this , and Mr Desmond , after again thanking the young man , descended from the dogcart ...
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... returned Mr Des- mond , with a cheery laugh , " at least I shall be when I get rid of this coat ; but I did come to grief on the road , and only for that young fellow who picked me up and drove me home , I don't know what I should have ...
... returned Mr Des- mond , with a cheery laugh , " at least I shall be when I get rid of this coat ; but I did come to grief on the road , and only for that young fellow who picked me up and drove me home , I don't know what I should have ...
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... returned Miss Desmond , with a smile that brought the dimples to light in her soft , fair cheeks ; " and when I saw the smoke I went near to it , and listened to the singing . I was too far away to see anybody , but when I heard some ...
... returned Miss Desmond , with a smile that brought the dimples to light in her soft , fair cheeks ; " and when I saw the smoke I went near to it , and listened to the singing . I was too far away to see anybody , but when I heard some ...
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... returned Kath- leen brightly , " I have so much to do at home . I house - keep , and sing , and garden , and make my dresses ; but we are going to have a grand entertainment next week ; a penny reading , and I am going to sing at it ...
... returned Kath- leen brightly , " I have so much to do at home . I house - keep , and sing , and garden , and make my dresses ; but we are going to have a grand entertainment next week ; a penny reading , and I am going to sing at it ...
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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.