An April Day: A NovelF. V. White, 1883 |
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... 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 slumbers , The blue mountains glow ...
... 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 slumbers , The blue mountains glow ...
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... smile of amusement trembling round her rosy lips and dancing in her eyes . 66 By Jove that's her ; Kathleen , I mean , " exclaimed Lord Norwich , regardless of grammar in his excitement . 66 Look , Ashurst , there ! the girl in white ...
... smile of amusement trembling round her rosy lips and dancing in her eyes . 66 By Jove that's her ; Kathleen , I mean , " exclaimed Lord Norwich , regardless of grammar in his excitement . 66 Look , Ashurst , there ! the girl in white ...
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... smile on his handsome face . is Desmond . " " And mine , Norwich , of the We are quartered at Derrylinn . " " My name Hussars . " Yes , yes , I know . I hope you will come and see us . We are very quiet people An April Day , 29.
... smile on his handsome face . is Desmond . " " And mine , Norwich , of the We are quartered at Derrylinn . " " My name Hussars . " Yes , yes , I know . I hope you will come and see us . We are very quiet people An April Day , 29.
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... he drove away with a smile of satisfaction on his handsome boyish face . It was all square now , he said to him- self , and he would call there the next day . CHAPTER III . " KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN . " " In 30 An April Day .
... he drove away with a smile of satisfaction on his handsome boyish face . It was all square now , he said to him- self , and he would call there the next day . CHAPTER III . " KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN . " " In 30 An April Day .
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... to be near , " said Miss Desmond demurely , though her eyes were full of laughter , and a smile trembling round her lips . " Yes , very lucky , " answered Mr Des- mond laughing , " though it was the noise of 32 An April Day .
... to be near , " said Miss Desmond demurely , though her eyes were full of laughter , and a smile trembling round her lips . " Yes , very lucky , " answered Mr Des- mond laughing , " though it was the noise of 32 An April Day .
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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.