Penruddock, by the author of 'Waltzburg'.1835 |
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... tion will end : - wilt thou , Reginald , have this woman Flora to thy wedded wife ? ' It will be all over with you - poor Trevallian . " " All over with me ! I only wish such may be my fate . But seriously , I saw nothing to complain of ...
... tion will end : - wilt thou , Reginald , have this woman Flora to thy wedded wife ? ' It will be all over with you - poor Trevallian . " " All over with me ! I only wish such may be my fate . But seriously , I saw nothing to complain of ...
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... tion , it was settled that they should quit London on that day week , and take up their abode at the seat of Delaval , where they could easily fix on some suitable dell or dingle to erect their tents , and breathe the cool air for which ...
... tion , it was settled that they should quit London on that day week , and take up their abode at the seat of Delaval , where they could easily fix on some suitable dell or dingle to erect their tents , and breathe the cool air for which ...
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... it was not shared by the grave and elderly attendants who inhabited the mansion , with the exception of Mrs. Wes- ton : unlike the world in general , her disposi- tion appeared to her young companions to in- crease in PENRUDDOCK . 67.
... it was not shared by the grave and elderly attendants who inhabited the mansion , with the exception of Mrs. Wes- ton : unlike the world in general , her disposi- tion appeared to her young companions to in- crease in PENRUDDOCK . 67.
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Penruddock. tion appeared to her young companions to in- crease in cheerfulness with her years , and Lucy would often question her on the change , recall- ing the time when Madam Weston was very sorrowful , and when they often surprised ...
Penruddock. tion appeared to her young companions to in- crease in cheerfulness with her years , and Lucy would often question her on the change , recall- ing the time when Madam Weston was very sorrowful , and when they often surprised ...
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Penruddock. Who state . I hope I shall never experience a sensa- tion that will make me sad like my poor father . " Laura wondered if the frequent mention made by Lucy of Reuben Barwell had any reference to the obnoxious sentiment . " It ...
Penruddock. Who state . I hope I shall never experience a sensa- tion that will make me sad like my poor father . " Laura wondered if the frequent mention made by Lucy of Reuben Barwell had any reference to the obnoxious sentiment . " It ...
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Page 219 - The crow doth sing as sweetly as the lark, When neither is attended ; and, I think The nightingale, if she should sing by day, When every goose is cackling, would be thought No better a musician than the wren.
Page 57 - A wave o' the sea, that you might ever do Nothing but that ; move still, still so, And own no other function : each your doing, So singular in each particular, Crowns what you are doing in the present deeds, That all your acts are queens.
Page 103 - midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess, And roam along, the world's tired denizen, With none who bless us, none whom we can bless ; Minions of splendour shrinking from distress! None that, with kindred consciousness endued, If we were not, would seem to smile the less Of all that flatter'd, follow'd, sought, and sued ; This is to be alone; this, this is solitude!
Page 48 - To those that wring under the load of sorrow, But no man's virtue nor sufficiency To be so moral when he shall endure The like himself. Therefore give me no counsel. My griefs cry louder than advertisement.
Page 99 - The spinsters and the knitters in the sun, And the free maids that weave their thread with bones, Do use to chant it ; it is silly sooth, And dallies with the innocence of love, Like the old age.
Page 32 - Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court? Here feel we but the penalty of Adam, — The seasons...
Page 13 - As nothing did we die; but life will suit Itself to Sorrow's most detested fruit, Like to the apples on the Dead Sea's shore, All ashes to the taste...
Page 136 - Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful jollity, Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides...
Page 120 - Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace, high triumphs hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.
Page 69 - Boon nature scattered, free and wild, Each plant or flower, the mountain's child. Here eglantine embalmed the air, Hawthorn and hazel mingled there ; The primrose pale and violet flower Found in each cliff a narrow bower...