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... child , I was allowed , on all hands , to be a prodigy of learning , steadiness , and so forth ; but the truth is , the old folks were deceived ; I was too lazy to study any- thing except works of imagination , and my char- acter of ...
... child , I was allowed , on all hands , to be a prodigy of learning , steadiness , and so forth ; but the truth is , the old folks were deceived ; I was too lazy to study any- thing except works of imagination , and my char- acter of ...
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... children . Again he knocked , and again he was unheeded . There was offended pride of power now mixing with his other feelings , for he was , in truth , a young tyrant , whose highest ambition it was to rule his own little world of ...
... children . Again he knocked , and again he was unheeded . There was offended pride of power now mixing with his other feelings , for he was , in truth , a young tyrant , whose highest ambition it was to rule his own little world of ...
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... child . " " Let me see one of them . Mrs Wilson went to a drawer , and brought forth an example of her handiwork - a snow - white linen shirt . " This does you credit , Mrs Wilson , " said the officer , as he unfolded the shirt , and ...
... child . " " Let me see one of them . Mrs Wilson went to a drawer , and brought forth an example of her handiwork - a snow - white linen shirt . " This does you credit , Mrs Wilson , " said the officer , as he unfolded the shirt , and ...
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... child , was suspended a beautifully - woven hammock of various colours , and in it — her small head , bound round with raven hair , leaning upon her round white arm , and her pretty little feet peeping out from under the wide folds of ...
... child , was suspended a beautifully - woven hammock of various colours , and in it — her small head , bound round with raven hair , leaning upon her round white arm , and her pretty little feet peeping out from under the wide folds of ...
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... child , and count the little chickens that are running about in the court be- low , but do not come up again till thou canst tell me exactly how many of them there are . " The little round thing opened her mouth wide in a grin of ...
... child , and count the little chickens that are running about in the court be- low , but do not come up again till thou canst tell me exactly how many of them there are . " The little round thing opened her mouth wide in a grin of ...
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Page 237 - Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man her slave oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless: Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife, And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away...
Page 240 - Let Fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy ; Which come in the night-time of sorrow and care, And bring back the features that joy used to wear.
Page 223 - When Britain first, at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main ; This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain : " Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves!
Page 240 - Like the vase in which roses have once been distilled — You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
Page 129 - How ill this taper burns ! Ha ! who comes here ? I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition.
Page 121 - For over all there hung a cloud of fear ; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is haunted...
Page 223 - THE stars are with the voyager Wherever he may sail ; The moon is constant to her time ; The sun will never fail ; But follow, follow round the world, The green earth and the sea ; So love is with the lover's heart, Wherever he may be.