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... night into the dark depths of the ocean . As I drew near them , I heard Florence remind- ing Gerald that this very day was to have been their marriage - day . For a time he was silent , and then he slowly said , as if to himself ...
... night into the dark depths of the ocean . As I drew near them , I heard Florence remind- ing Gerald that this very day was to have been their marriage - day . For a time he was silent , and then he slowly said , as if to himself ...
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... the lodging - keeper . Kemp saw him also housed , and giving him , somewhat grandly , the loan , left him to his night's rest . He was not known to the woman , nor the woman to him , yet she felt for him ; 24 A DESPERATE ACT .
... the lodging - keeper . Kemp saw him also housed , and giving him , somewhat grandly , the loan , left him to his night's rest . He was not known to the woman , nor the woman to him , yet she felt for him ; 24 A DESPERATE ACT .
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... the next close or alley , a place which he well knew , and where he had often hidden in his games of search . Taking to his heels , he flew down the High Street , turned into Leith Wynd , escaped the night - watch A DESPERATE ACT . 27.
... the next close or alley , a place which he well knew , and where he had often hidden in his games of search . Taking to his heels , he flew down the High Street , turned into Leith Wynd , escaped the night - watch A DESPERATE ACT . 27.
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William P. Nimmo. turned into Leith Wynd , escaped the night - watch , and was on his way to Leith . His excitement and rapid movements made him perspire violently , so that the bloody shirt , which had been sticking to his skin , smoked ...
William P. Nimmo. turned into Leith Wynd , escaped the night - watch , and was on his way to Leith . His excitement and rapid movements made him perspire violently , so that the bloody shirt , which had been sticking to his skin , smoked ...
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... night had been beauti- ful , and the morning promised to break in sun- shine , for the sky was clear of clouds , and the winds hushed to a silence , which inspired awe , as an element to mix with his tumultuous emotions . Reaching the ...
... night had been beauti- ful , and the morning promised to break in sun- shine , for the sky was clear of clouds , and the winds hushed to a silence , which inspired awe , as an element to mix with his tumultuous emotions . Reaching the ...
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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.