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... when I looked again , she had vanished , and I almost believed it to have been some brilliant vision which had passed across my fanciful brain . I cannot tell how long I remained in the posture 8 GERALD AYMER'S LOVES .
... when I looked again , she had vanished , and I almost believed it to have been some brilliant vision which had passed across my fanciful brain . I cannot tell how long I remained in the posture 8 GERALD AYMER'S LOVES .
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William P. Nimmo. I cannot tell how long I remained in the posture I was in , my head resting on my hand , and eagerly gazing at the place where she had disappeared , till I could almost believe I again saw her before me . From this ...
William P. Nimmo. I cannot tell how long I remained in the posture I was in , my head resting on my hand , and eagerly gazing at the place where she had disappeared , till I could almost believe I again saw her before me . From this ...
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... remained , and the delicate colour which used to flit about her cheeks had given place to a care - looking and melan- choly paleness . When she perceived me , her cheeks for a mo- ment were faintly flushed , and she hurriedly turned ...
... remained , and the delicate colour which used to flit about her cheeks had given place to a care - looking and melan- choly paleness . When she perceived me , her cheeks for a mo- ment were faintly flushed , and she hurriedly turned ...
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... remained where I was - for far more terrible than death was the thought of seeing again the light of day , and with it the face of that bad man - before I could make another attempt to save myself . And besides , to get away from where ...
... remained where I was - for far more terrible than death was the thought of seeing again the light of day , and with it the face of that bad man - before I could make another attempt to save myself . And besides , to get away from where ...
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... remained under your protection ; you have always been kind and cordial to me , a poor homeless wanderer . I will trust you now , and you will , I am sure , assist me as far as you can . 66 " " Certainly , certainly , " said Gabrielle ...
... remained under your protection ; you have always been kind and cordial to me , a poor homeless wanderer . I will trust you now , and you will , I am sure , assist me as far as you can . 66 " " Certainly , certainly , " said Gabrielle ...
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Popular passages
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.