The Peacock Feather: A RomanceG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1914 - 312 pages |
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... turned and waved his hat in the direction of the man looking after him , then started off at a swinging pace . Ten minutes took him into the valley , then he began to ascend . Part way up the hill he turned and looked at the now distant ...
... turned and waved his hat in the direction of the man looking after him , then started off at a swinging pace . Ten minutes took him into the valley , then he began to ascend . Part way up the hill he turned and looked at the now distant ...
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... turned to look at him . Something about him- probably the peacock feather in his hat - attracted attention . Half - way up the street stood a big red - brick post - office . It was an imposing edifice , 21 THE FIRST-BORN.
... turned to look at him . Something about him- probably the peacock feather in his hat - attracted attention . Half - way up the street stood a big red - brick post - office . It was an imposing edifice , 21 THE FIRST-BORN.
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... turned in a nonchalant fashion to the pigeon- holes behind her . She did not think it likely there would be letters . The young man was- A , B , C. She took a parcel and several letters from the pigeon - hole marked C and ran carelessly ...
... turned in a nonchalant fashion to the pigeon- holes behind her . She did not think it likely there would be letters . The young man was- A , B , C. She took a parcel and several letters from the pigeon - hole marked C and ran carelessly ...
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... turned up the hill , walking rather quickly . He passed shops and some old - fashioned houses in At the top of the street was a big house wall - enclosed . He left it on his right , and passed more houses of the villa order , evidently ...
... turned up the hill , walking rather quickly . He passed shops and some old - fashioned houses in At the top of the street was a big house wall - enclosed . He left it on his right , and passed more houses of the villa order , evidently ...
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... turned and again looked round the place . At the foot of the bed was another door . He opened it , and found himself in a minute room or scullery . It contained a copper , a row of shelves , a pump , and an iron bucket . The window here ...
... turned and again looked round the place . At the foot of the bed was another door . He opened it , and found himself in a minute room or scullery . It contained a copper , a row of shelves , a pump , and an iron bucket . The window here ...
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Page 83 - ... guide or genius; for it commonly operates revolutions in our way of life, terminates an epoch of infancy or of youth which was waiting to be closed, breaks up a wonted occupation, or a household, or style of living, and allows the formation of new ones more friendly to the growth of character. It permits or constrains the formation of new acquaintances, and the reception of new influences that prove of the first importance to the next years; and the man or woman who would have remained a sunny...
Page 171 - THERE is a Lady sweet and kind, Was never face so pleased my mind; I did but see her passing by, And yet I love her till I die. Her gesture, motion, and her smiles, Her wit, her voice my heart beguiles, Beguiles my heart, I know not why, And yet I love her till I die.
Page 11 - Sin I fro Love escaped am so fat, I never thenk to ben in his prison lene ; Sin I am free, I counte him not a bene. He may answere, and seye this or that ; 30 I do no fors, I speke right as I mene. Sin I fro Love escaped am so fat, I never thenk to ben in his prison lene.
Page 83 - We cannot part with our friends. We cannot let our angels go. We do not see that they only go out, that archangels may come in. We are idolaters of the old. We do not believe in the riches of the soul, in its proper eternity and omnipresence. We do not believe there is any force in to-day to rival or recreate that beautiful yesterday.
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Page 83 - And yet the compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time. A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a loss of wealth, a loss of friends, seems at the moment unpaid loss, and unpayable. But the sure years reveal the deep remedial force that underlies all facts. The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...
Page 156 - Everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.
Page 158 - Oh hommes, si vous lisez un jour ceci, pensez que vous avez été injustes pour moi; et que le malheureux se console, en trouvant un malheureux comme lui, qui, malgré tous les obstacles de la nature, a cependant fait tout ce qui était en son pouvoir, pour être admis au rang des artistes et des hommes d'élite.
Page 224 - Fountain threw his head back and placed the forefinger of his right hand in the palm of his left.