An April Day: A NovelF. V. White, 1883 |
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A Novel Philippa Prittie Jephson. " Mamma drove into Derrylinn this afternoon , " continued Bertha stolidly ; " I am afraid she must have found the dust very disagreeable . " 66 Then why did she go ? " said O'Brien bluntly ; 66 one must ...
A Novel Philippa Prittie Jephson. " Mamma drove into Derrylinn this afternoon , " continued Bertha stolidly ; " I am afraid she must have found the dust very disagreeable . " 66 Then why did she go ? " said O'Brien bluntly ; 66 one must ...
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... afternoon , but , though the sky was blue , and the sun shone , Lord Norwich did not make his appearance at Glencullin House . Kathleen grew somewhat piqued as the days passed by , and Lord . Norwich did not An April Day .. 95.
... afternoon , but , though the sky was blue , and the sun shone , Lord Norwich did not make his appearance at Glencullin House . Kathleen grew somewhat piqued as the days passed by , and Lord . Norwich did not An April Day .. 95.
Page 96
... afternoon came , penny reading . Kathleen would wander down to the old oak tree , and seated on her swaying bough , would remain silent and motionless , as with eager eyes she scanned the far - off bend of 66 An April Day .
... afternoon came , penny reading . Kathleen would wander down to the old oak tree , and seated on her swaying bough , would remain silent and motionless , as with eager eyes she scanned the far - off bend of 66 An April Day .
Page 97
... afternoons , when the sun lay in a warm haze over the corn- fields and meadows , and the hills were dim and blue , Lord Norwich came not , and Kathleen turned her thoughts to the cricket match , which was to take place in a few days ...
... afternoons , when the sun lay in a warm haze over the corn- fields and meadows , and the hills were dim and blue , Lord Norwich came not , and Kathleen turned her thoughts to the cricket match , which was to take place in a few days ...
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... afternoon she had spent ; she would never wish to go anywhere again ; she would stay at home , where at least she would be free from any such annoyances . She felt keenly the absurdity of her position , and was conscious of the remarks ...
... afternoon she had spent ; she would never wish to go anywhere again ; she would stay at home , where at least she would be free from any such annoyances . She felt keenly the absurdity of her position , and was conscious of the remarks ...
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66 Kathleen afternoon answer arms asked Lord Norwich beauty began Bertha Wynne boreen bough branch bright Captain Ashurst caught chaff cheeks child cloud colour cricket cried Kathleen dark daugh dead silence Denis O'Brien Denis's Dermot Astore Derrylinn dogcart door faint father fear fell FLORENCE MARRYAT followed frightened gazing girl glance glen Glencullin House grass grew hand haunted house heard heart hedge hedgerows hope horse hurt hussars impa Kath Kathleen felt Kathleen's eyes lane laughed leen light lips listened Miss Bayley Miss Desmond Miss Wynne mond moon moonlight never night papa paused pleasant quickly reached returned Kathleen road round sang seated side silence sing Kathleen Mavourneen smile soft song sound spoke stood strange suddenly Sutton tell thought told tone took turned voice walk watching wich wish wood nymph words young
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Page 7 - Kathleen Mavourneen, awake from thy slumbers! The blue mountains glow in the sun's golden light; Ah, where is the spell that once hung on my numbers? Arise in thy beauty, thou star of my night! Mavourneen, Mavourneen, my sad tears are falling, To think that from Erin and thee I must part!
Page 178 - O'er all there hung a shadow and a fear; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, 458 And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is haunted.
Page 13 - Her vest of gold Broidered with flowers, and clasped from head to foot: An emerald stone in every golden clasp; And on her brow, fairer than alabaster, A coronet of pearls. But then her face, So lovely, yet so arch, so full of mirth, — The overflowings of an innocent heart, — It haunts me still, though many a year has fled, Like some wild melody.
Page 6 - Ah, where is the spell that once hung on my numbers? Arise in thy beauty, thou star of my night ! Mavourneen, Mavourneen, my sad tears are falling, To think that from Erin and thee I must part ! It may be for years, and it may be forever ! Then why art thou silent, thou voice of my heart?
Page 225 - I and my love wont to gae ! 1 leaned my back unto an aik ; I thought it was a trusty tree ; But first it bowed, and syne it brak...
Page 67 - Good-night, good-night ! parting is such sweet sorrow. That I shall say — good-night, till it be morrow.
Page 88 - A something, light as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken — Oh! love, that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch like this hath shaken.