Lights and Shadows of English Life: A Novel, المجلد 1Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1855 |
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... Swindon ? Lady Swindon marked the deep thought of her countenance , the unusual distaste for the amusements and gaiety which generally attract at her age , and thought how well they would suit her successor at Swindon Hall , and that ...
... Swindon ? Lady Swindon marked the deep thought of her countenance , the unusual distaste for the amusements and gaiety which generally attract at her age , and thought how well they would suit her successor at Swindon Hall , and that ...
الصفحة 8
... Lady Julia had no suspicion of his real motives , and only supposed that his unwonted hospitality and friendliness of manner towards Lady Swindon and her son , arose from their being of the same religious faith as himself . Maude gave ...
... Lady Julia had no suspicion of his real motives , and only supposed that his unwonted hospitality and friendliness of manner towards Lady Swindon and her son , arose from their being of the same religious faith as himself . Maude gave ...
الصفحة 9
... Lady Swindon flattered herself was the very one which would best gain an ascendancy over the weak mind of her son . Lady Julia marked this change of manner in her daughter with all a mother's anxiety , but she did not trace it to its ...
... Lady Swindon flattered herself was the very one which would best gain an ascendancy over the weak mind of her son . Lady Julia marked this change of manner in her daughter with all a mother's anxiety , but she did not trace it to its ...
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... Lady Swindon and her son . I must do them the justice to say , they have some energy about them , and no weather prevents their going out . " " Don't you know the reason why , papa ? " said Herbert , with the freedom no one but himself ...
... Lady Swindon and her son . I must do them the justice to say , they have some energy about them , and no weather prevents their going out . " " Don't you know the reason why , papa ? " said Herbert , with the freedom no one but himself ...
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... Swindon , who is a very amiable young man , " harshly rejoined Mr. Lascelles , and , at the same moment , the visitors were ushered into the room . Lady Swindon had still the remains of a handsome woman , though rather too much inclined ...
... Swindon , who is a very amiable young man , " harshly rejoined Mr. Lascelles , and , at the same moment , the visitors were ushered into the room . Lady Swindon had still the remains of a handsome woman , though rather too much inclined ...
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الصفحة 159 - O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
الصفحة 163 - O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name! Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet.
الصفحة 291 - In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!
الصفحة 122 - That, pledg'd on earth and seal'd above, Grows in the world's approving eyes, In friendship's smile and home's caress, Collecting all the heart's sweet ties Into one knot of happiness...
الصفحة 231 - The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness of our life is gone. Shadows of evening fall around us, and the world seems but a dim reflection, — itself a broader shadow. We look forward into the coming lonely night. The soul withdraws into itself. Then stars arise, and the night is holy.
الصفحة 124 - A gem away, that thou hadst sworn Should ever in thy heart be worn. Come, if the love thou hast for me Is pure and fresh as mine for thee, — Fresh as the fountain under ground When first 'tis by the lapwing found.
الصفحة 87 - You are now In London, that great sea, whose ebb and flow At once is deaf and loud, and on the shore Vomits its wrecks, and still howls on for more.
الصفحة 46 - Skill'd by a touch to deepen scandal's tints With all the kind mendacity of hints While mingling truth with falsehood — sneers with smiles — A thread of candour with a web of wiles...
الصفحة 36 - For talents mourn, untimely lost, When best employed and wanted most; Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that loved to play, not wound ; And all the reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine ; And feelings keen, and fancy's glow, They sleep with him who sleeps below...
الصفحة 139 - While her laugh, full of life, without any control But the sweet one of gracefulness, rung from her soul ; And where it most sparkled no glance could discover, In lip, cheek, or eyes, for she brighten'd all over, — Like any fair lake that the breeze is upon, When it breaks into dimples, and laughs in the sun.