Lights and Shadows of English Life: A Novel, المجلد 1Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1855 |
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... dear Agnes , if I had a home like yours to go to , I might think the same , but remember how differently we are situated . I can scarcely remember any other home than this , and our dear kind Miss Codrington seems more like a mother ...
... dear Agnes , if I had a home like yours to go to , I might think the same , but remember how differently we are situated . I can scarcely remember any other home than this , and our dear kind Miss Codrington seems more like a mother ...
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... dear Miss Codrington , for our amuse- ment ; perhaps a letter from home - dear , dear home ; how I wish , my own Maude , that you were going to spend these summer holidays with us as you did the Christmas ones ! Oh ! those were bright ...
... dear Miss Codrington , for our amuse- ment ; perhaps a letter from home - dear , dear home ; how I wish , my own Maude , that you were going to spend these summer holidays with us as you did the Christmas ones ! Oh ! those were bright ...
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... dear girls , " said Miss Codrington , " to be engrossed by either the charms of friendship , or the beauties of nature . I would rather cultivate in my pupils a taste for these , than see them the most consummate artists , without a ...
... dear girls , " said Miss Codrington , " to be engrossed by either the charms of friendship , or the beauties of nature . I would rather cultivate in my pupils a taste for these , than see them the most consummate artists , without a ...
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... dear ; and when you have read this , come to me , I wish to have a few words in private with you . " A respectful curtesy was the only reply , at the same time kissing the hand which held out the letter to her , and bounding out of the ...
... dear ; and when you have read this , come to me , I wish to have a few words in private with you . " A respectful curtesy was the only reply , at the same time kissing the hand which held out the letter to her , and bounding out of the ...
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... dear Miss Codrington . I am but a silly madcap , I fear , and perhaps my little head will be turned at ' coming out ' so young . Oh ! but such a gay wedding ! won't it be fun ? Read mamma's letter , that will tell you all about it ...
... dear Miss Codrington . I am but a silly madcap , I fear , and perhaps my little head will be turned at ' coming out ' so young . Oh ! but such a gay wedding ! won't it be fun ? Read mamma's letter , that will tell you all about it ...
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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.