The novels of Frederika Bremer. 11 vols. [in 12 pt.].1845 |
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acquaintance affection amid appeared arms Balder Baron beautiful better breast Brenner bright cheerful cold countenance dance dark daughter dear death earth exclaimed expression eyes fancied fear feel FEIMA Felix felt Finnish Flora flowers Fräulein FREDERIKA BREMER FRID GIAOUR gods GRIMGERDA H. G. CLARKE hand happy hear heard heart heaven Heimdall Hellfrid hour inquired king Dag KUMBA ladies LEGEND OF LOVE Lennartson light live LJUS-ALF look LOUISA STUART COSTELLO Madame Madame de Genlis Mam'selle mind MISS BREMER mother never night noble Odin OLD BAILEY Orme pain pale peace pleasure POEMS rejoined replied Rittersvärd saloon seemed Selma Signora Luna silent sister sledge smiling soon Sophia soul Sparrsköld spirit stepmother Stockholm stood tears tell thee thing thou thought tone took turned Viking voice warm wish words young
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الصفحة 327 - I should love to return to it as a spirit, and impart to man the deepest of that which I have suffered and enjoyed, lived and loved. And no one need fear me ; — should I come in the midnight hour to a striving and unquiet spirit, it would be only to make it more quiet, its night-lamp burn more brightly, and myself its friend and sister.
الصفحة 97 - Even in extreme old age she was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen...
الصفحة 112 - And roused devotion in each thoughtless breast. He sang of Palestine — that holy land, Where saints and martyrs, and the warrior brave, The cross in triumph planting on its strand, Beneath its banners sought a glorious grave. He sang of Calvary, of his Saviour sang, Of the rich mercies of redeeming love; When through the crowd spontaneous plaudits rang, Breathing a foretaste of rewards above.
الصفحة 103 - The principal and most sacred tree of the gods is the Ash-tree, Yggdrasill, which is the best and greatest of all trees. Its branches extend over the whole universe, reaching beyond the heavens ; its stem bears up the earth ; its three roots stretch themselves wide around ; one is amongst the Gods ; another with the Frost-Giants, where Ginnungagap was before ; the third covers Niffi-heim.
الصفحة 245 - Judith !" exclaimed Delphine, and there was a tone of horror in her voice. " You will own that I am not in the habit of saying things without good reason ?" " Oh, yes !" " Then think about this, dear. It would be painful for many reasons to leave Yoresett.
الصفحة 332 - ... night is over ! If it be desired to hear anything of my writings, it may be said that they began in the eighth year of my age, when I...
الصفحة 331 - Has she become notorious in beauty or renown ? No ! the illusions of youth are past, — the season of youth is over ; and yet she is again young, for there is freedom in the depths of her soul. The light has penetrated...
الصفحة 109 - Illustrated with Views, from Original Sketches by DH M'Kewan, engraved on wood, and lithographed, by T. and E. Gilks. Square 8vo. with Map, 14s. cloth.
الصفحة 113 - Ere long thine every stream shall find a tongue, Land of the Many Waters ! But the sound Of human music, these wild hills among, Hath no one save the Indian mother flung Its spell of tenderness ? Oh, o'er this ground So redolent of...
الصفحة 113 - Eastern garden, with the music of birds and falling waters singing in our ears at every step. His poems are distinguished by severe intellectual beauty, by dulcet sweetness of expression, a wise and hopeful spirit, and complete command over every variety of rhythm.