'Recommended to mercy' [by M.C. Houstoun]. |
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الصفحة 62
The interior of the house pleased her better , and the old lady , in her
helplessness and decrepitude , became an object of interest to her at once . A
married niece , whose husband possessed a considerable property on the
outskirts of Miss ...
The interior of the house pleased her better , and the old lady , in her
helplessness and decrepitude , became an object of interest to her at once . A
married niece , whose husband possessed a considerable property on the
outskirts of Miss ...
الصفحة 70
hands trembled , and his weak knees bent beneath their burthen ; and it
appeared as though life were to him little better than a state of wearisome
endurance . Every day he might be seen wending his way to the readingrooms
with solemn ...
hands trembled , and his weak knees bent beneath their burthen ; and it
appeared as though life were to him little better than a state of wearisome
endurance . Every day he might be seen wending his way to the readingrooms
with solemn ...
الصفحة 115
And yet , who bad a better right than she , to watch beside the dust about to
mingle with its fellow - dust , for had she not been as a faithful wife to him for
years and had not he loved and trusted her above all women ? Kneeling by his
side she ...
And yet , who bad a better right than she , to watch beside the dust about to
mingle with its fellow - dust , for had she not been as a faithful wife to him for
years and had not he loved and trusted her above all women ? Kneeling by his
side she ...
الصفحة 117
and demeanour the covert insult levelled at her own position ; but nothing
heeding it , she busied herself with opening a shutter , in order , by the light of
day the better to prosecute her search for the missing volume . In a moment the
nurse ' s ...
and demeanour the covert insult levelled at her own position ; but nothing
heeding it , she busied herself with opening a shutter , in order , by the light of
day the better to prosecute her search for the missing volume . In a moment the
nurse ' s ...
الصفحة 132
... and tear - stained cheeks . She , too , was altered , but in some respects the
change was for the better . The fresh beauty of early womanhood had passed
away , but in its place had come a loveliness that was 132 “ Recommended to
Mercy .
... and tear - stained cheeks . She , too , was altered , but in some respects the
change was for the better . The fresh beauty of early womanhood had passed
away , but in its place had come a loveliness that was 132 “ Recommended to
Mercy .
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acquaintance affection Alice answer appearance Arthur asked beauty believe better Brandreth brought called cause child Considine continued course dark dear death deep duty early eyes face father fear feeling felt follow Gertrude girl give gone hand happy hard head heard heart Helen hope husband interest Juan Katie kind knew known Lady Thornleigh least leave less light listen lived look means ment mind mother nature never night object once passed perhaps Peters Philip poor present received remained rest Rhoda rich seemed seen side sight sister soon sorrow speak spirits stood strong sure talk tell thing thought tion told true truth turned Vaughan voice weak weary wife wish woman women young
مقاطع مشهورة
الصفحة 220 - Meantime I seek no sympathies, nor need ; The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted, — they have torn me — and I bleed : I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.
الصفحة 246 - Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains ; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains.
الصفحة 86 - Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the sad variety of pain.
الصفحة 204 - Steadfast, serene, immovable, the same Year after year, through all the silent night Burns on for evermore that quenchless flame, Shines on that inextinguishable light...
الصفحة 178 - And the Poet, faithful and far-seeing, Sees, alike in stars and flowers, a part Of the self-same, universal being, Which is throbbing in his brain and heart. Gorgeous flowerets in the sunlight shining, Blossoms flaunting in the eye of day, Tremulous leaves, with soft and silver lining, Buds that open only to decay...
الصفحة 220 - The tree will wither long before it fall; The hull drives on, though mast and sail be torn; The roof-tree sinks, but moulders on the hall In massy hoariness; the...
الصفحة 202 - In some fair body thus th' informing soul With spirits feeds, with vigour fills the whole ; Each motion guides, and every nerve sustains, Itself unseen, but in th' effects remains. Some, to whom Heaven in wit has been profuse, Want as much more to turn it to its use ; For wit and judgment often are at strife, Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife.
الصفحة 152 - Heaven's Sovereign saves all beings, but himself, That hideous sight, a naked human heart.
الصفحة 178 - Flaunting gaily in the golden light ; Large desires, with most uncertain issues, Tender wishes, blossoming at night ! These in flowers and men are more than seeming Workings are they of the self-same powers, Which the Poet, in no idle dreaming, Seeth in himself, and in the flowers.
معلومات المراجع
| العنوان | 'Recommended to mercy' [by M.C. Houstoun]. المجلد 2 من 'Recommended to mercy' [by M.C. Houstoun], Matilda Charlotte Houstoun |
| المؤلف | Matilda Charlotte Houstoun |
| منشور | 1862 |
| أصلي من | جامعة أوكسفورد |
| الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي | 13 تموز (يوليو) 2006 |
| تصدير الاقتباس | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |