The Falcon Family; Or, Young Ireland: In One Volume..Chapman and Hall, 1845 - 348 pages |
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... eyes dark , piercing , bold , practical ; her features in general regular and massive , with a free and daring expression , which had a charm of its own for those who like what the French call une beauté insolente . She was above the ...
... eyes dark , piercing , bold , practical ; her features in general regular and massive , with a free and daring expression , which had a charm of its own for those who like what the French call une beauté insolente . She was above the ...
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... eyes twinkling and intelligent ; his forehead high , narrow , receding , bald , garnished on each side with an upright tuft of reddish hair ; for , in obedience to his wife's mandate , he had taken off his hat , which certainly ena ...
... eyes twinkling and intelligent ; his forehead high , narrow , receding , bald , garnished on each side with an upright tuft of reddish hair ; for , in obedience to his wife's mandate , he had taken off his hat , which certainly ena ...
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... eyes , dark hair , and a figure slighter than her sister's , but exquisitely formed . The truth , indeed , was , and it is only fair to state it at once that while collectively this vagrant family were regarded with apprehension ...
... eyes , dark hair , and a figure slighter than her sister's , but exquisitely formed . The truth , indeed , was , and it is only fair to state it at once that while collectively this vagrant family were regarded with apprehension ...
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... eye of a Rubens for florid beauty , or the taste of a Borrow for Zinganee adventure , could con- template either her person or her character without admiration ? In houses where petticoat government was established , she had a more ...
... eye of a Rubens for florid beauty , or the taste of a Borrow for Zinganee adventure , could con- template either her person or her character without admiration ? In houses where petticoat government was established , she had a more ...
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... eyes into every corner of the room , without discovering provisions enough to regale a church - mouse . The tea - caddies were invitingly open , but repulsively empty ; he peeped into a sarcophagus , and found 28 THE FALCON FAMILY ;
... eyes into every corner of the room , without discovering provisions enough to regale a church - mouse . The tea - caddies were invitingly open , but repulsively empty ; he peeped into a sarcophagus , and found 28 THE FALCON FAMILY ;
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Page 191 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Page 96 - em. SONG. Who is Silvia ? what is she, That all our swains commend her ? Holy, fair, and wise is she ; The heavens such grace did lend her, That she might admired be.
Page 150 - Can any mortal mixture of earth's mould Breathe such divine enchanting ravishment? Sure something holy lodges in that breast, And with these raptures moves the vocal air To testify his hidden residence.
Page 302 - A maiden never bold ; Of spirit so still and quiet, that her motion Blush'd at herself...
Page 292 - Hail, old patrician trees, so great and good! Hail, ye plebeian under-wood ! Where the poetic birds rejoice, And for their quiet nests and plenteous food Pay, with their grateful voice. Hail, the poor Muses...
Page 168 - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath. That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.
Page 328 - How shouldst thou, fair lady, love me, Whom thou know'st thy country's foe? Thy fair words make me suspect thee: Serpents lie where flowers grow.
Page 334 - Till the Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poetry — Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine.
Page 16 - ... needles out of work-boxes with a magnet of amazing virtue, which he always carried in his waistcoat pocket. In a word, he was the darling of the darlings; secured the nurseries first, and there planted the artillery with which he often carried the dining-room ; which was, of course, the mam point.
Page 120 - Oh, blessed vision ! happy child ! Thou art so exquisitely wild : I think of thee with many fears Of what may be thy lot in future years. I thought of times when Pain might be thy guest, Lord of thy house and hospitality. And Grief, uneasy lover ! never rest But when she sat within the touch of thee.