The castle chapelA. K. Newman and Company, 1825 |
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... Hamilton , by whom he had been brought up , and with whom he had kept up a constant correspondence from the period of his departure , feeling for them something of the kindly feelings of a son , as they did for him those of parents . Mr ...
... Hamilton , by whom he had been brought up , and with whom he had kept up a constant correspondence from the period of his departure , feeling for them something of the kindly feelings of a son , as they did for him those of parents . Mr ...
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... Hamilton - that is , she had no ob- jection to commune with her own heart ; nor why should she , for it was a happy , contented heart , at peace with itself and all the world ? -but to be still was another thing ; in short , she was all ...
... Hamilton - that is , she had no ob- jection to commune with her own heart ; nor why should she , for it was a happy , contented heart , at peace with itself and all the world ? -but to be still was another thing ; in short , she was all ...
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... Hamilton ; that is , she now and then invited her to tea , when there was no one with her she cared about ; and in return , once in the course of the win- ter , accepted an invitation from her ; but when she had what she called her ...
... Hamilton ; that is , she now and then invited her to tea , when there was no one with her she cared about ; and in return , once in the course of the win- ter , accepted an invitation from her ; but when she had what she called her ...
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... Hamilton could not but regret her not being of parties where she knew she should have been certain of meeting with such excellent whist - players , she never once thought of taking offence at the circumstance . But at length a change ...
... Hamilton could not but regret her not being of parties where she knew she should have been certain of meeting with such excellent whist - players , she never once thought of taking offence at the circumstance . But at length a change ...
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... Hamilton hardly required it to render her happier than she was . But this was not all : not satisfied with having her when invited , Mrs. Mayfield began to call her unkind if she did not see her of her own accord . If a day now passed ...
... Hamilton hardly required it to render her happier than she was . But this was not all : not satisfied with having her when invited , Mrs. Mayfield began to call her unkind if she did not see her of her own accord . If a day now passed ...
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Page 170 - I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, — I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see, They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Page 258 - 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 245 - Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till billows rage, and gales blow hard. And whelm him o'er! Such fate to suffering Worth is giv'n.
Page 172 - Yet more, the Depths have more ! — What wealth untold Far down, and shining through their stillness lies ! Thou hast the starry gems, the burning gold, Won from ten thousand royal Argosies. — Sweep o'er thy spoils, thou wild and wrathful Main...
Page 173 - Give back the lost and lovely! — those for whom The place was kept at board and hearth so long, The prayer went up through midnight's breathless gloom, And the vain yearning woke midst festal song ! Hold fast thy buried isles, thy towers o'erthrown — But all is not thine own. To...
Page 41 - Sad is my fate ! said the heart-broken stranger ; The wild deer and wolf to a covert can flee, But I have no refuge from famine and danger, A home and a country remain not to me.
Page 120 - Made vocal for the amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from many a trembling chord shakes out ; And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still ; Beguile the night, and set a keener edge On female industry : the threaded steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds.
Page 138 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen ; But, seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 258 - For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind...