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... Mayfield , the rector's wife ; though no one more aimed at being thought amiably condescending than she did . A kind of intimacy was indeed , by the desire of her husband , who had a high respect for the minister , kept up between her ...
... Mayfield , the rector's wife ; though no one more aimed at being thought amiably condescending than she did . A kind of intimacy was indeed , by the desire of her husband , who had a high respect for the minister , kept up between her ...
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... Mayfield so contriving it as to pre- vent her omissions on these occasions from appearing any way pointed ; so that , though poor Mrs. Hamilton could not but regret her not being of parties where she knew she should have been certain of ...
... Mayfield so contriving it as to pre- vent her omissions on these occasions from appearing any way pointed ; so that , though poor Mrs. Hamilton could not but regret her not being of parties where she knew she should have been certain of ...
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... Mayfield began to call her unkind if she did not see her of her own accord . If a day now passed without bringing her to the rec- tory , one or two of the young ladies , with their coaxing ways , were sure of being with her , to see ...
... Mayfield began to call her unkind if she did not see her of her own accord . If a day now passed without bringing her to the rec- tory , one or two of the young ladies , with their coaxing ways , were sure of being with her , to see ...
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Regina Maria Roche. to avow ? Poor Mrs. Mayfield having five unmarried daughters , all ready for prefer- ment , as Mrs. Hamilton said , was the cause of this innuendo , or insinuation ; be- sides which , she had two married ones , and ...
Regina Maria Roche. to avow ? Poor Mrs. Mayfield having five unmarried daughters , all ready for prefer- ment , as Mrs. Hamilton said , was the cause of this innuendo , or insinuation ; be- sides which , she had two married ones , and ...
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... Mayfield , with the young ladies - a real compliment , if she knew but all , as they had just been on the point of turning their steps in a different direction , to pay a visit at a house of some consequence , when a whis- per of a ...
... Mayfield , with the young ladies - a real compliment , if she knew but all , as they had just been on the point of turning their steps in a different direction , to pay a visit at a house of some consequence , when a whis- per of a ...
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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...