The castle chapelA. K. Newman and Company, 1825 |
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... manner . If her brother did not regard her as a superior being , he certainly did as a won- derful creature from her learning , his own being confined to what he had acquired on board ship : in his way , however , he was equally ...
... manner . If her brother did not regard her as a superior being , he certainly did as a won- derful creature from her learning , his own being confined to what he had acquired on board ship : in his way , however , he was equally ...
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... manner by them . To inspire them with a thirst for knowledge , render them virtuous and religious , and cultivate a taste for polite literature , were the proofs of affection offered by the aunt ; while the father's consisted in ...
... manner by them . To inspire them with a thirst for knowledge , render them virtuous and religious , and cultivate a taste for polite literature , were the proofs of affection offered by the aunt ; while the father's consisted in ...
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... manner ; lose an eye , indeed ! no great danger of that - and if he did , what then ? why there was more than twenty sailors on board the Royal George , that had but one apiece , and they were the very best hands on board : then as to ...
... manner ; lose an eye , indeed ! no great danger of that - and if he did , what then ? why there was more than twenty sailors on board the Royal George , that had but one apiece , and they were the very best hands on board : then as to ...
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... manners , the wilder the other seemed to become , apparently delighting in all man- ner of mischievous tricks - setting the dogs and cats by the ears , the birds scream- ing , and the maids squalling , with the un- usual noises she made ...
... manners , the wilder the other seemed to become , apparently delighting in all man- ner of mischievous tricks - setting the dogs and cats by the ears , the birds scream- ing , and the maids squalling , with the un- usual noises she made ...
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... manner that render- ed it impossible for her to control her risi- bility . " I am sorry to hear you say so , " said Miss Agnes Flora Judith , gravely , " since a person who cannot command themselves in this way , must appear as a fool ...
... manner that render- ed it impossible for her to control her risi- bility . " I am sorry to hear you say so , " said Miss Agnes Flora Judith , gravely , " since a person who cannot command themselves in this way , must appear as a fool ...
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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...