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Page 22
Perhaps the poor creature is hungry , and if so , I ought not to have been put
upon his back till he had fed , inasmuch as I am no Hippodamus , and do not
pretend to be flectere doctus equos . Ha ! what was that ? I protest I was almost
off !
Perhaps the poor creature is hungry , and if so , I ought not to have been put
upon his back till he had fed , inasmuch as I am no Hippodamus , and do not
pretend to be flectere doctus equos . Ha ! what was that ? I protest I was almost
off !
Page 36
But if the beauties of nature can make you any compensation for the pleasures of
society , you will not perhaps have been a loser by your visit to Hales Court ; and
to prove to you that I do not boast in vain , I shall be happy to accompany you ...
But if the beauties of nature can make you any compensation for the pleasures of
society , you will not perhaps have been a loser by your visit to Hales Court ; and
to prove to you that I do not boast in vain , I shall be happy to accompany you ...
Page 65
We are lucky , Edith , in the weather , which is perhaps more favourable to our
purpose than if it were finer . The shadows of these heavy clouds heighten the
brilliancy of the partial gleams of sunshine , thus throwing back the distances ,
and ...
We are lucky , Edith , in the weather , which is perhaps more favourable to our
purpose than if it were finer . The shadows of these heavy clouds heighten the
brilliancy of the partial gleams of sunshine , thus throwing back the distances ,
and ...
Page 69
Perhaps if we search beyond the thicket , we might discover -Hark ! hist !
methought I heard a faint halloo in the distance . " Nothing , my dear Edith , but
the wailing of the wind , as the gusts are broken by the trees . ” “ Listen ! listen ;
there it is ...
Perhaps if we search beyond the thicket , we might discover -Hark ! hist !
methought I heard a faint halloo in the distance . " Nothing , my dear Edith , but
the wailing of the wind , as the gusts are broken by the trees . ” “ Listen ! listen ;
there it is ...
Page 86
... never can I forget my preservers , the generous , benevolent , and truly
christian inmates of Hales Court ! and yet I repeat , you know me not , you know
me not , or instead of succour and hospitality you might perhaps view me with
aversion .
... never can I forget my preservers , the generous , benevolent , and truly
christian inmates of Hales Court ! and yet I repeat , you know me not , you know
me not , or instead of succour and hospitality you might perhaps view me with
aversion .
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affections Agatha allow answer apartment appearance attention beauty become brother Captain Catholic character Colyton Countess cried danger daughter dear delight duty Edith escape exclaimed expected expression eyes Father favour fear feelings follow Forester fortune give Hales Court hand head heard heart Hetty honour hope horse immediately instant instantly interest King known lady least leave less letter listen live look Lord Madge means ment mind Miss morning nature never night observed occasion offered officer once parties perhaps perilous Place pleasure present protest reached received remain respect Seagrave seemed Shelton soldier soon sooner speak Squire stranger suffer Sunderland sure surprise talk tell thing thought thrown tion trees turn uttered Walter whole wish young
Bibliographic information
| Title | Walter Colyton: A Tale of 1688, Volume 2 Walter Colyton: A Tale of 1688, Horace Smith |
| Author | Horace Smith |
| Publisher | H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1830 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2007 |
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