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... from her bosom , or hastily dismissed as an un- pleasant intruder . When Mary left the breakfast - table , her her altered figure and melancholy coun- tenance struck the baronet 14 THE HIGHLAND CASTLE . CHAPTER II. ...
... from her bosom , or hastily dismissed as an un- pleasant intruder . When Mary left the breakfast - table , her her altered figure and melancholy coun- tenance struck the baronet 14 THE HIGHLAND CASTLE . CHAPTER II. ...
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... which was a wretched imi- tation of that language- " Daughter of my native mountains , " he said , " why tarriest thou here , while the husband of thy thy bosom is in dalliance with the friend thou cherishest 30 THE HIGHLAND CASTLE .
... which was a wretched imi- tation of that language- " Daughter of my native mountains , " he said , " why tarriest thou here , while the husband of thy thy bosom is in dalliance with the friend thou cherishest 30 THE HIGHLAND CASTLE .
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Rosalia St. Clair (pseud.) thy bosom is in dalliance with the friend thou cherishest in thy dwelling ? " He might have continued to speak , for Henrietta was in no condition to in- terrupt his cruel purpose ; but he fled with the ...
Rosalia St. Clair (pseud.) thy bosom is in dalliance with the friend thou cherishest in thy dwelling ? " He might have continued to speak , for Henrietta was in no condition to in- terrupt his cruel purpose ; but he fled with the ...
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... bosom of her father and her uncle . As soon as her agitation would per- mit her to listen to an explanation , Mary informed her that the two gentlemen had arrived about half an hour after her departure to Mrs. Lessington's , but that ...
... bosom of her father and her uncle . As soon as her agitation would per- mit her to listen to an explanation , Mary informed her that the two gentlemen had arrived about half an hour after her departure to Mrs. Lessington's , but that ...
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... bosom with all the ardour of his first attachment . Happy would it have been had Hen- rietta made Mary or her uncle acquaint- ed with the purport of the seer's warn- ing , since the sound mind and clear judgment of either of those ...
... bosom with all the ardour of his first attachment . Happy would it have been had Hen- rietta made Mary or her uncle acquaint- ed with the purport of the seer's warn- ing , since the sound mind and clear judgment of either of those ...
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affection affectionate agitated appearance arrival baronet Beaumont Lodge became beheld bosom Bouverie's breakfast brother captain Frazer carriage chamber Charles Frazer charming cheeks companion conduct count Neurenburgh countenance daughter dear declared delight dread early elegant entered entreated eyes fair father feelings folly friendship Gloucestershire hand happiness heart Henrietta honour hope hour husband Ivy Cottage Jamaica lady Beau lady Beaumont lady Frazer lady Riversdale ladyship late leave lence Lessington letter Lindore London lord Maynard lord William Frazer mansion marchioness of Devereux Mary Mary Mary Mary's ment mind Miss Beaumont Miss Ferguson mont mother Murray niece Orange Grove orphan painful panion passed passion peace pleasure poor present received rejoiced replied retired Scotland Serpentine River Simpson sington sir Simon Frazer sir Theodo sir Theodosius Beaumont sister smile spect suffered sunk tears tender ther tion took ture uncle uncon uttered virtue wife wounded young friend youth
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Page 103 - O, woman ! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made ; When pain and anguish wring the brow, • A ministering angel thou...
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Page 73 - I wish you happy, sir,Theodosius; it is in your own power to be so; and ne-ver more, I again entreat you, renew this odious subject.
Page 52 - Love wounds no confidence— he gives no smart." MONDAY had been fixed on for a grand ball and supper, in celebration of the birthday of lady Beaumont. The most splendid preparations had been making for some time past to give eclat to the Entertainment. After breakfast, sir Theodosius, taking his hat, left the house...
Page 196 - How rain the hopes ! How short the prospect of believing man ! THOMSON. PROSPEROUS gales quickly wafted Bouverie Frazer to his native shores. Having been informed in the last letter he received from Mary before leaving the island, that she and her friends were almost immediately to leave London, he had...
Page 58 - I looked upon as possessed of honour and generosity be so divested of virtue, so little master of his passions, as to be unfaithful to one of the most amiable of her sex, and aim at the ruin of an unprotected...