The Vernons of Holly mountA.W. Bennett, 1867 - 75 pages |
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Agnes arms fell basket beautiful beneath better BISHOPSGATE Black Knight boat bonnie breakfast-room breast brow cheek clouds colour couch crimson dark Dear Mamma death deep delight dreadful Duncan Rae earthly earthly power eyes face FAËRY KNIGHT fair Lady fairy flowers garden gentle glided grass green ground hand happy harebells head heart Highland hills holly hedge Holly Mount inhabitants of Holly Isolina Jamie Jamie Rae knew Lady lake Lewis Herbert lips live looked Maister Lewis morning mother Nessie Nessie's never pale papa passion Pixie purple hills QUEEN MAB Redesdale Reuben Vernon Sandy Rae Sandy's scarcely Scotch Scotland Scottish seated seemed shade shadow side silent Simpson Sir Guy sleep solitude sorrow spirit sprang story talk tall tears terra-cotta thing thought tion to-day trifles VERNONS OF HOLLY voice wee mousie window woods words Yorkshire Wolds
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Page 11 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield : but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Page 64 - Every temptation resisted, is an enemy subdued ; and " he that ruleth his own spirit, is better than he that taketh a city.
Page 25 - Come, follow, follow me — You, fairy elves that be, Which circle on the green — Come, follow Mab, your queen! Hand in hand let's dance around, For this place is fairy ground.