Friends and Fortune: A Moral TaleD. Appleton & Company, 1849 - 240 pages |
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... passed away since its purchase by the great merchant , Hugh Armadale ; and but for the occasional arrival of packing - cases from abroad , supposed to contain pictures and statues of great value , it would have appeared its owner had ...
... passed away since its purchase by the great merchant , Hugh Armadale ; and but for the occasional arrival of packing - cases from abroad , supposed to contain pictures and statues of great value , it would have appeared its owner had ...
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... passed the mustard twice , and finally overturned the saltcellar into her lap . Margaret only bowed and smiled ; accepted his civilities , and rectified his mistakes with imperturbable good humor ; that gave him courage to observe as ...
... passed the mustard twice , and finally overturned the saltcellar into her lap . Margaret only bowed and smiled ; accepted his civilities , and rectified his mistakes with imperturbable good humor ; that gave him courage to observe as ...
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... passed somewhat heavily : a few neighbors had been asked to dinner , and by Mrs. Crawford's secret ar- rangements , Margaret was consigned to the care of Alfred , and planted as far from Nelson as possible . The latter , by the same ...
... passed somewhat heavily : a few neighbors had been asked to dinner , and by Mrs. Crawford's secret ar- rangements , Margaret was consigned to the care of Alfred , and planted as far from Nelson as possible . The latter , by the same ...
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... passed a half open door , through which she perceived a bright fire , and a kettle on the hob . Driven desperate by the cold , she ventured in , and found herself in a comfortable nursery , where the nurse and four children were sitting ...
... passed a half open door , through which she perceived a bright fire , and a kettle on the hob . Driven desperate by the cold , she ventured in , and found herself in a comfortable nursery , where the nurse and four children were sitting ...
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... passed her , could not refrain from a smile . " That seems very bad tea , Miss Esther , " said Alfred , suddenly stooping his head close to her cup . She " So it does , " added Nelson , " it looks quite consumptive , it will give you ...
... passed her , could not refrain from a smile . " That seems very bad tea , Miss Esther , " said Alfred , suddenly stooping his head close to her cup . She " So it does , " added Nelson , " it looks quite consumptive , it will give you ...
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Page 39 - O, speak again, bright angel! for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head, As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air.
Page 40 - Hyperion's curls, the front of Jove himself, An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill ; A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal To give the world assurance of a man : This was your husband.
Page 39 - Our revels now are ended... These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air, And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind: we are such stuff As dreams are made on; and our little life Is rounded with a sleep..