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... minute . Mary's attention returned to the conver- sation Harry had resumed . She found he was talking about old times ; he seemed to be saying something about " David Copperfield ; " she reproached herself for her wandering , and ...
... minute . Mary's attention returned to the conver- sation Harry had resumed . She found he was talking about old times ; he seemed to be saying something about " David Copperfield ; " she reproached herself for her wandering , and ...
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... minutes before . Mr. Grey's glance meet- ing with no result , he turned his atten- tion solely to his companion , and Mary , recovering , made herself as agreeable as she could to Harry , who was charmed to have some one to whom he ...
... minutes before . Mr. Grey's glance meet- ing with no result , he turned his atten- tion solely to his companion , and Mary , recovering , made herself as agreeable as she could to Harry , who was charmed to have some one to whom he ...
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... minute , to say that " she must promise him one dance , at least , for the sake of Auld lang syne . 999 Mary gave him one directly , with a smile at her old friend , which made Henry Hamil- ton glare down upon the little lieutenant ...
... minute , to say that " she must promise him one dance , at least , for the sake of Auld lang syne . 999 Mary gave him one directly , with a smile at her old friend , which made Henry Hamil- ton glare down upon the little lieutenant ...
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... minute . She had been so much used to think of him as Mr. Grey . " Yes ! I have known him many years . " " By Jove ! Miss Bertrand , I wish you'd known me a great many years . I'd give a great deal for one of those friendly smiles you ...
... minute . She had been so much used to think of him as Mr. Grey . " Yes ! I have known him many years . " " By Jove ! Miss Bertrand , I wish you'd known me a great many years . I'd give a great deal for one of those friendly smiles you ...
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... minute facts , she believed that matters had not gone so far but that dexterous management , the power of all her attractions , and the memory of the past would , in the end , carry her through triumphant . Her pride and vanity , urged ...
... minute facts , she believed that matters had not gone so far but that dexterous management , the power of all her attractions , and the memory of the past would , in the end , carry her through triumphant . Her pride and vanity , urged ...
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Page 1 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet.— But hark!
Page 196 - Not to a rage : patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest. You have seen Sunshine and rain at once...
Page 54 - Love took up the glass of Time, and turn'd it in his glowing hands ; Every moment, lightly shaken, ran itself in golden sands. Love took up the harp of Life, and smote on all the chords with might ; Smote the chord of Self, that, trembling, pass'd in music out of sight.
Page 170 - MY heart is sair, I dare na tell, My heart is sair for somebody ; I could wake a winter night, For the sake o' somebody ! Oh-hon ! for somebody ! Oh-hey ! for somebody ! I could range the world around, For the sake o
Page 209 - The monumental pomp of age Was with this goodly Personage ; A stature undepressed in size, Unbent, which rather seemed to rise, In open victory o'er the weight Of seventy years, to loftier height...
Page 196 - ... patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest. You have seen Sunshine and rain at once: her smiles and tears Were like a better...
Page 265 - She was his care, his hope, and his delight, Most in his thought, and ever in his sight : Next, nay beyond his life, he held her dear ; She lived by him, and now he lived in her.
Page 114 - ... transfer of the Brooklyn Bridge to my estate. It has now been permanently enshrined and affords us all much aesthetic enjoyment and has enhanced the tranquillity of my household immeasurably. I am enclosing a holo of the shrine for your pleasure. I have also sent you a small token of my appreciation which I hope you will take in the spirit in which it is given. Sayonara.
Page 135 - Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proof of holy writ.
Page 15 - Every man regarded her marvellously ; the king himself could not withhold his regarding of her, for he thought that he never saw before so noble nor so fair a lady : he was stricken therewith to the heart with a sparkle of fine love, that endured long after ; he thought no lady in the world so worthy to be beloved as she.