Cousin William ; And, The Man of Many FriendsG. Dearborn, 1837 - 239 pages |
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Page 158 - said Davis, with a hideous grin of trinmph : ' Fool, did you think he was ? ' " ' Where is he then ? ' said William. " ' Stop,' said she in a subdued voice, as if she had suddenly beheld a spectre, and catching him by the arm, she thrust him, with herself, into a deep recess, where the light of dawning day had not yet penetrated ; ' Hush —look there ! ' " They could, from this place, see the entrance to Lady Terrington's bedroom — William's eyes were fixed on the spot ; as they stood together,...
Page 15 - Miss Neville was about to rejoin something very laudatory, touching infantine attraction and maternal affection, when a considerable uproar and squalling was heard in the hall, and the parlour door flying open, Dawes made her appearance, attended by seven fine healthy creatures, varying in their height from four feet two, to two feet four, and in their ages from ten to three years. Chairs were ranged around the.
Page 125 - Tis not to make me jealous, To say — my wife is fair, feeds well, loves company, Is free of speech, sings, plays, and dances well ; Where virtue is, these are more virtuous ; Nor from mine own weak merits will I draw The smallest fear, or doubt of her revolt; For she had eyes, and chose me.
Page 158 - The Tartar is my bane, I cannot bear him : One heaven and earth can never hold us both ; Still shall we hate, and with defiance deadly Keep rage alive, till one be lost for ever ; As if two suns should meet in the meridian, And strive, in fiery combat, for the passage.
Page 33 - Oh, you have discharged the marquis, sir ?" said the colonel. " Yes, mon Colonel, I discharge him ; because he cast affront upon me, insupportable to an artist of sentiment.
Page 33 - And you left his lordship for that ?" inquired the astonished country gentleman. " Oui, sir, his lordship gave me excellent character ; I go afterward to live wid my Lord Trefoil, very good, respectable man, my lord, of good family, and very honest man, I believe — but de king, one day, made him his governeur in Ireland, and I found I could not live in dat devil Dublin.
Page 34 - Which is to be contrived for five hundred pounds per annum, additional. Why, sir, the rector of my parish, a clergyman, and a gentleman, with an amiable wife and seven children, has but half the sum to live upon.
Page 157 - what sheets of writing — is it a sermon, or a lecture, or a history, or are you following the fashion and turning novelist?" " Neither one nor the other," said William — his eyes full of tears. " Well, my dear boy," said she, with one of her sweetest smiles, " I'll not interrupt you — God bless you, William." She kissed him fondly and fervently — and with a countenance beaming with innocence, left the room with a light step, and passed through the lobby to her bed-chamber. " The world is...
Page 17 - Pity the sorrows of a poor old man,' continued the sweet innocent, ' Whose trembling limbs has bore him to oo door. Whose dace are dwilden'd to is sortest pan, Oh, ' ' Give relief,
Page 33 - The particular profession of this person, the Colonel, who understood very little French, was for some time puzzled to find out ; he heard a vocabulary of dishes enumerated with grace and fluency, he saw a remarkably gentlemanly-looking man, his well-tied neckcloth, his welltrimmed whiskers, his white kid gloves, his glossy hat, his massive chain encircling his neck, and protecting a repeating...