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... . Amy too was silent ; perhaps she guessed what he would say next . Presently he laid his hand on hers as it rested on the woodwork of the gate . She did not with- draw it , and then he boldly took the small IT MAY BE TRUE . 35.
... . Amy too was silent ; perhaps she guessed what he would say next . Presently he laid his hand on hers as it rested on the woodwork of the gate . She did not with- draw it , and then he boldly took the small IT MAY BE TRUE . 35.
Page 65
... presently . " Alas ! " replied Mrs. Neville , " then why these tears ? " " I weep , " answered Amy , flinging - dashing back the tears as they crowded into her eyes , " I weep to think I have allowed my heart to think of another ; one ...
... presently . " Alas ! " replied Mrs. Neville , " then why these tears ? " " I weep , " answered Amy , flinging - dashing back the tears as they crowded into her eyes , " I weep to think I have allowed my heart to think of another ; one ...
Page 67
... was silent . " Have you told Mr. Vavasour of this old love , Amy ? " asked she presently . " Oh ! no , no , Mamma . What good could it do ? It would only grieve him ; I , -I told him this much , that I - I hoped to love IT MAY BE TRUE . 67.
... was silent . " Have you told Mr. Vavasour of this old love , Amy ? " asked she presently . " Oh ! no , no , Mamma . What good could it do ? It would only grieve him ; I , -I told him this much , that I - I hoped to love IT MAY BE TRUE . 67.
Page 80
... presently , " are you not satisfied with my sufferings ? Look here ; " and he drew his hand across his forehead and temples , and showed the large drops that fell from them . " I loved her as my life . My life , do I say ? She was more ...
... presently , " are you not satisfied with my sufferings ? Look here ; " and he drew his hand across his forehead and temples , and showed the large drops that fell from them . " I loved her as my life . My life , do I say ? She was more ...
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... . " In the hope , " continued she , presently , " that you will all try and do better to - morrow , I will accede to your Mamma's request . Put away your F 5 IT MAY BE TRUE . 103 ruption in their studies my sudden entrance has ...
... . " In the hope , " continued she , presently , " that you will all try and do better to - morrow , I will accede to your Mamma's request . Put away your F 5 IT MAY BE TRUE . 103 ruption in their studies my sudden entrance has ...
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Page 140 - And slight withal may be the things which bring Back on the heart the weight which it would fling Aside for ever: it may be a sound — A tone of music— summer's eve — or spring — A flower — the wind — the ocean — which shall wound, Striking the electric chain wherewith we are darkly bound ; XXIV.
Page 179 - Alas! they had been friends in youth; But whispering tongues can poison truth; And constancy lives in realms above; And life is thorny; and youth is vain; And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain.
Page 140 - But ever and anon of griefs subdued There comes a token like a Scorpion's sting, Scarce seen, but with fresh bitterness imbued ; And slight withal may be the things which bring Back on the heart the weight which it would fling Aside for ever...
Page 179 - I have done ; and howsoever My language may appear to you, it carries No other than my fair and just intent To your delights, without curb to their modest And noble freedom.