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... told her of his love for Amy , of the compact bet- ween them , and of his hopes . The widow did not discourage them , she liked Mr. Vavasour , and would have rejoiced at seeing Amy his wife ; still she would not influence Amy in any way ...
... told her of his love for Amy , of the compact bet- ween them , and of his hopes . The widow did not discourage them , she liked Mr. Vavasour , and would have rejoiced at seeing Amy his wife ; still she would not influence Amy in any way ...
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... told you she herself and every one else is gone , excepting Frances and Charles ; the latter , suppose , remains in the hope of soon seeing you . Why don't you come back ? I declare it is shameful of you to remain away so long , when ...
... told you she herself and every one else is gone , excepting Frances and Charles ; the latter , suppose , remains in the hope of soon seeing you . Why don't you come back ? I declare it is shameful of you to remain away so long , when ...
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... soon for ever shattered ! MRS . HEMANS . ANNE had scarcely exaggerated when she told Amy that Brampton Park had become dull and stupid . It certainly had subsided into its old dullness IT MAY BE TRUE . 39 CHAPTER III. ...
... soon for ever shattered ! MRS . HEMANS . ANNE had scarcely exaggerated when she told Amy that Brampton Park had become dull and stupid . It certainly had subsided into its old dullness IT MAY BE TRUE . 39 CHAPTER III. ...
Page 54
... " " No , Anne , no , you are wrong , " replied Charles , decidedly , " I told you I had found out that Miss Neville had never cared for me , that her heart was entirely another's . " " It is all one and the same thing . 54 IT MAY BE TRUE .
... " " No , Anne , no , you are wrong , " replied Charles , decidedly , " I told you I had found out that Miss Neville had never cared for me , that her heart was entirely another's . " " It is all one and the same thing . 54 IT MAY BE TRUE .
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Kate Wood. " It is all one and the same thing . I told you then that I did not believe it , and asked you to tell me how you had found it out , did I not ? " " You did . But why rake up old feelings which only tend to wound and bruise ...
Kate Wood. " It is all one and the same thing . I told you then that I did not believe it , and asked you to tell me how you had found it out , did I not ? " " You did . But why rake up old feelings which only tend to wound and bruise ...
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allowed Amy's Anne answer Archer arms asked believe Bertie better Brampton break Charles child closed coming cottage cried dare dear death don't door drew eyes face fear feel felt fever forgive Frances gently give glad gone grew half Hall hand Hannah happy hard hate head heart hope hour husband Jane kind knew late leave Linchmore lips live look Mamma Marks married Matthew mind misery Miss Miss Neville morning mother never night once passed perhaps poor presently replied returned Robert Robert Vavasour scarcely seemed side sighed silent sometimes soon sorrow speak stay stood strange sure talk tears tell things thought told took tried turned Vavasour voice walk watched weak wife wife's wish woman young
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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.