Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art, Volume 22William Harrison Ainsworth Chapman and Hall, 1852 - English periodicals |
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... entered the house with his brother - in - law , and con- ducted him to an apartment opening out of the hall , usually occupied by Mistress Assheton , and where , in fact , they found that amiable lady em- ployed at her embroidery , he ...
... entered the house with his brother - in - law , and con- ducted him to an apartment opening out of the hall , usually occupied by Mistress Assheton , and where , in fact , they found that amiable lady em- ployed at her embroidery , he ...
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... entered into a compact by which I shudder to speak it - my soul was surrendered to him . " " You placed yourself in fearful jeopardy , no doubt , " rejoined Nicholas ; " but you have broken the contract in time , and an all - righteous ...
... entered into a compact by which I shudder to speak it - my soul was surrendered to him . " " You placed yourself in fearful jeopardy , no doubt , " rejoined Nicholas ; " but you have broken the contract in time , and an all - righteous ...
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... entering upon Nicholas's visit , tried to divert her attention from himself . So great a change had been wrought in Alizon's appearance and manner during the last few weeks , that she could scarcely be recognised . Still beautiful as ...
... entering upon Nicholas's visit , tried to divert her attention from himself . So great a change had been wrought in Alizon's appearance and manner during the last few weeks , that she could scarcely be recognised . Still beautiful as ...
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... entered she was dead , yet had her face glared upon him from that Venice mirror , and shed a curse and blight upon his race for ever . A curse to be fulfilled too well . was , Ludovic did not long survive , but after a few months of ...
... entered she was dead , yet had her face glared upon him from that Venice mirror , and shed a curse and blight upon his race for ever . A curse to be fulfilled too well . was , Ludovic did not long survive , but after a few months of ...
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... entered the chamber , which adjoined the saloon so often spoken of , and which Mrs. Ursula's enemy , Bardsley , after a laborious justification of himself , now quitted . Of this worthy a few words . I saw him a great deal oftener than ...
... entered the chamber , which adjoined the saloon so often spoken of , and which Mrs. Ursula's enemy , Bardsley , after a laborious justification of himself , now quitted . Of this worthy a few words . I saw him a great deal oftener than ...
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Alexandre Dumas Alizon Antwerp appeared arms Assheton beauty beneath better called captain Casimir Delavigne Count of Egmont cried dark daughter dead dear death deep Demdike Diest door dread Duke Duke of Wellington Dumas Emily exclaimed eyes face fair father fear feel felt Florence followed gaze gentleman girl hand happy head heard heart Heaven Hoghton Hoghton Tower honour hope horse hour Ianthe Kathleen king knew laugh light look Lord Elton Margaret MARGARET OF PARMA matter mind Mistress Nutter morning mother Nance never Nicholas night once passed Pemberton Pendle Forest poor present Prince of Orange replied Richard scarcely scene seemed smile soon sorrow soul spirit Squashtail squire Star of Freedom stood tears tell thee thing thou thought tion town turned uttered voice Wentworth whilst words young lady youth
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Page 482 - ALMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity...
Page 2 - There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord : and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.
Page 524 - Or to burst all links of habit — there to wander far away, On from island unto island at the gateways of the day.
Page 304 - Lord, with them that strive with me, and fight thou against them that fight against me. 2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler, and stand up to help me. 3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me : say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Page 381 - For thee, my own sweet sister, in thy heart I know myself secure, as thou in mine ; We were and are — I am, even as thou art — Beings who ne'er each other can resign ; It is the same, together or apart, From life's commencement to its slow decline We are entwined — let death come slow or fast, The tie which bound the first, endures the last ! LINES ON HEARING THAT LADY BYRON WAS ILL.
Page 482 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Page 376 - Whitsun ales, and morris dances, and the setting up of maypoles and other sports therewith used, so as the same be had in due and convenient time, without impediment or neglect of divine service: and that women shall have leave to carry rushes to the church for the decoring of it, according to their old custom.
Page 316 - Let it be impressed upon your minds, let it be instilled into your children, that the liberty of the press is the palladium of all the civil, political, and religious rights of an Englishman...
Page 404 - I had great beauty : ask thou not my name : No one can be more wise than destiny. Many drew swords and died. Where'er I came I brought calamity.
Page 229 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils ; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.