Conrad Blessington; a tale by a ladyLongman, 1833 - 216 pages |
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... Author and Giver of all good things , bless and watch over you , my dear boy ! May he render you an ornament to your profession , and restore you to your home and friends , when your country shall no longer require your services ! " As ...
... Author and Giver of all good things , bless and watch over you , my dear boy ! May he render you an ornament to your profession , and restore you to your home and friends , when your country shall no longer require your services ! " As ...
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... struggle between revenge and rectitude , while he thus argued : - " Why should I be destined to be the bearer of this vile paper ? I , who dislike the author so - much ! To doom myself to hear his name CONRAD BLESSINGTON . 105.
... struggle between revenge and rectitude , while he thus argued : - " Why should I be destined to be the bearer of this vile paper ? I , who dislike the author so - much ! To doom myself to hear his name CONRAD BLESSINGTON . 105.
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... in gratitude to the great Author of all ; " may Conrad find you , and all you hold most dear , as prosperous , as happy and smiling as he left you ! still may he find the love , the indulgence , that has hitherto 168 CONRAD BLESSINGTON .
... in gratitude to the great Author of all ; " may Conrad find you , and all you hold most dear , as prosperous , as happy and smiling as he left you ! still may he find the love , the indulgence , that has hitherto 168 CONRAD BLESSINGTON .
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... Author of " The Life of Burke , " & c . & c . A new edition , com- pleted to the Death of the King , 6 vols . 8vo ... Author's pre- ceding Works , price 101. 10s . bds . MEMOIRS OF JOHN , DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH . In 6 vols . 8vo . with an ...
... Author of " The Life of Burke , " & c . & c . A new edition , com- pleted to the Death of the King , 6 vols . 8vo ... Author's pre- ceding Works , price 101. 10s . bds . MEMOIRS OF JOHN , DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH . In 6 vols . 8vo . with an ...
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... Author of " Memoirs of Henry VIII . " 8vo . with Portrait , 14s . bds . MEMOIR OF THE LIFE , WRITINGS , AND ... Author . Price 11. 5s . By the same Author , HISTORY OF CHIVALRY , OR KNIGHTHOOD AND ITS TIMES . 2d edit . in 2 vols . 8vo ...
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3d Edit 4th Edit acquainted affection affectionate Agnes answer Atlas attention blessing Blessington BOTANY brother Camden cause Charles Taylor Charles Yorke cheek circumstance Colonel Taylor companions consent countenance Cryptogamia daughter dear Conrad dear sir dearest death delight desire displeasure doubt duty ebul Edward Emily Emily's endeavoured England Engravings Ernest Bonner exclaimed eyes father Fcap fear feelings felt follow Frank Mason friends girl grief Grove hand happiness heart HISTORY honour hope hour India Proofs indignation intention kind knew large vol leave letter Lisbon Longman look LUCY AIKIN Major Taylor marriage MEMOIRS mind minutes morning never pain parent Parsonage passion perhaps Plates pleasure present promise received refused regiment replied restored returned ROBERT SOUTHEY SHARON TURNER silence sister smile soldier soon sorrow spoke surprise tears tell thing thought tion turbed uncle uncon wish wounded Yorke Yorke's young youth
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Page 36 - King James did rushing come. Scarce could they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. They close in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway and with lance's thrust; And such a yell was there Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the earth And fiends in upper air; O life and death were in the shout, Recoil and rally, charge and rout, And triumph and despair.
Page 53 - BREATHES there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land...
Page 69 - In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.