Conrad Blessington; a tale by a ladyLongman, 1833 - 216 pages |
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... earliest years ; The mind , impressible and soft , with ease Imbibes and copies what she hears and sees , And through life's labyrinth holds fast the clue That education gives her , false or true . " Cowper . LONDON : PRINTED FOR ...
... earliest years ; The mind , impressible and soft , with ease Imbibes and copies what she hears and sees , And through life's labyrinth holds fast the clue That education gives her , false or true . " Cowper . LONDON : PRINTED FOR ...
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... early flowers . In fact , it was one of those balmy mornings , of which our variable climate affords but so few so very few examples . The situation , to which we desire the kind -- B reader to attend us , is one of peculiar but CONRAD ...
... early flowers . In fact , it was one of those balmy mornings , of which our variable climate affords but so few so very few examples . The situation , to which we desire the kind -- B reader to attend us , is one of peculiar but CONRAD ...
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... " how nature seems to re- joice in the early sunbeams ! What greater proof of the certainty of regeneration can we have , than the return of this most delightful season ? " " What indeed ! " returned Mrs. Yorke : " 2 CONRAD BLESSINGTON .
... " how nature seems to re- joice in the early sunbeams ! What greater proof of the certainty of regeneration can we have , than the return of this most delightful season ? " " What indeed ! " returned Mrs. Yorke : " 2 CONRAD BLESSINGTON .
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... early friend ; and " Is it not my duty , " he thought to himself , " to bear all Mrs. Camden's little ill - humours , for the sake of my foster - father , whose comfort would infallibly suffer by any disagreement in his family ; besides ...
... early friend ; and " Is it not my duty , " he thought to himself , " to bear all Mrs. Camden's little ill - humours , for the sake of my foster - father , whose comfort would infallibly suffer by any disagreement in his family ; besides ...
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... early age he had evinced a partiality for a military life , little consonant with his patron's wishes for him . As a child , drums , trumpets , and swords were his only delight ; and when his mind developed , and books became his ...
... early age he had evinced a partiality for a military life , little consonant with his patron's wishes for him . As a child , drums , trumpets , and swords were his only delight ; and when his mind developed , and books became his ...
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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.