Conrad Blessington; a tale by a ladyLongman, 1833 - 216 pages |
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... hands to meet him . The appeal to his notice was not made in vain . " Poor innocent ! " he said , as he received and kindly kissed the little helpless being , who smiled his welcome ; " thou art happily unconscious of thy destitute ...
... hands to meet him . The appeal to his notice was not made in vain . " Poor innocent ! " he said , as he received and kindly kissed the little helpless being , who smiled his welcome ; " thou art happily unconscious of thy destitute ...
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... hands , and I willingly accept the trust ! " " How worthy is that promise of yourself , my friend ! " said Mr. Yorke , pressing Mr. Camden's hand . " To answer the cry of the fatherless , and defend the poor , is your happiness ; and ...
... hands , and I willingly accept the trust ! " " How worthy is that promise of yourself , my friend ! " said Mr. Yorke , pressing Mr. Camden's hand . " To answer the cry of the fatherless , and defend the poor , is your happiness ; and ...
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... hand of the daughter of a gentleman of small fortune ; and , as is but too often the case , where the one thing needful ( money ) is somewhat scanty , the demands for it were numerous . In as many years , five children called on Mr ...
... hand of the daughter of a gentleman of small fortune ; and , as is but too often the case , where the one thing needful ( money ) is somewhat scanty , the demands for it were numerous . In as many years , five children called on Mr ...
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... hand affec- tionately on the young man's shoulder , by whose side he was sitting ) my free consent and best blessing are yours : if the proceeding be as fertile in advantages as you express and I hope , the sacrifice I now make will be ...
... hand affec- tionately on the young man's shoulder , by whose side he was sitting ) my free consent and best blessing are yours : if the proceeding be as fertile in advantages as you express and I hope , the sacrifice I now make will be ...
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... hand , at parting , intimated how happy he was at the prospect of shortly addressing him as a brother officer . Various sorrowful countenances assailed our hero , when his young friends became acquainted with his proposed departure ...
... hand , at parting , intimated how happy he was at the prospect of shortly addressing him as a brother officer . Various sorrowful countenances assailed our hero , when his young friends became acquainted with his proposed departure ...
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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.