Conrad Blessington; a tale by a ladyLongman, 1833 - 216 pages |
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Page 25
... believe your taste inherent , as from childhood I have observed your predilection . But has any thing occurred to - day , to determine you so firmly to abandon the church ? Tell me openly , my dear boy , what it is , and I flatter ...
... believe your taste inherent , as from childhood I have observed your predilection . But has any thing occurred to - day , to determine you so firmly to abandon the church ? Tell me openly , my dear boy , what it is , and I flatter ...
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... believe we must act so uncourteous a part as to keep him seated in the chaise a few minutes , while we inform the reader that , on the evening in question , the good Rector was reading the latest news from the Peninsula to his daughters ...
... believe we must act so uncourteous a part as to keep him seated in the chaise a few minutes , while we inform the reader that , on the evening in question , the good Rector was reading the latest news from the Peninsula to his daughters ...
Page 56
... believe it , and will willingly accept your good intentions . How long do you stay with us ? " " That , sir , must depend on my wounds . I should wish to be off again in three months ; otherwise I must have an extension of my leave ...
... believe it , and will willingly accept your good intentions . How long do you stay with us ? " " That , sir , must depend on my wounds . I should wish to be off again in three months ; otherwise I must have an extension of my leave ...
Page 66
... believe it was mutual , but our meetings were secret ; for I think you know that Mr. Yorke promised his dying sister , Louisa should be Ernest's wife . But from infancy they have disliked each other , and he gained my affections with ...
... believe it was mutual , but our meetings were secret ; for I think you know that Mr. Yorke promised his dying sister , Louisa should be Ernest's wife . But from infancy they have disliked each other , and he gained my affections with ...
Page 70
... believe you are , or ever can be , aught to me but a friend ; and equally so to myself to permit language which must certainly give me pain , since I must be under the necessity of inflicting it 70 CONRAD BLESSINGTON .
... believe you are , or ever can be , aught to me but a friend ; and equally so to myself to permit language which must certainly give me pain , since I must be under the necessity of inflicting it 70 CONRAD BLESSINGTON .
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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.