Old Myddelton's Money: A NovelHurst and Blackett, 1875 - 135 pages |
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Abbotsmoor Alice answered Asmodean beautiful beside bright Captain Hervey Captain Trent child course cousin cried dear Deergrove Disbrowe door dress earnest East Cottage eyes face fancy fear feel Gabriel Myddelton gaze gently girl girl's glad glance guardian hand heard heart Hervey Trent Hervey's Honor Craven hour inquired Jane Kinbury knew Lady Lawrence Lady Somerson Larches laugh Lawrence Haughton Lawrence's leave lips looked minutes Miss Craven Miss Haughton Miss Trent never night old lady old Myddelton's money pause Payte Phoebe Phoebe's pleasant quiet quietly Rector rence returned Romer rose Royden Keith seemed servants silence smile softly Stafford Statton stay stood sure tell Theodora Trent thought to-night told tone took turned uncon uttered Verrien voice waiting walked watching Westleigh Towers whispered window wish woman wonder words young
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Page 45 - I do not love thee, Doctor Fell, The reason why I cannot tell ; But this alone I know full well, I do not love thee, Doctor Fell.* 1 Sec Proverbial Expressions.
Page 361 - And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness, — Round our restlessness, His rest.
Page 217 - Have you marked but the fall of the snow, Before the soil hath smutched it ? Have you felt the wool of the beaver, Or swan's down ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the brier ? Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? O so white ! O so soft ! O so sweet is she ! n.
Page 217 - Have you seen but a bright lily grow Before rude hands have touched it...
Page 217 - SEE the chariot at hand here of Love Wherein my lady rideth! Each that draws, is a swan, or a dove, And well the car Love guideth. As she goes, all hearts do duty Unto her beauty; And enamoured, do wish, so they might But enjoy such a sight, That they still were, to run by her side, Through swords, through seas, whither she would ride.
Page 332 - A more glorious victory cannot be gained over another man, than this, that when the injury began on his part, the kindness should begin on ours.
Page 118 - Love he comes and Love he tarries Just as fate or fancy carries ; Longest stays, when sorest chidden ; Laughs and flies, when pressed and bidden.
Page 204 - Lay their bulwarks on the brine ; While the sign of battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime. As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death, And the boldest held his breath For a time. But the might of England flushed To anticipate the scene, And her van the fleeter rushed O'er the deadly space between. "Hearts of oak!
Page 69 - For he that fights and runs away May live to fight another day, But he that is in battle slain Will never rise to fight again.
Page 97 - And Margaret my feare. That I spent, that I had : That I gave, that I have ; That I left, that I lost. AD 1579. — ' Quoth Robertas Byrks, who in this world did reign threescore years and seven, and yet lived not one.