Ellen Glanville, Volume 1E.L. Carey and A. Hart, 1838 |
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... Frederick Percival has been making a brilliant speech to - night " said Charles Dalrymple , in his thin wiry voice . " Was it on the rail - road question ? " " On the rail - road question ! " interrupted Edward Glan- ville ; " my dear ...
... Frederick Percival has been making a brilliant speech to - night " said Charles Dalrymple , in his thin wiry voice . " Was it on the rail - road question ? " " On the rail - road question ! " interrupted Edward Glan- ville ; " my dear ...
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... Frederick Percival's manner is not encourag- ing . " " I have known him so very long , so very intimately , " an- swered Ellen , slightly coloring , " I hardly know what effect it may have upon a stranger . I believe it may appear re ...
... Frederick Percival's manner is not encourag- ing . " " I have known him so very long , so very intimately , " an- swered Ellen , slightly coloring , " I hardly know what effect it may have upon a stranger . I believe it may appear re ...
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... Frederick Percival still assiduous about the fair Ellen ? and how will the courteous old lord make up his mind to that ? " " The courteous old lord strikes me as having no mind left to make up , " answered Maria , sharply . ELLEN ...
... Frederick Percival still assiduous about the fair Ellen ? and how will the courteous old lord make up his mind to that ? " " The courteous old lord strikes me as having no mind left to make up , " answered Maria , sharply . ELLEN ...
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... Frederick must eventually inherit from that rich curmudgeon of an uncle , who has stood aloof during all their distresses . And , in the meantime , he is one who will make himself a station in the world . speech last night will bring ...
... Frederick must eventually inherit from that rich curmudgeon of an uncle , who has stood aloof during all their distresses . And , in the meantime , he is one who will make himself a station in the world . speech last night will bring ...
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... Frederick Per- cival was , his talents had already brought him into notice , and he had scarcely left college when ... Frederick's un- happiness - Frederick , whom she had loved as another bro- ther . Unhesitatingly she gave him the ...
... Frederick Per- cival was , his talents had already brought him into notice , and he had scarcely left college when ... Frederick's un- happiness - Frederick , whom she had loved as another bro- ther . Unhesitatingly she gave him the ...
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Page 176 - Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last ; One speaks the glory of the British queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen ; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes ; At every word a reputation dies.
Page 160 - That something still which prompts th' eternal sigh, For which we bear to live, or dare to die ; Which still so near us, yet beyond us lies, O'erlook'd, seen double, by the fool and wise.
Page 38 - Women born to be controlled, Stoop to the forward and the bold, says Waller — and Lovelace too!
Page 122 - Tis yours, unmoved, to sever and to meet ; No pledge is sacred, and no home is sweet ! Who that would ask a heart to dulness wed, The waveless calm, the slumber of the dead ? No ; the wild bliss of Nature needs alloy, And Fear and Sorrow fan the fire of Joy...