Ellen Glanville, Volume 1E.L. Carey and A. Hart, 1838 |
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... never thought of offering me one , though three several times at breakfast this morning I thanked Heaven audibly that the frost was gone , and that the hounds met at Hornsey . Some people have no consideration . I al- most think he said ...
... never thought of offering me one , though three several times at breakfast this morning I thanked Heaven audibly that the frost was gone , and that the hounds met at Hornsey . Some people have no consideration . I al- most think he said ...
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... never saw such a crowd ; I cannot conceive how we are to get through the doorway ; " and she withdrew her arm from Ellen , who continued quietly to advance . " Yes , I hate a crowd ; I wonder you try- " Mr. Douglas answered in an absent ...
... never saw such a crowd ; I cannot conceive how we are to get through the doorway ; " and she withdrew her arm from Ellen , who continued quietly to advance . " Yes , I hate a crowd ; I wonder you try- " Mr. Douglas answered in an absent ...
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... never have pre- vailed upon herself to leave the ottoman in the next room . " Have you seen the Harrisons here ? " Miss Beaumont roused herself to ask ; and upon being answered in the nega- tive , she added , with an air of great relief ...
... never have pre- vailed upon herself to leave the ottoman in the next room . " Have you seen the Harrisons here ? " Miss Beaumont roused herself to ask ; and upon being answered in the nega- tive , she added , with an air of great relief ...
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... never seemed to express her own feelings and opinions , but to be directed against those of the person she was conversing with . She would show an interest in Ellen's communications , which , in spite of former resolutions , would lead ...
... never seemed to express her own feelings and opinions , but to be directed against those of the person she was conversing with . She would show an interest in Ellen's communications , which , in spite of former resolutions , would lead ...
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... never heard a more convincing torrent of eloquence . You can hardly fancy the enthusiasm with which it was received . May I venture to add , that were mine the happiness of knowing you so long , and so intimate- ly , " he repeated her ...
... never heard a more convincing torrent of eloquence . You can hardly fancy the enthusiasm with which it was received . May I venture to add , that were mine the happiness of knowing you so long , and so intimate- ly , " he repeated her ...
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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...