Ellen Glanville, Volume 1E.L. Carey and A. Hart, 1838 |
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... turn to on all occasions . " - Satur- day News . Every parent should insist on his daughter being able to quote page and line from Miss Leslie's book . On the 288th page there is a receipt that would claim the gratitude of every Yankee ...
... turn to on all occasions . " - Satur- day News . Every parent should insist on his daughter being able to quote page and line from Miss Leslie's book . On the 288th page there is a receipt that would claim the gratitude of every Yankee ...
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... turning to Elizabeth , found amusement in listening to her remarks on the various individuals about thein . But though entertaining , Elizabeth's conversation was always a doubtful enjoyment to Ellen : it never seemed to express her own ...
... turning to Elizabeth , found amusement in listening to her remarks on the various individuals about thein . But though entertaining , Elizabeth's conversation was always a doubtful enjoyment to Ellen : it never seemed to express her own ...
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... turn round to say a word to an old acquaintance ? " " Ah ! pardon , Monsieur , mais regardez donc ces enfants . C'est qu'ils sont fous , vraiment fous ; et ce méchant Capitaine Edouard , qui m'a promis d'avoir bien soin de Lédi Ellen ...
... turn round to say a word to an old acquaintance ? " " Ah ! pardon , Monsieur , mais regardez donc ces enfants . C'est qu'ils sont fous , vraiment fous ; et ce méchant Capitaine Edouard , qui m'a promis d'avoir bien soin de Lédi Ellen ...
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... turn from me . We are both so young ; a few years may pass , and we shall yet have a long life of hap- piness before us . Ellen , do not turn from me ; speak to me , love , and let the recollection of words of kindness and encou ...
... turn from me . We are both so young ; a few years may pass , and we shall yet have a long life of hap- piness before us . Ellen , do not turn from me ; speak to me , love , and let the recollection of words of kindness and encou ...
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... Frederick , her voice faltered as she named him . In vain he tried to turn from the convic tion that her love was his ; and when at her father's house , he witnessed the agitation she could no longer conceal , ELLEN GLANVILLE . 21.
... Frederick , her voice faltered as she named him . In vain he tried to turn from the convic tion that her love was his ; and when at her father's house , he witnessed the agitation she could no longer conceal , ELLEN GLANVILLE . 21.
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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...