Conrad Blessington; a tale by a ladyLongman, 1833 - 216 pages |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 55
Page 17
... father of his flock ; and thus he lived happy and contented , " The world forgetting , by the world forgot . ” We will now revert to the orphans , thus each as it were transplanted into a foreign and widely C different soil . In the few ...
... father of his flock ; and thus he lived happy and contented , " The world forgetting , by the world forgot . ” We will now revert to the orphans , thus each as it were transplanted into a foreign and widely C different soil . In the few ...
Page 18
... father's care ; and his wife , after the birth of the last , fell into that state of health , which , though constantly requiring care and attention , often stands time and distress better than a sounder constitution ; in fact she ...
... father's care ; and his wife , after the birth of the last , fell into that state of health , which , though constantly requiring care and attention , often stands time and distress better than a sounder constitution ; in fact she ...
Page 19
... father , whose comfort would infallibly suffer by any disagreement in his family ; besides , my comforts and advantages are so manifold , that it will be only a slight return I can make , and I am persuaded Mrs. Camden does not intend ...
... father , whose comfort would infallibly suffer by any disagreement in his family ; besides , my comforts and advantages are so manifold , that it will be only a slight return I can make , and I am persuaded Mrs. Camden does not intend ...
Page 47
... sisterly affection , " had you , too , forgotten Conrad ? " " Only for the first moment , dear Conrad , " answered Agnes : " before my father spoke , I recognised the pallid countenance , as that of a long CONRAD BLESSINGTON . 47.
... sisterly affection , " had you , too , forgotten Conrad ? " " Only for the first moment , dear Conrad , " answered Agnes : " before my father spoke , I recognised the pallid countenance , as that of a long CONRAD BLESSINGTON . 47.
Page 48
... father happy ; he has suffered great anxiety on your account , it being so long since we had heard any thing of you . " A tear sparkled in her soft blue eye ; 66 but , " she continued , " since you are once more among us , all our ...
... father happy ; he has suffered great anxiety on your account , it being so long since we had heard any thing of you . " A tear sparkled in her soft blue eye ; 66 but , " she continued , " since you are once more among us , all our ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
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.