Riversdale Court: A Novel, Volume 1Tinsley, 1878 |
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Page 187
... Cherrup , a merry , chatty little man - one of those joyous , genial mortals to whom life seems but a perpetual round of sunshine and enjoyment . He and his equally lively little wife , and a midge of a son , nine or ten years old ...
... Cherrup , a merry , chatty little man - one of those joyous , genial mortals to whom life seems but a perpetual round of sunshine and enjoyment . He and his equally lively little wife , and a midge of a son , nine or ten years old ...
Page 192
... Cherrup seemed to have been expressly created for such like entertainments as the pre- sent , throughout the whole day smoothing down all difficulties with untiring efforts and imperturbable good temper , joking and laughing at ...
... Cherrup seemed to have been expressly created for such like entertainments as the pre- sent , throughout the whole day smoothing down all difficulties with untiring efforts and imperturbable good temper , joking and laughing at ...
Page 196
... Cherrup was out in every performing some more than commonly sur- prising feats of agility , copied so marvellously ... Cherrups are for a picnic ! " I resumed ; " they seem wholly influenced by but one feel- ing - perhaps I ought to say ...
... Cherrup was out in every performing some more than commonly sur- prising feats of agility , copied so marvellously ... Cherrups are for a picnic ! " I resumed ; " they seem wholly influenced by but one feel- ing - perhaps I ought to say ...
Page 200
... Cherrup was obviously in the height of his glory ; springing in and out of the carriages , diving into their recesses , and into the hampers and baskets , to ferret out the contents ; every agreeable , unexpected discovery in the ...
... Cherrup was obviously in the height of his glory ; springing in and out of the carriages , diving into their recesses , and into the hampers and baskets , to ferret out the contents ; every agreeable , unexpected discovery in the ...
Page 206
... Cherrup , too , a table - napkin thrown on his arm , humorously officiated as waiter , and , good - natured and self - forgetting even on this usually most self - devoted of all occasions , aided in providing for the require- ments of ...
... Cherrup , too , a table - napkin thrown on his arm , humorously officiated as waiter , and , good - natured and self - forgetting even on this usually most self - devoted of all occasions , aided in providing for the require- ments of ...
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albeit amiable amused angry answer beautiful Beechley's better Bluebell Wood boostle brother Captain Bell character Charles Beechley Charley Charley's cheeks cheerful Cherrup child Coomb Hill countenance damsel daughter dear boy dear Sariann delightful distress Dora Bell Edith Ennis Denzell exclaimed expression eyes face fair lady father fear feelings felt forget friends gazing George Bell girl glancing grandmamma grave happy head heart honour interposed Jeffry Johnny Lady Denzell laughed look Lucy Bell mamma mammy manner Mardyke matter merry mind Miss Pitt Mistress Monica Monica Dormer mother never Oak Cliff opinion oriel window painful pale party picnic pleasant present question quoth rector Rectory rejoined replied Riversdale Court Robert Layton seemed silence sister smile soft eyes sorrow speaking spirit sure sweet tell temper thing thought tion tone Tootee tower of Babel Tursey voice window wish words young
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Page 263 - She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps, And lovers around her are sighing; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying. She sings the wild songs of her dear native plains, Every note which he loved awaking — Ah! little they think, who delight in her strains, How the heart of the minstrel is breaking!
Page 70 - The soul's dark cottage, battered and decayed, Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made: Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home. Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view That stand upon the threshold of the new.