Riversdale Court: A Novel, Volume 1Tinsley, 1878 |
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... expression and feature to my father , of whom I was very fond . Twelve years have elapsed since that day , and to this hour a vivid impression yet dwells in my mind of the feeling of surprise and ` chilling dis- appointment I ...
... expression and feature to my father , of whom I was very fond . Twelve years have elapsed since that day , and to this hour a vivid impression yet dwells in my mind of the feeling of surprise and ` chilling dis- appointment I ...
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... expression , especially the eyes , which were of a deep - blue grey . I have read in the life of Hogg , the Ettrick Shepherd , that when under the influence of feelings of strong excitement his eyes emitted sparks of fire , as if struck ...
... expression , especially the eyes , which were of a deep - blue grey . I have read in the life of Hogg , the Ettrick Shepherd , that when under the influence of feelings of strong excitement his eyes emitted sparks of fire , as if struck ...
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... expression as she moves to and fro the room and garden . of me ; 66 " What ails my little Edy ? " he questioned " can you tell , Sariann ? Is it love you think - a secret , hopeless love - or is it , is it " -his manly cheek paled , and ...
... expression as she moves to and fro the room and garden . of me ; 66 " What ails my little Edy ? " he questioned " can you tell , Sariann ? Is it love you think - a secret , hopeless love - or is it , is it " -his manly cheek paled , and ...
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... expression of blank astonishment in all his features . " To think of you , delicate , timid creature , going through all that by yourself ! " he inter- posed , passionately , " and ill , too , as you were . Oh , Edith , why did you do ...
... expression of blank astonishment in all his features . " To think of you , delicate , timid creature , going through all that by yourself ! " he inter- posed , passionately , " and ill , too , as you were . Oh , Edith , why did you do ...
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... expression peculiar in his face and voice increasing in hardness and seriousness , the while he desired me to say certain words , or cough , & c . In conclusion he asked several questions , which I answered freely ; then he sat back ...
... expression peculiar in his face and voice increasing in hardness and seriousness , the while he desired me to say certain words , or cough , & c . In conclusion he asked several questions , which I answered freely ; then he sat back ...
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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.