Riversdale Court: A Novel, Volume 1Tinsley, 1878 |
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... forget , " resumed my companion . " Five years , " replied I , in a pouting tone , the offensive laugh still ringing loudly in my ears . " What a midge it was , to be sure , when first it appeared amongst us ! " soliloquized my ...
... forget , " resumed my companion . " Five years , " replied I , in a pouting tone , the offensive laugh still ringing loudly in my ears . " What a midge it was , to be sure , when first it appeared amongst us ! " soliloquized my ...
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... , " she added . " In my opinion half the real fun of picnics is destroyed by the arrangements being all made so luxurious and easy that one almost forgets one is in a wood instead of a dining- room 60 RIVERSDALE COURT .
... , " she added . " In my opinion half the real fun of picnics is destroyed by the arrangements being all made so luxurious and easy that one almost forgets one is in a wood instead of a dining- room 60 RIVERSDALE COURT .
Page 70
... the nature of his character and disposition than did his father and sister , and no arguments on their parts could do more than simply lighten this weight of apprehension . " Do not forget , dear mamma , " reasoned 70 RIVERSDALE COURT .
... the nature of his character and disposition than did his father and sister , and no arguments on their parts could do more than simply lighten this weight of apprehension . " Do not forget , dear mamma , " reasoned 70 RIVERSDALE COURT .
Page 71
A Novel Mrs. Forrest-Grant. " Do not forget , dear mamma , " reasoned Sariann , trying to smile hopefully , " Charley is now quite an Oxford celebrity , and they will all naturally wish to fête , feast , and honour him in every way ...
A Novel Mrs. Forrest-Grant. " Do not forget , dear mamma , " reasoned Sariann , trying to smile hopefully , " Charley is now quite an Oxford celebrity , and they will all naturally wish to fête , feast , and honour him in every way ...
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... forget how much - in the hands of Mr. Boyer , his tutor ( a grave studious man , be- tween whom and himself a warm friendship existed ) , to liquidate any after - demands which through forgetfulness might have been overlooked . Mr ...
... forget how much - in the hands of Mr. Boyer , his tutor ( a grave studious man , be- tween whom and himself a warm friendship existed ) , to liquidate any after - demands which through forgetfulness might have been overlooked . Mr ...
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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.