Riversdale Court: A Novel, Volume 1Tinsley, 1878 |
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... person of a handsome buxom widow . This lady was already liberally endowed with off- spring of her own , six children - five daughters , all older than myself , and a son . Three of the girls were then quitting school in England to join ...
... person of a handsome buxom widow . This lady was already liberally endowed with off- spring of her own , six children - five daughters , all older than myself , and a son . Three of the girls were then quitting school in England to join ...
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... persons older than myself , " but well and happy , as at the present , perhaps . " " Yes , we may all remain as we are ; never- theless chances against it weigh heavily in the opposition scale , " he answered gravely . all " You are ...
... persons older than myself , " but well and happy , as at the present , perhaps . " " Yes , we may all remain as we are ; never- theless chances against it weigh heavily in the opposition scale , " he answered gravely . all " You are ...
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... persons . Sariann was six years older than I , and dearly loved and valued by her father , to whom in his declining years - prematurely aged by his recent afflictions - she was more than a right hand . She was exceedingly liked and ...
... persons . Sariann was six years older than I , and dearly loved and valued by her father , to whom in his declining years - prematurely aged by his recent afflictions - she was more than a right hand . She was exceedingly liked and ...
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... person in the house will ask , or even hint , a question to me , direct or indirect , with intent to penetrate the mystery enshrouding the last three years of my life . If any one of you refuse this latter , I will never again - forgive ...
... person in the house will ask , or even hint , a question to me , direct or indirect , with intent to penetrate the mystery enshrouding the last three years of my life . If any one of you refuse this latter , I will never again - forgive ...
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... person and movement was so little familiar to me I at once decided he was a stranger . " He is ignorant of the geography of the country , " thought I , " and , having lost his way , is endeavouring to recover it by a cut through our ...
... person and movement was so little familiar to me I at once decided he was a stranger . " He is ignorant of the geography of the country , " thought I , " and , having lost his way , is endeavouring to recover it by a cut through our ...
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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.