Riversdale Court: A Novel, Volume 1Tinsley, 1878 |
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... was , to be sure , when first it appeared amongst us ! " soliloquized my tormentor . An indignant silence on my part . " Look , " he continued , " do you see that ་ poor , tiny white flower ? Well , just such CHARLES BEECHLEY . 13.
... was , to be sure , when first it appeared amongst us ! " soliloquized my tormentor . An indignant silence on my part . " Look , " he continued , " do you see that ་ poor , tiny white flower ? Well , just such CHARLES BEECHLEY . 13.
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... silence , " you will never hear sounds in India comparable with those merry chimes and the singing of those birds . How delicious it all is ! " he continued , in a low soliloquizing tone , leaning out , the better to listen and see ...
... silence , " you will never hear sounds in India comparable with those merry chimes and the singing of those birds . How delicious it all is ! " he continued , in a low soliloquizing tone , leaning out , the better to listen and see ...
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... silent and sorrowful was Edith to - day . Saith Charles , abruptly , and in a voice that trembled some- what , - 66 ' Edith , what is the matter with you ? Tell me the whole truth : I must and will know , for I cannot bear this suspense ...
... silent and sorrowful was Edith to - day . Saith Charles , abruptly , and in a voice that trembled some- what , - 66 ' Edith , what is the matter with you ? Tell me the whole truth : I must and will know , for I cannot bear this suspense ...
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... silent , his disagreeable little sharp eyes looking me through and through . At last he said , shortly and bluntly , - " Are you engaged to be married ? ' " Such style of question would , under other circumstances , have disconcerted me ...
... silent , his disagreeable little sharp eyes looking me through and through . At last he said , shortly and bluntly , - " Are you engaged to be married ? ' " Such style of question would , under other circumstances , have disconcerted me ...
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... silent , and tapping the table thoughtfully with his fingers , gazing fixedly at me the while . " Well , doctor , ' I said presently and smiling -the ghost of a smile it must have been- ' what is my sentence - life or death ? ' " The ...
... silent , and tapping the table thoughtfully with his fingers , gazing fixedly at me the while . " Well , doctor , ' I said presently and smiling -the ghost of a smile it must have been- ' what is my sentence - life or death ? ' " The ...
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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.