I explained to them what coyness and difficulty and denial meant in maidens — when suddenly, turning to Alice, the soul of the first Alice looked out at her eyes with such a reality of representment, that I became in doubt which of them stood there... The Essays of Elia: 1st Series - Page 163by Charles Lamb - 1890 - 238 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1822 - 496 pages
...sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W — a ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them...stood there before me or whose that bright hair was. — and while I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to my view, receding, and still... | |
| 1822 - 734 pages
...explained to them what coyness, and difficulty, and denial incunt in maidens — when suddenly, turningto Alice, the soul of the first Alice looked out at her eyes with such a reality of re-presentment, that J became in doubt which of them stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was, — and while... | |
| English literature - 1835 - 432 pages
...hope sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them...stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was ; and while I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to my view, 48 49 receding, and... | |
| English fiction - 1835 - 356 pages
...sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W — n; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them...stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was ; and while I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to my view, receding, and still... | |
| 1835 - 430 pages
...hope sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them...eyes with such a reality of representment, that I hecame in doubt which of them stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was ; and while I stood... | |
| Charles Lamb - Essays - 1835 - 440 pages
...sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting -ever, 1 courted the fair Alice W — n; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them...her eyes with such a reality of re-presentment, that 1 became in doubt which of them stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was; and while I stood... | |
| Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836 - 362 pages
...sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W — n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them...stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was; and while I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to my view, receding, and still... | |
| Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pages
...sometimes, and sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them...stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was ; and while I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to my view, receding, and still... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W — n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them...stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was ; and while I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to my view, receding, and still... | |
| Story-teller - English fiction - 1843 - 324 pages
...courted the fair Alice W — n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them vvhat coyness, and difficulty, and denial, meant in maidens...stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was ; and vvhile I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to my view, receding, and still... | |
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