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... appeared , in this resuscitation , that subsequent experience had the effect of altering their colour . What I had thought fresh and universal as the benevolent green of nature , I found often chequered ; and that I had frequently , in ...
... appeared , in this resuscitation , that subsequent experience had the effect of altering their colour . What I had thought fresh and universal as the benevolent green of nature , I found often chequered ; and that I had frequently , in ...
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... appearance of fear , her complexion went and came , and in taking her aunt by the hand , she trembled so much that the Baron said to her , " What news have you heard - what accident has befallen you ? You look like one that has just ...
... appearance of fear , her complexion went and came , and in taking her aunt by the hand , she trembled so much that the Baron said to her , " What news have you heard - what accident has befallen you ? You look like one that has just ...
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... appearance he pondered for some time , and then replied , ― " If all the priesthood were like you , Father Dominick , pure and abstemious , there is little need to apprehend aught permanent from the followers of Luther ; but it is true ...
... appearance he pondered for some time , and then replied , ― " If all the priesthood were like you , Father Dominick , pure and abstemious , there is little need to apprehend aught permanent from the followers of Luther ; but it is true ...
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... appearance and furniture the look of a library , although in those days private residences had strictly no apartment that merited the name , for books were still rare and precious ; but they had rooms for study , and , together with the ...
... appearance and furniture the look of a library , although in those days private residences had strictly no apartment that merited the name , for books were still rare and precious ; but they had rooms for study , and , together with the ...
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... appeared coming towards him , by the path which led from the castle - gate , across the fields to the town . This young lady had been long a familar visitor to the Castle , and was not suspected of any partiality for the young Baron ...
... appeared coming towards him , by the path which led from the castle - gate , across the fields to the town . This young lady had been long a familar visitor to the Castle , and was not suspected of any partiality for the young Baron ...
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Page 208 - MARY'S DREAM The moon had climbed the highest hill Which rises o'er the source of Dee, And from the eastern summit shed Her silver light on tower and tree; When Mary laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea, When, soft and low, a voice was heard, Saying: "Mary, weep no more for me!
Page 178 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.
Page 5 - IMMEDIATELY after the celebrated battle of Pavia, in which Francis I. of France was taken prisoner by the Emperor Charles V...
Page 8 - But her self-command altogether forsook her, when, after the prescribed formula of service was at an end, her uncle again kneeled down reverently on the cushion by his bed-side, and prayed fervently for her and for her future happiness, and that the Almighty protection might be extended over her when it should please Heaven to remove him from this earthly scene. And when, as connected with this dearest object of his heart, he put up earnest petitions for him who was already destined to be her husband...