Musgrave, and other tales, Volume 2; Volume 4651851 |
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... , how long he could not tell - but were hours mea- sured by thoughts , it must have been for many hours when he was aroused by a light touch upon his shoulder . An arm stole round his neck , and he turned to clasp Mary MUSGRAVE . 7.
... , how long he could not tell - but were hours mea- sured by thoughts , it must have been for many hours when he was aroused by a light touch upon his shoulder . An arm stole round his neck , and he turned to clasp Mary MUSGRAVE . 7.
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mrs. Gordon. round his neck , and he turned to clasp Mary in his arms , as she sat down beside him . " Mary , dearest ! out so early ? How is this ? " " I could not sleep , Lewis . I have been so unhappy . Are you better , dearest Lewis ...
mrs. Gordon. round his neck , and he turned to clasp Mary in his arms , as she sat down beside him . " Mary , dearest ! out so early ? How is this ? " " I could not sleep , Lewis . I have been so unhappy . Are you better , dearest Lewis ...
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... round this knoll , enclosed it on three sides . The lower branches of the trees which grew upon it hung far over the water , dipping into it here and there ; and the dash and murmur of the current , as it chafed in its rocky channel ...
... round this knoll , enclosed it on three sides . The lower branches of the trees which grew upon it hung far over the water , dipping into it here and there ; and the dash and murmur of the current , as it chafed in its rocky channel ...
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... round them to note the stillness and solemnity of the scene , the clergyman pointed out to Musgrave the exquisite fitness , whe- ther resulting from accident , instinct , or design , with which the aspen had been planted by the place of ...
... round them to note the stillness and solemnity of the scene , the clergyman pointed out to Musgrave the exquisite fitness , whe- ther resulting from accident , instinct , or design , with which the aspen had been planted by the place of ...
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... round me , All the lost returns again . ” - W. E. Aytoun . THE wild , wet , stormy Christmas - tide of 1850 has now passed away from earth . It has gone with its raging winds , its drench- ing rains , its dull depressing fogs . Nor less ...
... round me , All the lost returns again . ” - W. E. Aytoun . THE wild , wet , stormy Christmas - tide of 1850 has now passed away from earth . It has gone with its raging winds , its drench- ing rains , its dull depressing fogs . Nor less ...
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Page 78 - Needs no show of mountain hoary, Winding shore, or deepening glen, Where the landscape in its glory Teaches truth to wandering men : Give true hearts but earth and sky, And some flowers to bloom and die, — Homely scenes and simple views, Lowly thoughts may best infuse.
Page 249 - No haughty feat of arms I tell; Soft is the note, and sad the lay That mourns the lovely Rosabelle.
Page 83 - How pure at heart and sound in head, With what divine affections bold Should be the man whose thought would hold An hour's communion with the dead. In vain shalt thou, or any, call The spirits from their golden day, Except, like them, thou too canst say, My spirit is at peace with all.
Page 37 - Soft shall be his pillow. There, through the summer day, Cool streams are laving ; There, while the tempests sway, Scarce are boughs waving ; There, thy rest shalt thou take, Parted for ever, Never again to wake, Never, O never.
Page 147 - The machinery for dreaming planted in the human brain was not planted for nothing. That faculty, in alliance with the mystery of darkness, is the one great tube through which man communicates with the shadowy.
Page 47 - By thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion ; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us.
Page 173 - The first is health — some leave other occupations as too laborious and teach school, thinking that the trials of the schoolroom are much less than those of any other station. Health Is essential to the teacher, not only on his own account but for the sake of his pupils. To the sick, every trial is doubled. Some suffering bad health are better teachers than those enjoying good, but If the same person were possessed with health, he would be probably a much, better teacher. On one occasion the examination...
Page 128 - Being who has promised to be the ' father of the fatherless, and the husband of the widow.
Page 37 - Where shall the traitor rest, He, the deceiver, Who could win maiden's breast, Ruin, and leave her ? In the lost battle, Borne down by the flying, Where mingles war's rattle With groans of the dying...