Blacksmith and scholar, by Mortimer and Frances Collins. 1883Chatto and Windus, 1883 |
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... heard some one describe it as " groping for a science in the dark . " And politics he actually hated , thinking that the division of men into parties was wholly unnatural , and that there ought to be only one party , whose object should ...
... heard some one describe it as " groping for a science in the dark . " And politics he actually hated , thinking that the division of men into parties was wholly unnatural , and that there ought to be only one party , whose object should ...
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... my place by - and - by , for my brother Harry has not been heard of for twenty years , and I fear never will . There was a rumour of his being drowned at sea . Now , my dear Robert , we have new ideas THE FITZ ROYS OF OAK ROYAL .
... my place by - and - by , for my brother Harry has not been heard of for twenty years , and I fear never will . There was a rumour of his being drowned at sea . Now , my dear Robert , we have new ideas THE FITZ ROYS OF OAK ROYAL .
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... heard of more , and then what's to become of the estate ? Not but that it is just as well that Henry is out of the way , for a fine muddle he would have made of the estate ; he would be falling in love with all his maidservants . No ...
... heard of more , and then what's to become of the estate ? Not but that it is just as well that Henry is out of the way , for a fine muddle he would have made of the estate ; he would be falling in love with all his maidservants . No ...
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... heard of since . There was a report once that he was in America . " " Do you think he'll ever come back , Crock- ford ? " " Well , sir , I should hardly think he would . He wasn't one to care to have a big place all to himself . But ...
... heard of since . There was a report once that he was in America . " " Do you think he'll ever come back , Crock- ford ? " " Well , sir , I should hardly think he would . He wasn't one to care to have a big place all to himself . But ...
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... heard , so talked in whispers ; for Eustace Fitz Roy had an uncomfortable habit . of walking about the house at night in a fidgetty state , to see that everyone was in bed , as he was always fancying the house might be set on fire ...
... heard , so talked in whispers ; for Eustace Fitz Roy had an uncomfortable habit . of walking about the house at night in a fidgetty state , to see that everyone was in bed , as he was always fancying the house might be set on fire ...
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Popular passages
Page 193 - With gates of silver and bars of gold Ye have fenced my sheep from their Father's fold ; I have heard the dropping of their tears In heaven these eighteen hundred years.
Page 201 - EARTH has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie Open unto the fields, and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Page 195 - Ward has no heart, they say; but I deny it ; He has a heart, and gets his speeches by it.
Page 202 - Lord ! methought, what pain it was to drown ! What dreadful noise of waters in mine ears ! What ugly sights of death within mine eyes!
Page 27 - That orbed maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the moon, Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor, By the midnight breezes strewn ; And wherever the beat of her unseen feet, Which only the angels hear, May have broken the woof of my tent's thin roof, The stars peep behind her and peer ; And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees...
Page 17 - Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se quam quod ridiculos homines facit. "Exeat...