Blacksmith and scholar, by Mortimer and Frances Collins. 1883Chatto and Windus, 1883 |
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... letters of adminis- tration till he had been thoroughly advertised for . They were only too anxious to meet Mr. Eustace Fitz Roy's wishes in every way , but -... Well , we all know the value of that but . Eustace Fitz Roy had his weak ...
... letters of adminis- tration till he had been thoroughly advertised for . They were only too anxious to meet Mr. Eustace Fitz Roy's wishes in every way , but -... Well , we all know the value of that but . Eustace Fitz Roy had his weak ...
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... letter to be given to his father in the morning , to save her the unpleasantness of break- ing the news of his departure . " Now , Robert dear , " said Alice , " do let us get that dreadful letter off our minds , and do write a very ...
... letter to be given to his father in the morning , to save her the unpleasantness of break- ing the news of his departure . " Now , Robert dear , " said Alice , " do let us get that dreadful letter off our minds , and do write a very ...
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... letter lay beside it . Robert's absence was not noticed , as he was accustomed to ride in the early morning , and often did not appear till lunch- time . Mr. Fitz Roy caught sight of the letter as he was passing round to his seat at the ...
... letter lay beside it . Robert's absence was not noticed , as he was accustomed to ride in the early morning , and often did not appear till lunch- time . Mr. Fitz Roy caught sight of the letter as he was passing round to his seat at the ...
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Mortimer Collins. " What does this mean ? " he said . " A letter in Robert's handwriting ! What can it mean ? " and he turned it slowly over and over before opening it . Mrs. Fitz Roy and Alice were trembling . They saw the change in his ...
Mortimer Collins. " What does this mean ? " he said . " A letter in Robert's handwriting ! What can it mean ? " and he turned it slowly over and over before opening it . Mrs. Fitz Roy and Alice were trembling . They saw the change in his ...
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... letter by this time . I hope the mater and little Alice will get through it pretty well . I must drop them a line before the vessel sails . ” Robert had promised his mother to give her an account of his wanderings , but his letters ...
... letter by this time . I hope the mater and little Alice will get through it pretty well . I must drop them a line before the vessel sails . ” Robert had promised his mother to give her an account of his wanderings , but his letters ...
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American anvil Ashow bankers beauty blacksmith Bratton breakfast Captain Ritchie casket Comedy of Dreams Contango cottage course creature Crockford daughter dear delicious delight Delmonico's dinner Earl eccentric England English Erlingham Eustace Fitz Roy Euthanasia Exmoor eyes father felt Fitz Roy's fool forge garden gentleman girl godfather grooms hammer happy heart Henry Fitz Roy horse Hunnex Ida Lester Ida's Jermyn Street Kezia kiss knew lady laughed letter little Ida London looked Lord Rougemont lover Macnamara mamma marry master mean Miss Fitz Roy morning mother never Oak Royal papa Philip Carew pleasant pretty quiet quietly Ralph replied river Robert Fitz Roy Rougemont Castle Roy and Alice Savali seemed sister sleep song Squire stalwart strong sweet swinging bridge talk tell Temple Cloud thing thought told took village walked wife woman women wonder young fellow
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...