Sidney Roemlee: A Tale of New EnglandBowles and Dearborn, 1827 |
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... eyes gave promise of uncommon ge- nius ; he was , besides , very docile and sweet - tempered ; what was considered most remarkable , his father often de- clared he never heard him tell an un- truth , nor even attempt the least preva ...
... eyes gave promise of uncommon ge- nius ; he was , besides , very docile and sweet - tempered ; what was considered most remarkable , his father often de- clared he never heard him tell an un- truth , nor even attempt the least preva ...
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... eyes , for several successive mornings , looked red and swollen , as if he had passed sleepless nights , and his appetite nearly failed him , yet he never complained ; so no one dared insult him by a shew of com- passion , which is , on ...
... eyes , for several successive mornings , looked red and swollen , as if he had passed sleepless nights , and his appetite nearly failed him , yet he never complained ; so no one dared insult him by a shew of com- passion , which is , on ...
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... eye , Who but owns their magic sway— Who but feels they all decay . BURNS . MRS . Brainard , as in future we must call her , did not bid adieu to New Eng- land without emotions of regret , and even some feelings of compunction . The ...
... eye , Who but owns their magic sway— Who but feels they all decay . BURNS . MRS . Brainard , as in future we must call her , did not bid adieu to New Eng- land without emotions of regret , and even some feelings of compunction . The ...
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... features . One thought her nose too long ; another called her forehead too low ; a third dis- liked blue eyes ; and a fourth was quite c 6 sure sure the brilliancy of her complexion was heightened by art SIDNEY ROMELEE . 35.
... features . One thought her nose too long ; another called her forehead too low ; a third dis- liked blue eyes ; and a fourth was quite c 6 sure sure the brilliancy of her complexion was heightened by art SIDNEY ROMELEE . 35.
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... eyes overlooked them . These facts are not recorded for a libel against Mrs. Brainard , but merely as a warning to beautiful young ladies , lest , like her , they should depend on the graces of their persons , and neglect the ...
... eyes overlooked them . These facts are not recorded for a libel against Mrs. Brainard , but merely as a warning to beautiful young ladies , lest , like her , they should depend on the graces of their persons , and neglect the ...
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Page 22 - And, certes,* in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind. What is a lordling's pomp ? A cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind!
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Page 98 - ... there's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough hew them how we will.
Page 54 - I came to the place of my birth, and said, ' The friends of my youth, where are they ?' and Echo answered,
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Page 250 - tis budding new, And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears ; The rose is sweetest washed with morning dew, And love is loveliest when embalmed in tears.
Page 97 - Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek For that which thou hast heard me speak to-night. Fain would I dwell on form, fain, fain deny What I have spoke: but farewell compliment! Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say 'Ay,' And I will take thy word: yet, if thou swear'st, Thou mayst prove false; at lovers' perjuries, They say, Jove laughs.
Page 23 - Let others fear, to me more dear Than all the pride of May : The tempest's howl, it soothes my soul, My griefs it seems to join ; The leafless trees my fancy please, Their fate resembles mine...