The only daughter [by H. Campbell] ed. by G.R. Gleig |
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... Helen half scornfully . " I have no doubt that his views and mine perfectly coin- cide in this matter . " " For shame , Helen , have I not told you over and over that Faulconbridge is one of the noblest and most estimable of men ; in ...
... Helen half scornfully . " I have no doubt that his views and mine perfectly coin- cide in this matter . " " For shame , Helen , have I not told you over and over that Faulconbridge is one of the noblest and most estimable of men ; in ...
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... Helen gazed upon the distance till her eyes ached , and her cheeks grew colourless from anxiety ; and when the decision of both pro- nounced the boat fairly discernable , she grasped her companion's arm , and fixed her eyes upon her ...
... Helen gazed upon the distance till her eyes ached , and her cheeks grew colourless from anxiety ; and when the decision of both pro- nounced the boat fairly discernable , she grasped her companion's arm , and fixed her eyes upon her ...
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... Helen's window , and bending her head over it , began to converse with her on ordinary topics . " Have you finished Ugo Foscolo ? " " No - Yes ! " " And do you prefer him to Tassoni ? or do you still think Petrarch above all commentary ...
... Helen's window , and bending her head over it , began to converse with her on ordinary topics . " Have you finished Ugo Foscolo ? " " No - Yes ! " " And do you prefer him to Tassoni ? or do you still think Petrarch above all commentary ...
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... Helen , you will agree with me in giving the preference to the skies of the sweet south . - Come , Helen , " continued he in a low tone , " you have given Colonel Faulconbridge so nig- gardly a portion of your favour that in common ...
... Helen , you will agree with me in giving the preference to the skies of the sweet south . - Come , Helen , " continued he in a low tone , " you have given Colonel Faulconbridge so nig- gardly a portion of your favour that in common ...
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... Helen sat gazing at her with a smile of tri- umphant exultation mingled for the very first time with a tacit enquiry ... Helen . Poor Helen shrank back with a look of terror which raised Roderick's ready laugh , and the good humoured ...
... Helen sat gazing at her with a smile of tri- umphant exultation mingled for the very first time with a tacit enquiry ... Helen . Poor Helen shrank back with a look of terror which raised Roderick's ready laugh , and the good humoured ...
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Page 1 - She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love : A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye! Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky.
Page 3 - HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
Page 212 - But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail...
Page 193 - And blushed and smiled the tale to hear, Poured from her dark-eyed cavalier ; And yet, I too must moralize, Albeit with gentler sympathies, Of all my own fond heart can tell Of love's despair, and love's farewell, — Its many miseries ; — its tears, Like lava, not like dew ; — its fears, That make hope painful ; — then its trust, So often trampled in the dust ; — Neglected, blighted, and betrayed, A sorrow and a mockery made ! Then change and adverse fortune, all That binds and keeps sweet...
Page 21 - give me to drink mandragora, " That I may sleep out this great gap of time
Page 244 - OVER the mountains And over the waves, Under the fountains And under the graves; Under floods that are deepest, Which Neptune obey ; Over rocks that are steepest, Love will find out the way.
Page 37 - Ch'io non son forte ad aspettar la luce Di questa donna, e non so fare schermi Di luoghi tenebrosi, o d
Page 247 - The Gods to their dear shelter take thee, maid, That rightly think'st and hast most rightly said.