The only daughter [by H. Campbell] ed. by G.R. Gleig |
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... affectionate familiarity with which she treated the very few whom she really loved and trusted . The other and younger lady , was a dear only daughter , something spoilt by indulgence , lov- ing and loved by all , and peopling the ...
... affectionate familiarity with which she treated the very few whom she really loved and trusted . The other and younger lady , was a dear only daughter , something spoilt by indulgence , lov- ing and loved by all , and peopling the ...
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... affections rest , if circumstances for- bid their indulgence , they ought to be re- sisted , and may be overcome . " " Ruth ... affection that changes with any thing but a change in the object beloved , and even then it seems to me an ...
... affections rest , if circumstances for- bid their indulgence , they ought to be re- sisted , and may be overcome . " " Ruth ... affection that changes with any thing but a change in the object beloved , and even then it seems to me an ...
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... affections from forbidden things , if the use of that power were valueless in his eyes ; or that it can be pleasing to him that our hearts should pine and break for what his omnipotence has denied them ? " The younger lady coloured ...
... affections from forbidden things , if the use of that power were valueless in his eyes ; or that it can be pleasing to him that our hearts should pine and break for what his omnipotence has denied them ? " The younger lady coloured ...
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... affections and ought not ; in short , I cannot believe it to be affection at all which is influenced by any earthly consider- ation , but the worth of the thing beloved and its previous love for you . " " Do not talk so , my dear Helen ...
... affections and ought not ; in short , I cannot believe it to be affection at all which is influenced by any earthly consider- ation , but the worth of the thing beloved and its previous love for you . " " Do not talk so , my dear Helen ...
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... affections are far too deep to be obtained by any who will not search and strive for them , and you yourself too precious to be won without their concurrence . I only meant to regret that this delicacy of yours was too fastidious to ...
... affections are far too deep to be obtained by any who will not search and strive for them , and you yourself too precious to be won without their concurrence . I only meant to regret that this delicacy of yours was too fastidious to ...
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Popular passages
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.