The only daughter [by H. Campbell] ed. by G.R. Gleig |
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Page 55
... breathing glories of the Italian evening , which throws its veil of rose - colour above the homes and the tombs of names which certainly do not leave as- sociation out of the list of our enjoy- ments . " " I am quite sure , " answered ...
... breathing glories of the Italian evening , which throws its veil of rose - colour above the homes and the tombs of names which certainly do not leave as- sociation out of the list of our enjoy- ments . " " I am quite sure , " answered ...
Page 98
... gush of melody rose upon the silent air . It was one of Moore's most ex- quisite lyrics ; wild and plaintive , and breath- ing the despair which lends such unspeakable pathos to that poetry which he forbears to mar by 98 THE ONLY DAUGHTER .
... gush of melody rose upon the silent air . It was one of Moore's most ex- quisite lyrics ; wild and plaintive , and breath- ing the despair which lends such unspeakable pathos to that poetry which he forbears to mar by 98 THE ONLY DAUGHTER .
Page 99
... breath betrayed its effect . Ruth pushed aside her hair and gazed into her face as if mis- doubting her own powers of observation , and then kissed her cheek with a good humoured smile of F 2 THE ONLY DAUGHTER . 99 66 pathos to that ...
... breath betrayed its effect . Ruth pushed aside her hair and gazed into her face as if mis- doubting her own powers of observation , and then kissed her cheek with a good humoured smile of F 2 THE ONLY DAUGHTER . 99 66 pathos to that ...
Page 117
... breath and straining eyeballs , till his nervous and dexterous arm had backed the pony from its dangerous rest- ing place ; but when he was once more on the rock , and ere he had turned to inquire for her , she had tottered to a little ...
... breath and straining eyeballs , till his nervous and dexterous arm had backed the pony from its dangerous rest- ing place ; but when he was once more on the rock , and ere he had turned to inquire for her , she had tottered to a little ...
Page 142
... breath died away while she traced the graceful out- line as it gradually defined itself of the fi- gure of Faulconbridge . She had no power to move as he advanced , and she seemed turned to stone with all the starting im- pulses of 142 ...
... breath died away while she traced the graceful out- line as it gradually defined itself of the fi- gure of Faulconbridge . She had no power to move as he advanced , and she seemed turned to stone with all the starting im- pulses of 142 ...
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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.