The only daughter [by H. Campbell] ed. by G.R. Gleig |
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... face of the stream in fitful and quivering che- quers upon the gloomy water . As the road wound farther into the bosom of the glen , the banks of the river sloped more sensibly to its brink , and its course became less and less impeded ...
... face of the stream in fitful and quivering che- quers upon the gloomy water . As the road wound farther into the bosom of the glen , the banks of the river sloped more sensibly to its brink , and its course became less and less impeded ...
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... face so purely Grecian , the quick eloquence of her dark eye , and the grave intelligent sweetness of her mouth , gave a character to her expression that belied her extreme youth . The dress and bearing too bore no affinity to the ...
... face so purely Grecian , the quick eloquence of her dark eye , and the grave intelligent sweetness of her mouth , gave a character to her expression that belied her extreme youth . The dress and bearing too bore no affinity to the ...
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... face in speechless consternation . " Helen ! " said her friend in a tone of 66 remonstrance , my dear love , ―rouse your- self and receive your father's guest with the hospitality he has a right to expect ; remem- ber the duty you owe ...
... face in speechless consternation . " Helen ! " said her friend in a tone of 66 remonstrance , my dear love , ―rouse your- self and receive your father's guest with the hospitality he has a right to expect ; remem- ber the duty you owe ...
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... face of nature , as we have long known and loved it , far more than the nice perception that can weigh the respective claims of both and keep the balance uninfluenced by the ties of familiarity and association . " " Then you allow us to ...
... face of nature , as we have long known and loved it , far more than the nice perception that can weigh the respective claims of both and keep the balance uninfluenced by the ties of familiarity and association . " " Then you allow us to ...
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... were furnished by your own feelings , and not by the external face of nature . You there gave the charm to nature which here she gives to you , and invested the scenes around you with that power to 56 THE ONLY DAUGHTER .
... were furnished by your own feelings , and not by the external face of nature . You there gave the charm to nature which here she gives to you , and invested the scenes around you with that power to 56 THE ONLY DAUGHTER .
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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.