 ... condemned. He at last compromised matters with himself; he resolved, if he could, to think no more of Louisa ; at any rate, to think no more of the ties of gratitude or the restraints of virtue. Louisa, who trusted to both, now communicated to Sir...  The miscellaneous works of Henry Mackenzie - Page 283by Henry Mackenzie - 1815Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1780 - 740 pages
...important leeret. It was at the clofe of a piece of muñe which they had been playing in the abfence of her father. She took up her lute, and touched a little wild melancholy air, which flic had compofed to the memory of her mother. " That," faid ihe, " nobody ever heard except my father... | |
 | Periodicals - 1781 - 364 pages
...important fecret. It was at the clofe of a piece of mufic. which they had been playing in the abfence of her father. She took up her lute, and touched a little wild melancholy air, which fhc hadcompofed to the memory of her mother. " That," faid fhe, " nobody ever heard except my fa" ther... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - English essays - 1783 - 340 pages
...important fecret. It was at the clofe of a piece of mufic, which they had been playing in the abfence of her father. She took up her lute, and touched a little wild melancholy air, which fhe had compofed to the .memory of her mother. " That," faid fhe, " nobody ever beard except my father... | |
 | English literature - 1787 - 470 pages
...important fecret. It- was at the clofj of a piece of mufic, which they had, been playing in the abfence of her father. She took, up her lute, and touched a little wild melancholy air, which ihe had coni poled to the memory of lier mother, That,' faid Ihe, ' nobody ever heard except my father;... | |
 | James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...important fecret. It was at the clofe of a piece of mufic which they had been playing in the abfence of her father. She took up her lute, and touched a little wild melancholy air, which flie had compofed to the memory of her mother. " That," faid (he, " nobody ever heard except my father... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 244 pages
...of the first, but greatly added to the power of the latter. Louisa's was no less captivating — and Sir Edward had not seen it so long without emotion....lute, and touched a little wild melancholy air, which »he had composed to the memory of her mother. ' That,' said she, ' nobody ever heard except my ' father... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 260 pages
...Sir Edward an important secret. It was at the close of a piece of music which they had been playing 1 in the absence of her father. She took up her lute,...I don't know how I came to think ' of it now ; yet I have some reason to be sad.' Sir Edward pressed to know the cause ; after some hesitation she told... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 354 pages
...of the first, but greatly added to the power of the latter. Louisa's was no less captivating.. ..and Sir Edward had not seen it so long without emotion....her mother. " That,'' said she, " nobody ever heard ex" cept my father ; I play it sometimes when I am " alone, and in low spirits. I don't know how I... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 380 pages
...unworthy one ; but he was the fool of words which he had often despised, the slave of manners he had ofted condemned. He at last compromised matters with himself...I don't know how I came to think ' of it now ; yet I have some reason to be sad.' Sir Edward pressed to know the cause ; after some hesitation she told... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 356 pages
...himself; he resolved, if he could, to think no more of Louisa ; at any rate, to think no more of the tie* of gratitude, or the restraints of virtue. Louisa,...which she had composed to the memory of her mother. * father ; I play it sometimes when I am alone, and ' in low spirits. I don't know how I came to think... | |
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