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Page 6400
... Gerty , " exclaimed a harsh voice within , " have you been for the milk ? " The child made no answer , but , gliding off the doorstep , ran quickly round the corner of the house and hid a little out of sight . " What's become of that ...
... Gerty , " exclaimed a harsh voice within , " have you been for the milk ? " The child made no answer , but , gliding off the doorstep , ran quickly round the corner of the house and hid a little out of sight . " What's become of that ...
Page 6401
... Gerty's face , he interrupted himself with , " My ! what an odd- faced child - looks like a witch ! " Then , seeing that she looked apprehensively at the spilt milk , and gave a sudden glance up at the house , he added kindly , " She ...
... Gerty's face , he interrupted himself with , " My ! what an odd- faced child - looks like a witch ! " Then , seeing that she looked apprehensively at the spilt milk , and gave a sudden glance up at the house , he added kindly , " She ...
Page 6402
... ( Gerty hated and feared the dark ) , she stood for a minute perfectly still ; then suddenly began to stamp and scream , tried to beat open the door , and shouted , " I hate you , Nan Grant ! Old Nan Grant , I hate you ! " But nobody came ...
... ( Gerty hated and feared the dark ) , she stood for a minute perfectly still ; then suddenly began to stamp and scream , tried to beat open the door , and shouted , " I hate you , Nan Grant ! Old Nan Grant , I hate you ! " But nobody came ...
Page 6403
... Gerty had not looked for any other treatment , so there was no disappointment to bear ; but , glad enough of the miserable food left for her on the table , swallowed it eagerly , and , wait- ing no second bidding to keep herself out of ...
... Gerty had not looked for any other treatment , so there was no disappointment to bear ; but , glad enough of the miserable food left for her on the table , swallowed it eagerly , and , wait- ing no second bidding to keep herself out of ...
Page 6404
... Gerty's feet , into the dock , had given the girl a sound whipping , and put them all to flight . Gerty had not had a pair of shoes since ; but Nan Grant , for once , had done her good service , and the children now left her in peace ...
... Gerty's feet , into the dock , had given the girl a sound whipping , and put them all to flight . Gerty had not had a pair of shoes since ; but Nan Grant , for once , had done her good service , and the children now left her in peace ...
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Page 6724 - From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on' her wedding night ; There, in that silent room below, The dead lay in his shroud of snow ; And in the hush that followed the prayer, Was heard the old clock on the stair, — ' ' Forever — never ! Never — forever...
Page 6616 - And if thou said'st I am not peer To any lord in Scotland here, Lowland or Highland, far or near, Lord Angus, thou hast lied!
Page 6669 - Lo !. the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad ; But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home let him speed — for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit? Why shoot to the blast, Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ? 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of heaven. Oh, crested Lochiel ! the peerless in might, Whose banners arise on the battlements...
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Page 6553 - ... man about always betting on anything that turned up you ever see, if he could get anybody to bet on the other side; and if he couldn't he'd change sides. Any way that suited the other man would suit him — any way just so's he got a bet, he was satisfied. But still he was lucky, uncommon lucky; he most always come out winner. He was always ready and laying for a chance; there couldn't be no solit'ry thing mentioned but that feller'd offer to bet on it, and take ary side you please, as I was...
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Page 6806 - With tears for naught but others' ills; And then they flowed like mountain rills, Unless he could assuage the woe Which he abhorred to view below. v The other was as pure of mind, But formed to combat with his kind; Strong in his frame, and of a mood Which 'gainst the world in war had stood, And perished in the foremost rank With joy; but not in chains to pine.
Page 6807 - A double dungeon wall and wave Have made — and like a living grave. Below the surface of the lake The dark vault lies wherein we lay, We heard it ripple night and day; Sounding o'er our heads it knock'd; And I have felt the winter's spray Wash through the bars when winds were high...
Page 6626 - O, woman ! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made ; When pain and anguish wring the brow A ministering angel thou...
Page 6473 - Kneel undisturbed, fair saint ! Pour out your praise or plaint Meekly and duly ; I will not enter there, To sully your pure prayer With thoughts unruly. But suffer me to pace Round the forbidden place, Lingering a minute Like outcast spirits who wait And see through Heaven's gate Angels within it.