Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 13; Volume 76John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell Leavitt, Throw and Company, 1871 |
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... Beaufort ! I'm just as good as she is , and I'm ever so much prettier ; all the difference between us is in speaking French and playing the piano , and anybody could learn them things as tried . I'm sure I could , for Miss Coppock says ...
... Beaufort ! I'm just as good as she is , and I'm ever so much prettier ; all the difference between us is in speaking French and playing the piano , and anybody could learn them things as tried . I'm sure I could , for Miss Coppock says ...
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... Beaufort ; " she looked slightly over her shoulder , and then turned again towards the artist to watch the pro- gress of his sketch . Paul glanced mischievously across the road . Just beyond the tree - stump on which Miss Beaufort had ...
... Beaufort ; " she looked slightly over her shoulder , and then turned again towards the artist to watch the pro- gress of his sketch . Paul glanced mischievously across the road . Just beyond the tree - stump on which Miss Beaufort had ...
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... Beaufort at all when he looked at Patty . " I fancy Miss Beaufort's face is her least beauty . " " Some people think her very pretty , " and Patty tossed her head . She did not want this gentleman to admire Miss Beau- fort , and yet she ...
... Beaufort at all when he looked at Patty . " I fancy Miss Beaufort's face is her least beauty . " " Some people think her very pretty , " and Patty tossed her head . She did not want this gentleman to admire Miss Beau- fort , and yet she ...
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... Beaufort returned the greeting stiffly . This person looked like an artist , and he did not approve of artists ; they were always democrats , and they wore such long beards , and had such untidy habits , and they took no interest in ...
... Beaufort returned the greeting stiffly . This person looked like an artist , and he did not approve of artists ; they were always democrats , and they wore such long beards , and had such untidy habits , and they took no interest in ...
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... Beaufort's evenly pink face grew red , and he pushed his hand irritably through his fair curling hair as the little torments buzzed about it . The " Bladebone " looked comfortable and fresh . The original house had been red brick , and ...
... Beaufort's evenly pink face grew red , and he pushed his hand irritably through his fair curling hair as the little torments buzzed about it . The " Bladebone " looked comfortable and fresh . The original house had been red brick , and ...
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Page 98 - All murder'd : for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp...
Page 560 - See, safe through shoal and rock, How they follow in a flock, Not a ship that misbehaves, not a keel that grates the ground, Not a spar that comes to grief ! The peril, see, is past, All are harbored to the last, And just as Herve Riel hollas
Page 540 - While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.
Page 384 - YE have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy : But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you...
Page 560 - My friend, I must speak out at the end, Though I find the speaking hard. Praise is deeper than the lips: You have saved the King his ships, You must name your own reward. 'Faith, our sun was near eclipse! Demand whate'er you will, France remains your debtor still. Ask to heart's content and have! or my name's not Damfreville.
Page 560 - So, the storm subsides to calm : They see the green trees wave On the heights o'erlooking Greve. Hearts that bled are stanched with balm. "Just our rapture to enhance, Let the English rake the bay, Gnash their teeth and glare askance As they cannonade away ! 'Neath rampired Solidor pleasant riding on the Ranee!
Page 556 - Why, what hope or chance have ships like these to pass?" laughed they: "Rocks to starboard, rocks to port, all the passage scarred and scored, Shall the 'Formidable...
Page 382 - Been hurt by the archers. In his side he bore, And in his hands and feet, the cruel scars. With gentle force soliciting the darts, He drew them forth, and heal'd, and bade me live. Since then, with few associates, in remote And silent woods I wander, far from those My former partners of the peopled scene ; With few associates, and not wishing more. Here much I ruminate, as much I may, With other views of men and manners now Than once, and others of a life to come.
Page 557 - Take the helm, lead the line, save the squadron ! " cried its chief. " Captains, give the sailor place ! He is admiral, in brief." Still the North wind, by God's grace. See the noble fellow's face As the big ship, with a bound, Clears the entry like a hound, Keeps the passage as its inch of way were the wide sea's profound ! See, safe through shoal and rock, How they follow in a flock.
Page 293 - How such a one was strong, and such was bold, And such was fortunate, yet each of old Lost, lost ! one moment knelled the woe of years.