The Only Daughter: A Domestic Story, Volume 2Colburn, 1839 |
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... Ruth's glorious melody had on similar occasions pre- sented , but Roderick , by some skilful manou- vre , or peremptory arrangement of his own , managed to defeat her purpose of obliging . Helen saw and understood his design , and ...
... Ruth's glorious melody had on similar occasions pre- sented , but Roderick , by some skilful manou- vre , or peremptory arrangement of his own , managed to defeat her purpose of obliging . Helen saw and understood his design , and ...
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... Ruth's presence at this moment would send me skipping higher than I ever did before . " “ And why at this moment ? " asked aunt May with a smile . " I don't know indeed , " answered Helen , blushing from some sensation undefinable to ...
... Ruth's presence at this moment would send me skipping higher than I ever did before . " “ And why at this moment ? " asked aunt May with a smile . " I don't know indeed , " answered Helen , blushing from some sensation undefinable to ...
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... Ruth , with the sickly caprices in which people vent their discontent . Please remember that my love for her is as ... Ruth's noble and amiable qualities 24 THE ONLY DAUGHTER .
... Ruth , with the sickly caprices in which people vent their discontent . Please remember that my love for her is as ... Ruth's noble and amiable qualities 24 THE ONLY DAUGHTER .
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A Domestic Story Harriette Campbell. that you should discriminate between Ruth's noble and amiable qualities and the mere agree- ableness of your new acquaintances ; but it sounds strange to my old ears that so gay a thing as you ...
A Domestic Story Harriette Campbell. that you should discriminate between Ruth's noble and amiable qualities and the mere agree- ableness of your new acquaintances ; but it sounds strange to my old ears that so gay a thing as you ...
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... Ruth ; it was almost two months since she her- self had written , and it was the very longest si- lence her friend had ever imposed on her , even when distances more formidable than now di- vided them , had intervened . She felt ...
... Ruth ; it was almost two months since she her- self had written , and it was the very longest si- lence her friend had ever imposed on her , even when distances more formidable than now di- vided them , had intervened . She felt ...
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affection agony answered Helen asked aunt Katie beauty blush breath burst Captain St Caroline Caroline Munro castle cheek cold Colonel Faulcon Colonel Faulconbridge conbridge confess cousin dance dare daugh dear Helen dear Ruth dearest dinner drawing-room Dunardoch earnest eyes face fair fancied fate feelings felt flung forehead friendship gaiety gentle glance gratitude half hand happiness Harewood House heart Hector Helen rose Hemingsley honour hope hour Kilmore Lady Munro Ladyship laughing Leger letter Lillias loch Lord Harewood Major Tracy ment METASTASIO Miss Annesley Miss Campbell Miss Munro Monzievar morning ness never night offer once pale pang party passion quadrille rendered replied Roderick Drummond rose Ruth Annesley Ruth's scarcely Scotland seated seemed shadow silence Sir Evan skaiting smile solitude sorrow spirit suffering sympathy tears tell thought tion tone turned voice vows words wounded wretchedness
Popular passages
Page 1 - 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 191 - 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 245 - The Gods to their dear shelter take thee, maid, That rightly think'st and hast most rightly said.