The Only Daughter: A Domestic Story, Volume 2Colburn, 1839 |
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... breath in recapitulating mile - stones , when you should exercise yours in thanks for my speed ; -ring the bell , Miss Campbell , and order provant , ' for your hungry and humble servant . " " Have you really had no dinner , " said Mr ...
... breath in recapitulating mile - stones , when you should exercise yours in thanks for my speed ; -ring the bell , Miss Campbell , and order provant , ' for your hungry and humble servant . " " Have you really had no dinner , " said Mr ...
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... breath upon the mirror of her thoughts . Helen managed to despatch the important business of dressing in a somewhat shorter term than her mercurial chaperon had allotted her , and had seated herself at the piano , not altogether certain ...
... breath upon the mirror of her thoughts . Helen managed to despatch the important business of dressing in a somewhat shorter term than her mercurial chaperon had allotted her , and had seated herself at the piano , not altogether certain ...
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... breath of the venom which would have blistered its unguard- ed freshness ; and the honeyed words of adula- tion and homage that followed her , fell as cold and uncared for on her ear as does the light- ning's flash upon the impassive ...
... breath of the venom which would have blistered its unguard- ed freshness ; and the honeyed words of adula- tion and homage that followed her , fell as cold and uncared for on her ear as does the light- ning's flash upon the impassive ...
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... breath after her dance , when Roderick bent to her and said in a low deep tone and with his eyes fastened upon her , " Who is that talking to Lady Munro ? " Helen followed the direction of his eyes - a tall figure that made her heart ...
... breath after her dance , when Roderick bent to her and said in a low deep tone and with his eyes fastened upon her , " Who is that talking to Lady Munro ? " Helen followed the direction of his eyes - a tall figure that made her heart ...
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... arms of her rescuer to the safety of the bank , she fixed her eye upon him , and saw that he faltered , and that his lip grew pale as his eye turned towards the speak- er , and she drew her breath with a meek 120 THE ONLY DAUGHTER .
... arms of her rescuer to the safety of the bank , she fixed her eye upon him , and saw that he faltered , and that his lip grew pale as his eye turned towards the speak- er , and she drew her breath with a meek 120 THE ONLY DAUGHTER .
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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
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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.