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Page 47
... Annette Fairfort . " If I am to judge by appearances , Miss Fairfort , last night's exertions have not much trespassed upon the comfort of to- day . " " Appearances are right , for once , though it was my first dance this season , " she ...
... Annette Fairfort . " If I am to judge by appearances , Miss Fairfort , last night's exertions have not much trespassed upon the comfort of to- day . " " Appearances are right , for once , though it was my first dance this season , " she ...
Page 57
... glowing with eloquence , and Annette just catching fire as you entered . " " Miss Fairfort , " remarked Edgar , " cer- tainly meets the eloquence ( if such it be ) with the warmest yet most discriminate taste . " " FIVE YEARS OF IT . 57.
... glowing with eloquence , and Annette just catching fire as you entered . " " Miss Fairfort , " remarked Edgar , " cer- tainly meets the eloquence ( if such it be ) with the warmest yet most discriminate taste . " " FIVE YEARS OF IT . 57.
Page 60
... ANNETTE FAIRFORT was the younger of two daughters . Her sister , Lady Allanroy , had been married five years . Even in her ear- liest infancy she had lost that guide for whom no other preceptor can be substituted -whose tender care and ...
... ANNETTE FAIRFORT was the younger of two daughters . Her sister , Lady Allanroy , had been married five years . Even in her ear- liest infancy she had lost that guide for whom no other preceptor can be substituted -whose tender care and ...
Page 61
... Annette Fairfort had arrived at many conclusions , differing considerably from those upon which society has affixed its permit . Hence , at least , she gained whatever benefits ( and some are inclined to doubt their FIVE YEARS OF IT . 61.
... Annette Fairfort had arrived at many conclusions , differing considerably from those upon which society has affixed its permit . Hence , at least , she gained whatever benefits ( and some are inclined to doubt their FIVE YEARS OF IT . 61.
Page 67
... - formation . " Two years hence , and did Annette Fairfort remember this conversation ? Perhaps . She seemed to forget it at present , as , still F 2 FIVE YEARS OF IT . 67 by their overflow, what they threaten to ...
... - formation . " Two years hence , and did Annette Fairfort remember this conversation ? Perhaps . She seemed to forget it at present , as , still F 2 FIVE YEARS OF IT . 67 by their overflow, what they threaten to ...
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Page 57 - SHUT, shut the door, good John! fatigued, I said; Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The Dog-star rages! nay 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land. What walls can guard me, or what shades can hide? They pierce my thickets, through my grot they glide, By land...
Page 190 - And shadows forth its glory. There is given Unto the things of earth, which Time hath bent, A Spirit's feeling, and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruined battlement, For which the Palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till Ages are its dower.
Page 132 - thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.