The mystery developedA.K. Newman and Company, 1825 - 790 pages |
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... Grame , a music - mas- ter , was engaged . Mr. Grame soon be- came acquainted with the fate of his predecessors , and he resolved to exercise an ingenuity which seldom failed him , in avoiding a similar destiny . Of his abilities as a ...
... Grame , a music - mas- ter , was engaged . Mr. Grame soon be- came acquainted with the fate of his predecessors , and he resolved to exercise an ingenuity which seldom failed him , in avoiding a similar destiny . Of his abilities as a ...
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... Grame was the only gentleman professor which had as yet come to Graves Hall , and with whom alone she could intrust Clementina out of her sight , lest her mind should be de- based by vulgar sentiments , or plebeian manners . Mr. Grame ...
... Grame was the only gentleman professor which had as yet come to Graves Hall , and with whom alone she could intrust Clementina out of her sight , lest her mind should be de- based by vulgar sentiments , or plebeian manners . Mr. Grame ...
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... Grame ; for it was the exact tone of feeling which he wish- ed to produce at the moment . " These , madam , " added he , " are very ancient families to deny their antiquity would argue the grossest prejudice ; but I trust that prejudice ...
... Grame ; for it was the exact tone of feeling which he wish- ed to produce at the moment . " These , madam , " added he , " are very ancient families to deny their antiquity would argue the grossest prejudice ; but I trust that prejudice ...
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... Grame , " replied Mrs. Elizabeth , " before I express my senti- ments on the subject , inform me how I can breathe the spirit of the patriarchal times , if all the noble families of Eng- D 5 land • 66 66 land are , as you say , MYSTERY ...
... Grame , " replied Mrs. Elizabeth , " before I express my senti- ments on the subject , inform me how I can breathe the spirit of the patriarchal times , if all the noble families of Eng- D 5 land • 66 66 land are , as you say , MYSTERY ...
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... Grame , you cannot suppose me so ignorant , as not to know that your family is far more ancient than any of the mere ... Grame , " said sir Henry , who was all this time listening attentively , and amusing himself with Mr. Grame's ...
... Grame , you cannot suppose me so ignorant , as not to know that your family is far more ancient than any of the mere ... Grame , " said sir Henry , who was all this time listening attentively , and amusing himself with Mr. Grame's ...
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Page 65 - Music the fiercest grief can charm, And Fate's severest rage disarm ; Music can soften pain to ease, And make despair and madness please : Our joys below it can improve, And antedate the bliss above. This the divine Cecilia found, And to her Maker's praise confined the sound. When the full organ joins the tuneful quire, Th...
Page 124 - Long-sounding aisles, and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence., and a dread repose: Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods.
Page 175 - All fame is foreign but of true desert, Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart: One self-approving hour whole years outweighs Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas; And more true joy Marcellus exiled feels, Than Caesar with a senate at his heels. In parts superior what advantage lies? Tell (for you can) what is it to be wise ? 'Tis but to know how little can be known, To see all others...