The mystery developedA.K. Newman and Company, 1825 - 790 pages |
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... happy sense , which is fairly worth the seven . He often listened to the idle harangues and silly observations of squire Burrows , without any other remark than a nod of good - humoured approbation ; for to dispute with him would be ...
... happy sense , which is fairly worth the seven . He often listened to the idle harangues and silly observations of squire Burrows , without any other remark than a nod of good - humoured approbation ; for to dispute with him would be ...
Page 57
... happy then must you feel in the reflection , madam , that you be- long to one of those illustrious families who still inherit the sainted spirit of primeval purity ; and that an eternal line of separation keeps you aloof from the vulgar ...
... happy then must you feel in the reflection , madam , that you be- long to one of those illustrious families who still inherit the sainted spirit of primeval purity ; and that an eternal line of separation keeps you aloof from the vulgar ...
Page 94
... happy as the day is long , i , and happier to , Larry , sittin on my a , as you mite say , just for all the world like a black berry on a briar , huntsman , sportsman , and bodys man to sir Henry Graves , of Graves Hall , in the county ...
... happy as the day is long , i , and happier to , Larry , sittin on my a , as you mite say , just for all the world like a black berry on a briar , huntsman , sportsman , and bodys man to sir Henry Graves , of Graves Hall , in the county ...
Page 108
... happy - a husband who has no feelings but what resolve them- selves into interested considerations ? But I err in supposing Elizabeth cap- able of entering into such a view of the subject ; she has no feelings of her own , and yet she ...
... happy - a husband who has no feelings but what resolve them- selves into interested considerations ? But I err in supposing Elizabeth cap- able of entering into such a view of the subject ; she has no feelings of her own , and yet she ...
Page 109
... shame of retracting her promise exercises some influence over her , and checks the natural current of her wishes . If marriage can render her happy , happy , I wish her that happiness with all my MYSTERY DEVELOPED . 109.
... shame of retracting her promise exercises some influence over her , and checks the natural current of her wishes . If marriage can render her happy , happy , I wish her that happiness with all my MYSTERY DEVELOPED . 109.
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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 177 - 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...