The Novels of Frederika Bremer, 11. köideH. G. Clarke and Company, 1845 |
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... darkness , gavest me a day , a new existence , a little life ! Thou lookest upon me in this life , and sayest : ' Follow the moment ! It diffuses in its flight light and blossoms ; it conceals itself in clouds but to shine forth again ...
... darkness , gavest me a day , a new existence , a little life ! Thou lookest upon me in this life , and sayest : ' Follow the moment ! It diffuses in its flight light and blossoms ; it conceals itself in clouds but to shine forth again ...
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... dark side , and thus we became more and more alienated . Yet there was still one bond of union between us at that time , in little Selma ; —a weakly , but charming child , who I knew not by what - inconceivable sym- pathy seemed ...
... dark side , and thus we became more and more alienated . Yet there was still one bond of union between us at that time , in little Selma ; —a weakly , but charming child , who I knew not by what - inconceivable sym- pathy seemed ...
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Fredrika Bremer. are her eyes in his presence ever shaded by her long , dark lashes ? Why do we not then hear any thing of those lively sallies , those shrewd and sarcastic remarks that are generally peculiar to her ? But Flora no doubt ...
Fredrika Bremer. are her eyes in his presence ever shaded by her long , dark lashes ? Why do we not then hear any thing of those lively sallies , those shrewd and sarcastic remarks that are generally peculiar to her ? But Flora no doubt ...
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... dark- ness , and dissonances . True , it is only a ' descent into hell , ' but must not an ' ascent to heaven ' be at hand- a transformation by which the deepest night of life be- comes brightened into its most glorious morning ? Is it ...
... dark- ness , and dissonances . True , it is only a ' descent into hell , ' but must not an ' ascent to heaven ' be at hand- a transformation by which the deepest night of life be- comes brightened into its most glorious morning ? Is it ...
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... dark purple flush mounted to her cheeks . " But I do , " continued St. Orme . " Purple is your colour , and therefore . . Gentlemen ! Six points in coeur ! This game I hope to win ! " added he , nodding to Flora , who walked out hastily ...
... dark purple flush mounted to her cheeks . " But I do , " continued St. Orme . " Purple is your colour , and therefore . . Gentlemen ! Six points in coeur ! This game I hope to win ! " added he , nodding to Flora , who walked out hastily ...
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