Hubert Freeth's prosperity, 1. köide1873 |
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acquaintance Algernon Raybrooke Aline Appersley's asked Bessie Brindley Brindley's called Cathe Catherine Freeth Catherine's character course Cousin Reuben darling daugh daughter dear delighted drawing-room dread dress early engagement exclaimed expected eyes fancy father feel felt Fenfield Five Oaks friends Gilbert girl governess guests hair hand hansom cab happy heard heart Hester Otway hope hour Hubert Freeth husband Janet Gillespie Kate kiss knew Lady Hartring Lady Hartrington letter Lionel London looked mamma manner Marie Antoinette marriage marry mind Miss Freeth Miss Otway morning mother ness never once papa pathy perhaps Phoebe and Jane poor ready remember replied Catherine returned Reuben Appersley rine ROBERT BROWNING seemed sister smile society sorrow sort spoke sudden suppose sure talk tears tell things thought to-night trouble true truth uncon VICTOR HUGO wife wish woman words young
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Page 39 - She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition sent To be a moment's ornament; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay.
Page 267 - AULD LANG SYNE. SHOULD auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to min' ? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o' lang syne ? For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o kindness yet, For auld lang syne.
Page 222 - Cause another's rosy are? Be she fairer than the day, Or the flowery meads in May, If she be not so to me, What care I how fair she be?
Page 88 - A WOMAN'S LAST WORD Let's contend no more, Love, Strive nor weep: All be as before, Love, — Only sleep! What so wild as words are? I and thou In debate, as birds are, Hawk on bough!
Page 187 - THE sun, the moon, the stars, the seas, the hills and the plains — Are not these, O Soul, the Vision of Him who reigns? Is not the Vision He ? tho...
Page 54 - The mouldering gateway strews the grass-grown court, Once the calm scene of many a simple sport ; When nature pleased, for life itself was new, And the heart promised what the fancy drew.
Page 15 - Buds that open only to decay ; Brilliant hopes, all woven in gorgeous tissues, Flaunting gaily in the golden light ; Large desires, with most uncertain issues, Tender wishes, blossoming at night ! These in flowers and men are more than seeming ; Workings are they of the self-same powers, Which the poet, in no idle dreaming, Seeth in himself and in the flowers.
Page 258 - tis torture all, and cozenage ! And which the harder is, I cannot tell, To hide true love, or make false love look well.
Page 40 - I leave you here, you brave, darling boy," she said. " Kiss me once, and then jump down. And don't forget me.', Arthur threw his arms around her neck and kissed her, first on one cheek and then on the other, and looking up into the beautiful face with its starry eyes, said — "I will never, never forget you, for you are the loveliest lady I ever saw except — except mamma.