First Love: A Novel, 3. köideSaunders & Otley, 1830 |
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... soon followed by some of the gen- tlemen , among others the Marquis of H. The scene afforded a striking contrast to that of the evening before : Sir Archibald's mysterious death , together with the atrocious attempt on the life of ...
... soon followed by some of the gen- tlemen , among others the Marquis of H. The scene afforded a striking contrast to that of the evening before : Sir Archibald's mysterious death , together with the atrocious attempt on the life of ...
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... soon passeth it away , and we are gone . " No eye wandered , no limb was restless , while the very stillness of each motion- less figure possessed expression . It was not repose ; it was not listlessness ; it was the fixedness of ...
... soon passeth it away , and we are gone . " No eye wandered , no limb was restless , while the very stillness of each motion- less figure possessed expression . It was not repose ; it was not listlessness ; it was the fixedness of ...
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... soon , therefore , as Mr. Jackson had gone , and Mrs. Mont- gomery retired , she dismissed all attendants , and through a long and dreadful night con- tinued to whisper to an ear , which yet seemed not to hear : " The account is not ...
... soon , therefore , as Mr. Jackson had gone , and Mrs. Mont- gomery retired , she dismissed all attendants , and through a long and dreadful night con- tinued to whisper to an ear , which yet seemed not to hear : " The account is not ...
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... soon as it dawned , she quietly and silently left her bed . Frances , without asking any questions , folded a wrapper carefully round her sister . Julia seated herself , and became again motion- less . Frances knelt beside her , put her ...
... soon as it dawned , she quietly and silently left her bed . Frances , without asking any questions , folded a wrapper carefully round her sister . Julia seated herself , and became again motion- less . Frances knelt beside her , put her ...
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... soon , if it were but for an hour ; and much kind solicitude respecting their feelings , should the false report of his death reach them before this precautionary epistle . The sum of the contents of the paper , which accompanied this ...
... soon , if it were but for an hour ; and much kind solicitude respecting their feelings , should the false report of his death reach them before this precautionary epistle . The sum of the contents of the paper , which accompanied this ...
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Page 9 - The days of our age are threescore years and ten; and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years: yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and we are gone.
Page 14 - I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord : even so saith the Spirit ; for they rest from their labours.
Page 8 - Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of Thee ; and verily every man living is altogether vanity. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain ; he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what is my hope : truly my hope is even in Thee.
Page 433 - Antiquary,' the Fisherman's lamentation over his son. Can praise go higher ?"— Spectator. THE RIVALS. A Novel. By the Author of " The Collegians,
Page 433 - Octavo. Pp. 28.* SUSPIRIUM sanctorum ; or holy breathings : a series of morning and evening prayers. By a lady. [Lady Charlotte BURY.] [In two volumes.] New edition, enlarged. London : 183o.
Page 39 - Why hast thou told me, Hidallan, that my hero fell ? I might have hoped a little while his return ; I might have thought I saw him on the distant rock ; a tree might have deceived me with his appearance ; the wind of the hill might have been the sound of his horn in mine ear. O that I were on the banks of Carun ! that my tears might be warm on his cheek ! HIDALLAN.