The Story of My Wardship, 1. köideRichard Bentley, 1856 |
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Page 5
... fancy a richer colouring , to my thoughts a deeper glow . My father occasionally gave large parties- gentlemen's dinner parties , the company at which consisted chiefly of military men , by whom I was petted and spoilt to my heart's ...
... fancy a richer colouring , to my thoughts a deeper glow . My father occasionally gave large parties- gentlemen's dinner parties , the company at which consisted chiefly of military men , by whom I was petted and spoilt to my heart's ...
Page 49
... fancy they hold the opinions , which from mere love of opposition they bring to battle against you . Theirs is the pig - philosophy , they will not go whither you wish to drive them , and even if convinced in their own minds of their ...
... fancy they hold the opinions , which from mere love of opposition they bring to battle against you . Theirs is the pig - philosophy , they will not go whither you wish to drive them , and even if convinced in their own minds of their ...
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... fancy - dyed , and dreaming those brilliant dreams which haunt the downy pillow of youth -- indulging in those bright anticipations , which , when realized , if they are ever , are but the faint re- flection of the gorgeous scenes one ...
... fancy - dyed , and dreaming those brilliant dreams which haunt the downy pillow of youth -- indulging in those bright anticipations , which , when realized , if they are ever , are but the faint re- flection of the gorgeous scenes one ...
Page 58
... grave reflection . You could fancy it the spirit - cry , as ardent and impetuous it left the parent nest ; then , as to and fro above your head the sound went hither and thither , it seemed like philo- sophical reflections 58 THE STORY.
... grave reflection . You could fancy it the spirit - cry , as ardent and impetuous it left the parent nest ; then , as to and fro above your head the sound went hither and thither , it seemed like philo- sophical reflections 58 THE STORY.
Page 85
... fancy that generation after generation dwelling in one house - living , as it were , surrounded by spirits of the departed , which , if popular belief can be credited , love to return to haunt the spots dear to them in life , must ever ...
... fancy that generation after generation dwelling in one house - living , as it were , surrounded by spirits of the departed , which , if popular belief can be credited , love to return to haunt the spots dear to them in life , must ever ...
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