The Story of My Wardship, 1. köideRichard Bentley, 1856 |
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Page 29
... a searching glance , which awoke in me some strange , long dormant feelings . I puzzled my brain to imagine where and when I had met that malevolent gaze before , and for a long time could not succeed in unravelling OF MY WARDSHIP . 29.
... a searching glance , which awoke in me some strange , long dormant feelings . I puzzled my brain to imagine where and when I had met that malevolent gaze before , and for a long time could not succeed in unravelling OF MY WARDSHIP . 29.
Page 39
... Roman matrons and Spartan mothers . It was easy to imagine . her like them , buckling on the armour of her sons , and bidding them go forth- " to conquer or to die . " She was very tall and still erect , with a OF MY WARDSHIP . 39.
... Roman matrons and Spartan mothers . It was easy to imagine . her like them , buckling on the armour of her sons , and bidding them go forth- " to conquer or to die . " She was very tall and still erect , with a OF MY WARDSHIP . 39.
Page 54
... imagine . The restless , feverish spirit , which pervades our undertakings , alike of pleasure and of business in these present years , had not awaked then . The word " slow " had not then received its cant signification , and people ...
... imagine . The restless , feverish spirit , which pervades our undertakings , alike of pleasure and of business in these present years , had not awaked then . The word " slow " had not then received its cant signification , and people ...
Page 85
... imagine the emotions I expe- rienced on finding myself , for the first time in a country home , in the land of my fathers . In thought , I seemed to go backwards , up the dark river of Time : I tried to imagine my father's boyhood days ...
... imagine the emotions I expe- rienced on finding myself , for the first time in a country home , in the land of my fathers . In thought , I seemed to go backwards , up the dark river of Time : I tried to imagine my father's boyhood days ...
Page 95
... unflattering description gives offence . However , I've seized the brush so now imagine : outline - long and sinuous -viz . tall and not ungraceful . Colour- faith ! I must mix up some tolerably dark ones OF MY WARDSHIP . 95.
... unflattering description gives offence . However , I've seized the brush so now imagine : outline - long and sinuous -viz . tall and not ungraceful . Colour- faith ! I must mix up some tolerably dark ones OF MY WARDSHIP . 95.
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