Annis Warleigh's fortunes, by Holme Lee, Página 120,Volumen21863 |
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... heard the fatal rumour , she went down to the rectory to see Katherine , pro- testing by all her superstitions that she did not believe the story one bit . " If he'd been to die this year shouldn't we ha ' seen th ' White Hands hovering ...
... heard the fatal rumour , she went down to the rectory to see Katherine , pro- testing by all her superstitions that she did not believe the story one bit . " If he'd been to die this year shouldn't we ha ' seen th ' White Hands hovering ...
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... heard the tale she immediately cried , " Send for the bairn - I pray you , send for the bairn ? " But who was to send for her ? Her uncle Oliver was her natural guardian if her father were , indeed , dead ; and he had left her in his ...
... heard the tale she immediately cried , " Send for the bairn - I pray you , send for the bairn ? " But who was to send for her ? Her uncle Oliver was her natural guardian if her father were , indeed , dead ; and he had left her in his ...
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... heard of her former charge's illness , and now wrote to Lucy about it , telling her that she had been discharged from her situation at the time news came of Sir Laurence Warleigh's death , on the plea that she exercised favouritism in ...
... heard of her former charge's illness , and now wrote to Lucy about it , telling her that she had been discharged from her situation at the time news came of Sir Laurence Warleigh's death , on the plea that she exercised favouritism in ...
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... heard tell of strange things , but I say nought . " Though Salter said nought she said quite enough to increase everybody's distress on the child's account ; her letter was detained and shown to Mr. Bond . " I'll just go over to ...
... heard tell of strange things , but I say nought . " Though Salter said nought she said quite enough to increase everybody's distress on the child's account ; her letter was detained and shown to Mr. Bond . " I'll just go over to ...
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... heard it striking eight by the timepiece in the hall . She had said " Gentle Jesus , " three times over , and was thinking of beginning again when the nurse entered , fully equipt for out - of - doors , and bade her peremptorily get up ...
... heard it striking eight by the timepiece in the hall . She had said " Gentle Jesus , " three times over , and was thinking of beginning again when the nurse entered , fully equipt for out - of - doors , and bade her peremptorily get up ...
Términos y frases comunes
Alice Gilsland Alice's Amiens amongst amusing Annis answer appeared archery asked aunt Delia auntie Dee beautiful better Bittersweet child Claymire Cornwell's cottage countenance cousin Sara cried darling dead dear doctor Dumpling eyes face fancy father feel felt friends gave girl goddaughter godmamma gone Grace Grandage and Rachel hand Hastings head heard heart Hurtledale Hurtlemere husband Katherine knew ladies at Brookfall Lady Georgiana lived looked Lucy Lupton Luxembourg Gardens married mind Miss Cornwell Miss Crispe Miss Delia Ferrand Miss Flora Miss Withers mood morning Mortimer Warleigh never night old lady Oliver Warleigh once papa Paris perhaps person pleasant pretty Prior's Bank Rachel Withers rectory replied Sara Grandage seemed seen Sinclair Ferrand Sir Laurence sister smile soon stay Sunshine sweet talk tell thing thought told took turned vext walked Welsbeck wicked wife wish woman words young
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Página 251 - All things are taken from us, and become Portions and parcels of the dreadful Past. Let us alone. What pleasure can we have To war with evil? Is there any peace In ever climbing up the climbing wave?
Página 176 - A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Página 222 - Never indeed was any man more contented with doing his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him.
Página 1 - How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done...
Página 231 - MAIDEN ! with the meek, brown eyes, In whose orbs a shadow lies Like the dusk in evening skies ! Thou whose locks outshine the sun, Golden tresses, wreathed in one, As the braided streamlets run ! Standing, with reluctant feet. Where the brook and river meet, Womanhood and childhood fleet ! Gazing, with a timid glance.
Página 49 - It was a good law as far as it went, but it did not go far enough even in regard to contributions.
Página 132 - ten years ago." Ten years are past, — life is no more The fairy land that once I knew — Pleasures have proved but falling stars, And many a sweetest spell untrue: But may I look on these dear ones, Feel their soft smile, their rosy kiss; Or may I turn, Beloved, to thee, My own home-star of truth and bliss! While love's sweet lights thus round me glow, Can I regret "ten years ago?
Página 209 - ... to use the jargon of the Royal Navy. It is almost impossible to depict even to a modern engineer the layout of that extraordinary engine room. But an effort must be made because, take her for all in all, we shall not look upon her like again. She was indeed a chronicle of her times. Each new decade had seen her modified and enlarged and made more complicated. The back of her enormous main condenser, which was about the size of a box car, was like the rear of a telephone switchboard. Scores of...