Annis Warleigh's fortunes, by Holme Lee, Página 120,Volumen21863 |
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... . " Before I came away , she got an under- nurse to help her , a girl I can speak for , a cousin of my own who lived at Everham . Salter's tongue's a bit rough at times , but she means nothing 16 ANNIS WARLEIGH'S FORTUNES .
... . " Before I came away , she got an under- nurse to help her , a girl I can speak for , a cousin of my own who lived at Everham . Salter's tongue's a bit rough at times , but she means nothing 16 ANNIS WARLEIGH'S FORTUNES .
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... lived in the odour of respectability and poverty were paradise by com- parison with her present life ; and she would have done and endured almost anything to escape from it . Nature had not planned Betsy Briggs on the criminal mould ...
... lived in the odour of respectability and poverty were paradise by com- parison with her present life ; and she would have done and endured almost anything to escape from it . Nature had not planned Betsy Briggs on the criminal mould ...
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... lived up in that quarter of Paris where the Gilslands had hidden themselves with Annis . After dinner the amusement was to look through folios of sketches , one amongst which literally startled Rachel from its likeness to Sir Laurence's ...
... lived up in that quarter of Paris where the Gilslands had hidden themselves with Annis . After dinner the amusement was to look through folios of sketches , one amongst which literally startled Rachel from its likeness to Sir Laurence's ...
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... lived Arthur and Grace Hill . The invitation included Rachel and Hanson , but not Clip , and as his mistress always felt at a loss without her factotum , she was at first anxious to decline it . 66 " I cannot stay in that house , " she ...
... lived Arthur and Grace Hill . The invitation included Rachel and Hanson , but not Clip , and as his mistress always felt at a loss without her factotum , she was at first anxious to decline it . 66 " I cannot stay in that house , " she ...
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... lived in the neighbourhood of London and took only six pupils , whom , with the assistance of masters , she educated entirely herself . It was the midsummer- holiday time then , and as neither of her benefactresses could have been easy ...
... lived in the neighbourhood of London and took only six pupils , whom , with the assistance of masters , she educated entirely herself . It was the midsummer- holiday time then , and as neither of her benefactresses could have been easy ...
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...