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... hand . The following morning her worst fears were firmed , for on looking from her tower she saw the dead body of her lover cast on the shore by the cruel waters . Unable to outlive so great a loss , she cast herself headlong from the ...
... hand . The following morning her worst fears were firmed , for on looking from her tower she saw the dead body of her lover cast on the shore by the cruel waters . Unable to outlive so great a loss , she cast herself headlong from the ...
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... hands . The old servant did as his master commanded him . When he arrived at M. Fayel's house , he suddenly met M. Fayel himself , in company with his servant , who remembering him to be one of Captain Coucy's man , wanted to know his ...
... hands . The old servant did as his master commanded him . When he arrived at M. Fayel's house , he suddenly met M. Fayel himself , in company with his servant , who remembering him to be one of Captain Coucy's man , wanted to know his ...
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... hand . Though thou art , for thy temerity , worthy of death , thou art also by thy mental and moral excellences worthy of two lives ; take therefore the princess in marriage , fear God , and love one another . ' Another anecdote ...
... hand . Though thou art , for thy temerity , worthy of death , thou art also by thy mental and moral excellences worthy of two lives ; take therefore the princess in marriage , fear God , and love one another . ' Another anecdote ...
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... hands . The beautiful Saracen dropped her veil , and throwing herself at the feet of the countess , ex- claimed , ' I am thy vassal . ' ' Thou art my sister , ' replied the countess , raising and embracing her , ' my husband shall be ...
... hands . The beautiful Saracen dropped her veil , and throwing herself at the feet of the countess , ex- claimed , ' I am thy vassal . ' ' Thou art my sister , ' replied the countess , raising and embracing her , ' my husband shall be ...
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... hand of his daughter in marriage . His application was treated with ridicule by Colantonio , who , by way of extinguishing the poor gipsy's hopes , told him that he meant to bestow his daughter only upon some one who was as good a ...
... hand of his daughter in marriage . His application was treated with ridicule by Colantonio , who , by way of extinguishing the poor gipsy's hopes , told him that he meant to bestow his daughter only upon some one who was as good a ...
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 133 - In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior! "Try not the pass!
Página 205 - One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
Página 168 - ... rapidity. He repeats the tune' taught him by his master, though of considerable length, fully and faithfully. He runs over the quiverings of the canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale or red-bird, with such superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority, and become altogether silent, while he seems to triumph in their defeat, by redoubling his exertions.
Página 63 - Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above.
Página 40 - To the last point of vision, and beyond, Mount, daring warbler! that love-prompted strain, 'Twixt thee and thine a never-failing bond, Thrills not the less the bosom of the plain: Yet might'st thou seem, proud privilege! to sing All independent of the leafy spring.
Página 133 - The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior...
Página 168 - Bird, which he exquisitely manages, are mingled with the screaming of swallows, or the cackling of hens ; amidst the simple melody of the...
Página 29 - THE lark is singing in the blinding sky, Hedges are white with May. The bridegroom sea Is toying with the shore, his wedded bride, And, in the fulness of his marriage joy, He decorates her tawny brow with shells, Retires a space, to see how fair she looks, Then proud runs up to kiss her.
Página 166 - ... and even handsome. The ease, elegance and rapidity of his movements, the animation of his eye, and the intelligence he displays in listening and laying up lessons from almost every species of the feathered creation within his hearing, are really surprising, and mark the peculiarity of his genius.
Página 166 - ... dewy morning, while the woods are already vocal with a multitude of warblers, his admirable song rises preeminent over every competitor. The ear can listen to his music alone, to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment.