The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune : a Tale of Real Life, Volumen1E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1833 |
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... dear , " and led me into the house , while papa superintended the unloading of our joint luggage . Every comfort the good inn afforded was lavished on me , and my kind protectress herself took the trouble to put me to bed , bestowing on ...
... dear , " and led me into the house , while papa superintended the unloading of our joint luggage . Every comfort the good inn afforded was lavished on me , and my kind protectress herself took the trouble to put me to bed , bestowing on ...
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... dear and much beloved acquaintance from Dublin , the Honourable K. E. , youngest son of Lord W. , a be- ing of unequalled goodness . He was my senior by four or five years , and with a gentleness of spirit peculiarly his own , had borne ...
... dear and much beloved acquaintance from Dublin , the Honourable K. E. , youngest son of Lord W. , a be- ing of unequalled goodness . He was my senior by four or five years , and with a gentleness of spirit peculiarly his own , had borne ...
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... dear to my affections . The very watch I then wore was the gift of his friendship on the preceding Christmas , when he left Ireland . My delight at seeing him was greater than any I had ever experienced ; I sprang into his arms , and ...
... dear to my affections . The very watch I then wore was the gift of his friendship on the preceding Christmas , when he left Ireland . My delight at seeing him was greater than any I had ever experienced ; I sprang into his arms , and ...
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... dear , kind master ; you know I al . ways preferred Pope's Essay to Young's Night Thoughts ; " this was the origi nal of that much hackneyed and variously quoted bon mot . of their profession . Amongst the latter , the most 18 THE STAFF ...
... dear , kind master ; you know I al . ways preferred Pope's Essay to Young's Night Thoughts ; " this was the origi nal of that much hackneyed and variously quoted bon mot . of their profession . Amongst the latter , the most 18 THE STAFF ...
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... dear ones , whom I foolishly imagined were thinking as much of me as I of them , that I had no wish to encumber my journal with his detested name . He found the paper , of course , full of very insipid stuff ; for in less than half an ...
... dear ones , whom I foolishly imagined were thinking as much of me as I of them , that I had no wish to encumber my journal with his detested name . He found the paper , of course , full of very insipid stuff ; for in less than half an ...
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adjutant amiable amongst appeared Arabin arms arrived beauty bestowed blessing brother called Captain CHAPTER cheer Clonmell cockade Colonel command compliment daugh dear delight dress Dublin Dublin harbour duty Earl Earl of Westmeath Ensign eyes face fair father favour feelings felt followed gallant gave geant gentleman girl half hand happy heard heart Holyhead honour hour Husho indulged Ireland Irish John Doyle Joseph Atkinson kind lady leave letter lieutenant lips look Lord Lord Rawdon Manor Rawdon Maria miles mind morning Mullingar Nag's Head Nanny never night o'clock O'Farrel officer old Robin once party passed person pleasure poor quarter-master quarters Rafferty received recollections recruits regiment rendered seemed Sergeant Macnab silence SIR JOHN BLAQUIERE soldier soon spirits tears Templemore thought tinker tion took town widow wife wish woman words wretched young youth
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Página 1 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together : our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our virtues.
Página 165 - Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks ; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body.
Página 173 - Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat-- Come hither, come hither, come hither! Here shall we see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats And pleased with what he gets-- Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Página 115 - Out of my grief and my impatience, Answer'd neglectingly I know not what, He should, or he should not; for he made me mad, To see him shine so brisk and smell so sweet...
Página 86 - And let th' aspiring youth beware of love, Of the smooth glance beware; for 'tis too late, When on his heart the torrent softness pours. Then wisdom prostrate lies, and fading fame Dissolves in air away ; while the fond soul, Wrapt in gay visions of unreal bliss, Still paints th' illusive form ; the kindling grace ; Th...
Página 150 - She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek : she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy She sat like patience on a monument, Smiling at grief.
Página 11 - Full are thy cities with the sons of Art; And trade, and joy, in every busy street, Mingling are heard; even Drudgery himself, As at the car he sweats, or dusty hews The palace stone, looks gay. Thy crowded ports, Where rising masts an endless prospect yield, With labour burn...
Página 180 - Oh ! what was love made for, if 'tis not the same Through joy and through torment, through glory and shame ? I know not, I ask not, if guilt's in that heart, I but know that I love thee, whatever thou art.
Página 123 - tis in my custody. Oth. Ha! lago. O, beware, my lord, of jealousy ; It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock The meat it feeds on : that cuckold lives in bliss Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger ; But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves ! Oth.
Página 73 - Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark Bay deep-mouthed welcome as we draw near home; 'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark Our coming, and look brighter when we come...