The Young Prima Donna: a Romance of the Opera, Volumen1Lea & Blanchard, 1840 |
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Abbey admiration agitation appeared Arturo beautiful Belmont family Belmont House cern certainly charming coal black Rose comfort continued countenance creature dark dear degree delight dreaded dress Elton endeavour excited exclaimed expression eyes Fairbourne Fanny fear feelings felt gazed hand happiness heard heart Heaven hope hour idea imagine Italian Italy Johnson Kensington Gardens kind knew Lady Belmont Lady Constance Lady Gertrude Leslie lips London looked Lord Fitz-Ernest Lord Henry lumbine Madame Gabrielli Mademoiselle Kramer manner marriage mind misery morning mother Myrtilla Naples never night once Opera passed perceived poor child poor girl poor Rosalie present Prima Donna racter recollect rendered replied Rosalie's salie scarcely scene seemed seen sight Signor Gabrielli Sir Francis Somerville smile soon sorrow soul splendid surprise sweet tears tell Templeton thing thought tion told truly turned voice whilst wish woman words wretched youth
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Página 114 - Which colour'd all his objects : he had ceased To live within himself; she was his life, The ocean to the river of his thoughts, Which terminated all : upon a tone, A touch of hers, his blood would ebb and flow, And his cheek change tempestuously...
Página 65 - But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world; it is there her ambition strives for empire; it is there her avarice seeks for hidden treasures; she sends forth her sympathies on adventure; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection, and if shipwrecked, her case is hopeless, for it is a bankruptcy of the heart.
Página 3 - Let Fate do her worst ; there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy ; Which come in the night-time of sorrow and care, And bring back the features that joy used to wear.
Página 160 - Come on therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are present: and let us speedily use the creatures like as in youth. Let us fill ourselves with costly wine and ointments : and let no flower of the spring pass by us : Let us crown ourselves with rose-buds, before they be withered.
Página 70 - ... cabins hanging on the precipices, and the dancing figures on the strand — all touched, with the silvery tint and soft shadows of moonlight. On the other hand, the sea, trembling with a long line of radiance, and showing in the clear distance the sails of vessels stealing in every direction along its surface, presented a prospect as grand as the landscape was beautiful.
Página 69 - Pausilippo ; and as, on their return, they glided along the moonlight bay, the melodies of Italian strains seemed to give enchantment to the scenery of its shore. At this cool hour the voices of the vine-dressers were frequently heard in trio, as they reposed, after the labour of the day, on some pleasant promontory, under the shade of poplars ; or the brisk music of the dance from fishermen, on the margin of the waves below. The boatmen rested on their oars, while their company listened to voices...
Página 183 - The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity ; but a wounded spirit who can bear ? 15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge ; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Página 69 - ... of Naples. Frequently, as they glided round a promontory, whose shaggy masses impended far over the sea, such magic scenes of beauty unfolded, adorned by these dancing groups on the bay beyond, as no pencil could do justice to. The deep clear waters reflected every image of the landscape; the cliffs, branching into wild forms, crowned with groves, whose rough foliage often spread down theirsteeps in picturesque luxuriance; the ruined villa, on some bold point, peeping through the trees; peasants...
Página 114 - Upon it till it could not pass away; He had no breath, no being, but in hers ; She was his voice ; he did not speak to her, But trembled on her words ; she was his sight, For his eye follow'd hers, and saw with hers, Which colour'd all his objects : he had ceased To live within himself; she was his life...
Página 1 - Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew, She sparkled, was exhaled, and went to heaven.