Fifteen Years: A Picture from the Last CenturyD. Appleton, 1871 - 315 páginas |
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Página 12
... passed that age which can dispense with all ornament , for it is only the first freshness of youth which may safely rely en- tirely upon Nature . Nevertheless , surrounded by her golden veil , freed from all constraint of whalebone and ...
... passed that age which can dispense with all ornament , for it is only the first freshness of youth which may safely rely en- tirely upon Nature . Nevertheless , surrounded by her golden veil , freed from all constraint of whalebone and ...
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... passed , and no opportunity had offered of supply- ing her place by a better person . As long as the young girl had not become conscious of her own su- periority , things went on tolerably . But the more her character developed , the ...
... passed , and no opportunity had offered of supply- ing her place by a better person . As long as the young girl had not become conscious of her own su- periority , things went on tolerably . But the more her character developed , the ...
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... passed since we left it , our language , so rich before , has developed still further . There is said to be a great poet there now , who has written a glorious book - a grand epic poem , that is pronounced superior even to the ...
... passed since we left it , our language , so rich before , has developed still further . There is said to be a great poet there now , who has written a glorious book - a grand epic poem , that is pronounced superior even to the ...
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... passed away like a blissful dream . They had been the elevat- ing , soul - expanding poetry of her life , which lay like an oasis amid the desert of the dull , mind - torpifying prose of her childhood , and the exciting turmoil of her ...
... passed away like a blissful dream . They had been the elevat- ing , soul - expanding poetry of her life , which lay like an oasis amid the desert of the dull , mind - torpifying prose of her childhood , and the exciting turmoil of her ...
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... passed the latter with the remark , " Ah , comtesse , com- me vous êtes échauffée ! " and then addressed some gra- cious words to the next lady . But Agatha felt how painfully the poor queen suffered from this comedy . Later , as she ...
... passed the latter with the remark , " Ah , comtesse , com- me vous êtes échauffée ! " and then addressed some gra- cious words to the next lady . But Agatha felt how painfully the poor queen suffered from this comedy . Later , as she ...
Términos y frases comunes
Agatha already asked Baron battle of Mollwitz beautiful beloved Berezov boys Caritas castle cheeks child Christian Cloth Count Balke Count Kronhelm Count Zinzendorf Countess Aurora cried daugh daughter dear Dessau door entered expression eyes father favor fear feeling felt German girl give Glogau gracious hand happiness heard heart Hohenhorst honor hope husband Ingeborg Julia Kavanagh Kerkow king King of Prussia knew lady ladyship length letter looked Lord Lothair Louisa Muhlbach madame mamma Mannsfeld marriage married matter ment monsieur the count Moritz morning mother Nastitz never night nobility noble officer opened parents pietistic pious pity poor prince Promnitz quiet Russia seemed sent servant Siberia Silesia smile soon Sorau soul stood Sweden tears thalers thing thought tion Tobolsk took trembling tutor unhappy Vivian Grey voice Wernersdorf wife Wildeneck wish woman words young youth
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Página 133 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches : but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth : for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Página 141 - The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well. 6 This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best : only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.
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Página 318 - Fiction, in the form of both Serial Novels and Short Stories ; Essays upon Literary and Social Topics ; Sketches of Travel and Adventure...
Página 140 - Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
Página 150 - Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof : and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry : for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Página 319 - Heartsease," etc. 8. JOSEPH II. AND HIS COURT. By Louisa Muhlbach. 4. FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS COURT. By Louisa Muhlbach. 5. BERLIN AND SANS-SOTTCI; or, FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS FRIENDS. By Louisa Muhlbach. 6. THE MERCHANT OF BERLIN. By Louisa Muhlbach. 7. FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS FAMILY. By Louisa Muhlbach. 8. HENRY VTEI.