Temptation and atonement, and other tales, Volúmenes1-3 |
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... present , or to come . The first great trouble , however , of which he was conscious , was his final banishment from Norcroft . After a time , matters went ill with the Harmans . They were forced to give up the greater portion of the ...
... present , or to come . The first great trouble , however , of which he was conscious , was his final banishment from Norcroft . After a time , matters went ill with the Harmans . They were forced to give up the greater portion of the ...
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... present , therefore , were unanimous in opposition to an adjournment . What light could Luke Downing possibly throw upon the matter ? He was at sixty miles ' distance when the murder was committed . It was , in fact , because his ...
... present , therefore , were unanimous in opposition to an adjournment . What light could Luke Downing possibly throw upon the matter ? He was at sixty miles ' distance when the murder was committed . It was , in fact , because his ...
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... present at the opening of the family vault by the workmen of the Lewes upholsterers , who were charged with the duty ; and all was in preparation for the melancholy ceremony , ap- pointed for the eighth day after the demise of Sir ...
... present at the opening of the family vault by the workmen of the Lewes upholsterers , who were charged with the duty ; and all was in preparation for the melancholy ceremony , ap- pointed for the eighth day after the demise of Sir ...
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... present , aware that the road in question led only to the great house . " More lawyers , may be , alighting like a flock of carrion crows on the old estate . " 66 Ay , no doubt there'll be a pretty penny to be made out of two ...
... present , aware that the road in question led only to the great house . " More lawyers , may be , alighting like a flock of carrion crows on the old estate . " 66 Ay , no doubt there'll be a pretty penny to be made out of two ...
Página 141
... present occasion he would hardly an- swer the eager questions of the good landlady of the Black Lion , who rushed to her doorway with inquiries about the po'shay . He was in search of the constable . He was come to beg Mr. Wigswell ...
... present occasion he would hardly an- swer the eager questions of the good landlady of the Black Lion , who rushed to her doorway with inquiries about the po'shay . He was in search of the constable . He was come to beg Mr. Wigswell ...
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afford Aldridge baronet Black Lion Boscawen brother Cecilia Church Lane Cissy coffin Colonel Garrett Colonel Larpent Colston family comfort cottage cousin cried daugh dear death door endeavoured Esther Harman eyes face fancied favour fortune funeral garden girl grave green Hams hand happy Hart Hartington Hall heart hurried Inner Temple Jack John Downing John Downing's justice knew lady late Sir Clement Laurence Donovan letter lips look Luke Downing Master Downing ment mercy mind Miss Colston morning mother murder neighbour never niece Norcroft old Downing parish perhaps person poor clerk poor Downing poor Jack poor Luke present reached rector rendered replied resumed scarcely Sir Cle Sir Henry Sir Henry Fletcher Sir Mark Colston sister smile Sophia soul spot stood stranger stream thing tion uncle vestry vidual village voice Warling Wood wife Wigswell Wigswell's word young
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Página 85 - Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale! Light thickens; and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood: Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; Whiles night's black agents to their preys do rouse.
Página 166 - Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Página 123 - Sweet is a legacy, and passing sweet The unexpected death of some old lady Or gentleman of seventy years complete, Who've made
Página 68 - THE SONG OF A FELON'S WIFE. THE brand is on thy brow, A dark and guilty spot ; 'Tis ne'er to be erased ! 'Tis ne'er to be forgot ! The brand is on thy brow ! Yet / must shade the spot : For who will love thee now, If...
Página 214 - t were na for my Jeanie. O why should fate sic pleasure have, Life's dearest bands untwining ? Or why sae sweet a flower as love Depend on Fortune's shining ? This warld's wealth when I think on, Its pride, and a' the lave o't ; Fie, fie on silly coward man, That he should be the slave o't.
Página 187 - ... the worm that dieth not, and the fire that is not quenched.
Página 243 - She lies upon her pillow, pale, And moans within her sleep, Or wakeneth with a patient smile, And striveth not to weep ! How gentle and how good a child She is, we know too well, And dearer to her parents' hearts, Than our weak words can tell.
Página 201 - I wanted to see you. I wanted to tell you that I had heard from him. A ship letter. He is well. It was a hint from him that urged me to the duty you found me executing.
Página 14 - By lovely forms, and silent weather, And tender sounds, yet you might see At once that Peter Bell and she Had often been together. 'A savage wildness round him hung As of a dweller out of doors; In his whole figure and his mien A savage character was seen Of mountains and of dreary moors.