Temptation and Atonement, and Other Tales, Volumen1H. Colburn, 1847 |
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... passed for an old bachelor . And no wonder ; for nothing could be more bachelor- like than his ways and appearance . But the families coeval with his own knew better ; and were disposed indeed to retrace the oddity of his habits to ...
... passed for an old bachelor . And no wonder ; for nothing could be more bachelor- like than his ways and appearance . But the families coeval with his own knew better ; and were disposed indeed to retrace the oddity of his habits to ...
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... guiltless of offence to man or beast , that , in the eyes of the parish , they could do no wrong . Madam Wigswell herself , indeed , passed B 5 TEMPTATION AND ATONEMENT . 9 having been cast away on an uninhabited ...
... guiltless of offence to man or beast , that , in the eyes of the parish , they could do no wrong . Madam Wigswell herself , indeed , passed B 5 TEMPTATION AND ATONEMENT . 9 having been cast away on an uninhabited ...
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... passed for " a little uppish , and a bit of a skinflint ; " but not a tongue was ever wagged against the parson or his patron . Among those by whom this species of steeple - loyalty was mainly upheld , was the parish clerk ; not in an ...
... passed for " a little uppish , and a bit of a skinflint ; " but not a tongue was ever wagged against the parson or his patron . Among those by whom this species of steeple - loyalty was mainly upheld , was the parish clerk ; not in an ...
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... passed by ; and stood gazing at the fine clove carnations , and in- haling their fragrance over the little gate , till even a less benevolent man than John Down- ing might have been tempted to say , " Walk in . " The stranger , however ...
... passed by ; and stood gazing at the fine clove carnations , and in- haling their fragrance over the little gate , till even a less benevolent man than John Down- ing might have been tempted to say , " Walk in . " The stranger , however ...
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... passed altogether from his memory , as insulated events are apt to do from the memory of the old . He had a thousand other things to think of ; and even the conduct of his sons afforded him painful grounds for reflection . It happened ...
... passed altogether from his memory , as insulated events are apt to do from the memory of the old . He had a thousand other things to think of ; and even the conduct of his sons afforded him painful grounds for reflection . It happened ...
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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 187 - ... the worm that dieth not, and the fire that is not quenched.
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 1 - She shineth and smileth on every thing. Where come the sheep ? To the rich man's moor. Where cometh sleep ? To the bed that's poor. Peasants must weep, And kings endure ; That is a fate that none can cure...
Página 68 - A FELON'S WIFE. THE brand is on thy brow, A dark and guilty spot ; 'T is ne'er to be erased ! 'T is ne'er to be forgot ! The brand is on thy brow, Yet I must shade the spot : For who will love thee now, If I love thee not...
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.
Página 292 - Gardens feed no fruits nor flowers, But childless seem, and in decay ; The traitor clock forsakes the hours, And points to times — oh, far away ! And the steed no longer neigheth, Nor paws the startled ground ; And the...
Página 201 - I was coming to visit you this morning, uncle," said she, in a broken voice, " even if we had not met in Warling Wood. 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."