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... Agnes Jeffery , although not partaking of her father's manly beauty ( which by the way I never be- lieved in ) was one of the most amiable - looking and graceful girls I had ever beheld . Her hair was light - brown , or as novelists ...
... Agnes Jeffery , although not partaking of her father's manly beauty ( which by the way I never be- lieved in ) was one of the most amiable - looking and graceful girls I had ever beheld . Her hair was light - brown , or as novelists ...
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... Agnes played and sang some of thoso delightful ballads so melodious and touching . Thus the evening was passed in harmony and love , for Agnes and I were busy with our eyes and hearts ; and I may truly say that from that moment there ...
... Agnes played and sang some of thoso delightful ballads so melodious and touching . Thus the evening was passed in harmony and love , for Agnes and I were busy with our eyes and hearts ; and I may truly say that from that moment there ...
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... Agnes had been torn from me . Her uncle and guardian had been warned of the enemy in the camp , the whole particulars had been forwarded him , but by whom we never could dis- cover , and , like a good general , he had determined on a ...
... Agnes had been torn from me . Her uncle and guardian had been warned of the enemy in the camp , the whole particulars had been forwarded him , but by whom we never could dis- cover , and , like a good general , he had determined on a ...
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... Agnes , and the barrier to all communication being impregnable , I returned to those excesses which , at the time I write of , were both fashionable and fascinating . As for the profession which unfortunate circumstances had bound me to ...
... Agnes , and the barrier to all communication being impregnable , I returned to those excesses which , at the time I write of , were both fashionable and fascinating . As for the profession which unfortunate circumstances had bound me to ...
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... Agnes told me to tell you , sir , " she continued , " on no account to delay doing as she requested , or you would be too late . " At the first mention of my beloved one's name , I could scarcely proceed to the reading of it : so ...
... Agnes told me to tell you , sir , " she continued , " on no account to delay doing as she requested , or you would be too late . " At the first mention of my beloved one's name , I could scarcely proceed to the reading of it : so ...
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Página 277 - I was with Hercules and Cadmus once, When in a wood of Crete they bay'd the bear With hounds of Sparta : never did I hear Such gallant chiding ; for, besides the groves, The skies, the fountains, every region near, Seem'd all one mutual cry : I never heard So musical a discord, such sweet thunder.
Página 277 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flew"d, so sanded; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each.
Página 329 - TO one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven, — to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of the blue firmament. Who is more happy, when, with heart's content, Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment...
Página 327 - COME, gentle Spring, ethereal mildness, come ; And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While music wakes around, veiled in a shower Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend.
Página 117 - To sweet repast th' unwary partridge flies, With joy amid the scatter'd harvest lies ; Wandering in plenty, danger he forgets, Nor dreads the slavery of entangling nets. The subtle dog scours with sagacious nose Along the field, and snuffs each breeze that blows ; Against the wind he takes his prudent way, While the strong gale directs him to the prey ; Now the warm scent assures the covey near, He treads with caution, and he points with fear ; Then...
Página 189 - It was a sport very pleasant of these beasts ; to see the bear with his pink eyes leering after his enemies approach, the nimbleness and wait of the dog to take his advantage, and the force and experience of the bear again to avoid the...
Página 188 - ... tired. To this entertainment, there often follows that of whipping a blinded bear, which is performed by five or six men, standing circularly with whips, which they exercise upon him without any mercy, as he cannot escape from them because of his chain ; he defends himself with all his force and skill, throwing down all who come within his reach, and are not active enough to get out of it, and tearing the whips out of their hands, and breaking them.
Página 195 - The fiery courser, when he hears from far The sprightly trumpets, and the shouts of war, Pricks up his ears ; and, trembling with delight, Shifts place, and paws, and hopes the promis'd fight.
Página 188 - If there be a bear or a bull to be baited in the afternoon, or a jackanapes to ride on horseback, the minister hurries the service over in a shameful manner, in order to be present at the show.
Página 195 - Ruffles at speed, and dances in the wind. His horny hoofs are jetty black and round ; His chine is double ; starting with a bound He turns the turf, and shakes the solid ground. Fire from his eyes, clouds from his nostrils flow : He bears his rider headlong on the foe.