Shining after rain or The sister's vow, Volumen11857 |
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... nephew would inherit all his large fortune and estates with the title , but he was anxious not to stand on false grounds , and his only real inde- pendence was his pay . Mr. Howard fully appreciated the young man's high sense of honour ...
... nephew would inherit all his large fortune and estates with the title , but he was anxious not to stand on false grounds , and his only real inde- pendence was his pay . Mr. Howard fully appreciated the young man's high sense of honour ...
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... nephew to draw their chairs to the fire , which was blazing brightly . To this pro- position Captain Leslie assented , though secretly wishing himself in Lapland , being already more than half roasted , but he was particularly anxi ...
... nephew to draw their chairs to the fire , which was blazing brightly . To this pro- position Captain Leslie assented , though secretly wishing himself in Lapland , being already more than half roasted , but he was particularly anxi ...
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... nephew never to attempt to see his cousin Adeline , which he reluctantly gave , but carefully abstained from binding himself not to hold communica- tion with her , fearing that the time might too speedily arrive when she would be hardly ...
... nephew never to attempt to see his cousin Adeline , which he reluctantly gave , but carefully abstained from binding himself not to hold communica- tion with her , fearing that the time might too speedily arrive when she would be hardly ...
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... nephew , and Cap- tain Leslie read the following : - " SIR - I trust you will excuse my troubling you on a matter of business . My ward , Miss Merton , having accepted Captain Leslie's pro- posals some weeks since , it is necessary that ...
... nephew , and Cap- tain Leslie read the following : - " SIR - I trust you will excuse my troubling you on a matter of business . My ward , Miss Merton , having accepted Captain Leslie's pro- posals some weeks since , it is necessary that ...
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... motto . You have known my wishes and commands for many years , and are also by this time aware , that what I say I mean , and never revoke , " and the old man eyed his nephew sternly , and the OR , THE SISTER'S VOW . 53.
... motto . You have known my wishes and commands for many years , and are also by this time aware , that what I say I mean , and never revoke , " and the old man eyed his nephew sternly , and the OR , THE SISTER'S VOW . 53.
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added Adeline Alice amongst Annie answered anxious arrived asked bability beauty begged blessing Bouillé brother Captain Leslie child comfort course cousin daughter dearest door duty Edward Leslie Eleanor exclaimed eyes father favour favourite fear feel felt French maid girl governess hand happy Harcourt Harrington Court heart Herbert Heywood holy honour hope Howard family invalid Janet kind Langley Park leave Leslie's letter look Lord Castleton mamma marriage master mind Miss Howard Miss Merton morning mother nephew Nepton never nurse painful pleasure poor Pray present promised pupils received rejoined Edith replied Edith replied Edward rington scarlet fever sick Sinclair sing Sir Henry Leslie sister soon sorrow sure tell Thank things thought tion trust uncle uncle's Walton whilst Wilson wish young lady
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Página 16 - Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take ; Till in the ocean of Thy love We lose ourselves in Heaven above.
Página 17 - Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Finds us farther than to-day.
Página 195 - But Douglas round him drew his cloak, Folded his arms, and thus he spoke: "My manors, halls, and bowers shall still Be open, at my sovereign's will, To each one whom he lists, howe'er Unmeet to be the owner's peer. My castles are my king's alone, From turret to foundation-stone; The hand of Douglas is his own, And never shall in friendly grasp The hand of such as Marmion clasp.
Página 59 - Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers, and he bears a laden breast, Full of sad experience, moving toward the stillness of his rest. Hark, my merry comrades call me, sounding on the...
Página 124 - Tis sweet, as year by year we lose Friends out of sight, in faith to muse How grows in Paradise our store.
Página 201 - Tis caught unquenched on high, Those saintlike brows so hoary Shall wear it in the sky. No smile is like the smile of death, When all good musings past Rise wafted with the parting breath, The sweetest thought the last.
Página 108 - He show'd me all the mercy, for he taught me all the sin : Now, though my lamp was lighted late, there's One will let me in : Nor would I now be well, mother, again, if that could be, For my desire is but to pass to Him that died for me.
Página 163 - And then the peace that Jesus beams, The life of grace, the death of sin, With nature's placid woods and streams, Is peace without, and peace within. Delightful...
Página 125 - How mildly on the wandering cloud The sunset beam is cast ; 'Tis like the memory left behind, When loved ones breathe their last.
Página 32 - LADY Clara Vere de Vere, Of me you shall not win renown : You thought to break a country heart For pastime, ere you went to town. At me you smiled, but unbeguiled I saw the snare, and I retired : The daughter of a hundred Earls, You are not one to be desired. Lady Clara Vere de Vere, I know you proud to bear your name, Your pride is yet no mate for mine, Too proud to care from whence I came. Nor would I break for your sweet sake...