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Be that as it may , London , which steals the bloom from so many cheeks ,
restored hers . As she was not so lavish of her presence as her sister was , so did
people begin to value it more . Among the many , she sometimes chanced to
meet ...
Be that as it may , London , which steals the bloom from so many cheeks ,
restored hers . As she was not so lavish of her presence as her sister was , so did
people begin to value it more . Among the many , she sometimes chanced to
meet ...
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Come ! that cheek , in its warm blush , promises me the kiss so long denied . . . . ”
But his words ... she said , “ now ! when Julian may be dying , and when Ellen ' s
eyes are dim with weeping , and her cheeks livid with terror ! Oh no , not now !
Come ! that cheek , in its warm blush , promises me the kiss so long denied . . . . ”
But his words ... she said , “ now ! when Julian may be dying , and when Ellen ' s
eyes are dim with weeping , and her cheeks livid with terror ! Oh no , not now !
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... Mr . Grunter is ? I wish to see him . " “ Come in , ” groaned a sepulchral voice .
Annie approached the bed : suddenly Mr . Grunter raised himself , and drew
aside the curtain . His livid cheeks , his hollow eyes , his high cheek - bones , and
...
... Mr . Grunter is ? I wish to see him . " “ Come in , ” groaned a sepulchral voice .
Annie approached the bed : suddenly Mr . Grunter raised himself , and drew
aside the curtain . His livid cheeks , his hollow eyes , his high cheek - bones , and
...
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When they were gone , he sought his father , and , while tears filled his eyes , and
his pale cheeks betrayed his sufferings , he told him that he had manfully kept his
word , and had not formally proposed , but that , now the time of trial was over ...
When they were gone , he sought his father , and , while tears filled his eyes , and
his pale cheeks betrayed his sufferings , he told him that he had manfully kept his
word , and had not formally proposed , but that , now the time of trial was over ...
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... she felt the desolation she had brought upon her own heart ; then would she
gladly have been a beggar by his side , rather than the owner of all that
disgraceful wealth ; then did her cheek grow white , and her heart sick ; and then
could she ...
... she felt the desolation she had brought upon her own heart ; then would she
gladly have been a beggar by his side , rather than the owner of all that
disgraceful wealth ; then did her cheek grow white , and her heart sick ; and then
could she ...
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Página 46 - And, when the sun begins to fling His flaring beams, me, Goddess, bring, To arched walks of twilight groves, And shadows brown, that Sylvan loves, Of pine, or monumental oak, Where the rude axe, with heaved stroke, Was never heard the nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallowed haunt.
Página 222 - Is there, in human form, that bears a heart — A wretch ! a villain ! lost to love and truth ! That can, with studied, sly, ensnaring art, Betray sweet Jenny's unsuspecting youth ? Curse on his...
Página 46 - I remember, when the fight was done, When I was dry with rage and extreme toil, Breathless and faint, leaning upon my sword, Came there a certain lord, neat, trimly dress'd, Fresh as a bridegroom; and his chin, new reap'd, Show'd like a stubble-land at harvest-home.
Página 247 - MY birth-day" — what a different sound That word had in my youthful ears ! And how, each time the day comes round, Less and less white its mark appears ! When first our scanty years are told, It seems like pastime to grow old ; And, as Youth counts the shining links. That Time around him binds so fast, Pleased with the task, he little thinks How hard that chain will press at last. Vain was the man, and false as vain, Who said* — "were he ordain'd to run " His long career of life again, . " He...
Página 143 - Winter comes, to rule the varied year, Sullen and sad, with all his rising train — Vapours, and clouds, and storms. Be these my theme ; These, that exalt the soul to solemn thought And heavenly musing. Welcome, kindred glooms...
Página 182 - The light of love, the purity of grace, The mind, the Music breathing from her face, The heart whose softness harmonized the whole, And oh! that eye was in itself a Soul...
Página 254 - THOU lingering star, with lessening ray, That lov'st to greet the early morn, Again thou usher'st in the day My Mary from my soul was torn. O Mary! dear departed shade! Where is thy place of blissful rest? See'st thou thy lover lowly laid? Hear'st thou the groans that rend his breast?
Página 237 - Was my own lord. Then did I seek to rise Out of the prison of my mean estate ; And, with such jewels as the exploring Mind Brings from the caves of Knowledge, buy my ransom From those twin gaolers of the daring heart — Low Birth and iron Fortune.
Página 277 - She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love : A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye! Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky.
Página 7 - Alas ! regardless of their doom, The little victims play! No sense have they of Ills to come; Nor Care, beyond to-day! Yet see, how all around them wait The Ministers of human fate; And black Misfortune's baleful Train!
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | The matchmaker, by the author of 'Cousin Geoffrey'. The matchmaker, by the author of 'Cousin Geoffrey', Harriet Maria Gordon Smythies |
| Autor | Harriet Maria Gordon Smythies |
| Publicação | 1842 |
| Original de | Universidade de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 24 Abr 2006 |
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