The Head of the Family: A Novel, Volume 1Tauchnitz, 1858 |
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... sisters can see it to - morrow morning . " " I will do that , Mr. Ninian or Mr. Græme , as ye are the noo , " answered Katie , in a subdued tone , as she disappeared with her apron to her eyes . ---- Ninian went up - stairs to his sister ...
... sisters can see it to - morrow morning . " " I will do that , Mr. Ninian or Mr. Græme , as ye are the noo , " answered Katie , in a subdued tone , as she disappeared with her apron to her eyes . ---- Ninian went up - stairs to his sister ...
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... Sister , " said Ninian ; and his manner expressed affection , quiet , indeed , but perfectly at rest and sure so sure , that no outward show was asked or needed . - " Will you dine now ? or have dinner and tea to- gether when the ...
... Sister , " said Ninian ; and his manner expressed affection , quiet , indeed , but perfectly at rest and sure so sure , that no outward show was asked or needed . - " Will you dine now ? or have dinner and tea to- gether when the ...
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... sister , and Ninian soon rose and went down stairs . But ere leaving the house he came up once more . Lindsay was still standing by the fire , her hands folded that quiet passive attitude into which they seemed naturally to fall . It ...
... sister , and Ninian soon rose and went down stairs . But ere leaving the house he came up once more . Lindsay was still standing by the fire , her hands folded that quiet passive attitude into which they seemed naturally to fall . It ...
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... Sister , " as Lindsay was called par excellence . It seemed to be a tacit agreement , that while the others had their various Christian names , Ruth and Esther , Edmund , Christina , Reuben , Charles , bandied about under all sorts of ...
... Sister , " as Lindsay was called par excellence . It seemed to be a tacit agreement , that while the others had their various Christian names , Ruth and Esther , Edmund , Christina , Reuben , Charles , bandied about under all sorts of ...
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... sisters , having a kindly and a cheerful word for each . " Well , and what sort of a journey was it ? You must have ... sister Esther . " We thought , " she added , looking down , " that now we ought to be more careful of expense . But ...
... sisters , having a kindly and a cheerful word for each . " Well , and what sort of a journey was it ? You must have ... sister Esther . " We thought , " she added , looking down , " that now we ought to be more careful of expense . But ...
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actress Ansted's answered Ninian Armadale asked beautiful better child cousin Rachel creature cried Tinie darling dear door Edinburgh Edmund elder brother eyes face fancy father feel felt Geoffrey girl glad Gowans grave hand happy head heard heart Heaven Helensburgh honour Hope Ansted Hope's husband Jane Sedley John Forsyth Kenneth knew lassie laughed Lindsay listened little Walter Lyonell marriage married mind Miss Ansted Miss Græme Miss Reay mistress mother Musselburgh never night Ninian Græme Ninian looked Ninian saw Ninian thought once passion paused perhaps poor quiet Rachel Armstrong round Sabine scarcely seemed silent sister smile soul speak spoke stood strange sure sweet talk tell tenderness thing Tinie's to-night told took trouble truth turned Ulvers utter voice walked watching whispered wife wish woman words young
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Página 160 - least, so thought Ninian and Hope, the only two who watched him closely. When he reached the verse — "And a gentle consort made he, And her gentle mind was such, That she grew a noble lady, And the people loved her much,
Página 20 - of Ruth the beautiful, And still I thought of thee. "Long were the prayers he uttered. But they seemed not so to me; For in my heart I prayed with him, And still I prayed for thee.
Página 38 - Would I had never trod this English earth. Nor felt the flatteries that do grow upon it! Ye have angels' faces, but Heaven knows your hearts —
Página 13 - children," though not in an overbearing tone, with a sort- of loving eldership — "there are a few things I want to talk to you about, or rather for us all to talk over together. Shall we do so now, or defer it until another time?
Página 83 - Of sorrow dwells; then, arbiter, oh! pause. Ere yet thy final judgment thou assign, And learn my better right, too clearly proved; Four words comprise it — / was never loved! The palm of grief, thou wilt allow, is mine,' " Chamisso knew humanity. There can be no grief like that grief! Possibly,
Página 121 - out of the room, and was not seen for hours. Women, and especially young women, either believe falsely or judge harshly of men, in one thing. You, young loving creature, who dream of your lover by night and by day — you fancy that he does the same of you?
Página 176 - have ceased to hope or even wish it so; but no one can ever be to me in thy stead, and at any time I would give my life to pour out blessings upon thee and thine." "With this sort of feeling, strangely intense though calm, Ninian went to see Mrs.
Página 206 - Work — work — work! It is the iron ploughshare that goes over the field of the heart, rooting up all the pretty grasses, and the beautiful, hurtful weeds, that we have taken such pleasure in growing, laying them all under, fair and foul together — making plain, dulllooking
Página 169 - says, she is so fond of you, and makes such a fuss over you." Ninian turned his face to the Loch, over which the morning sun glittered and flashed. But it was not that which blinded him, and made him feel as if everything were reeling to and fro. Only for a moment; — the next he
Página 122 - the self you know — would strike you with pain. Or else, his inner and diviner self, higher than you can dream of, would turn coldly from your insignificant love. Yet all this must be: you have no right to murmur.