Paul Jones : a Romance, Volume 1Oliver & Boyd, 1826 - 1123 páginas |
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... follow her . A strange courage , and a strange power , were given me , and she led me to this very spot , set me down where we now sit , and then she spoke . Grace Joysan , your lover has wronged you - deceived you , ' - witch though ...
... follow her . A strange courage , and a strange power , were given me , and she led me to this very spot , set me down where we now sit , and then she spoke . Grace Joysan , your lover has wronged you - deceived you , ' - witch though ...
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... follow not the fox ? Vice and sin sit smiling on their high places , with their coronets on their brows and their stars on their sides , while humble folly , which lives in the valley , wearing hoddin - grey , must be scourged , and ...
... follow not the fox ? Vice and sin sit smiling on their high places , with their coronets on their brows and their stars on their sides , while humble folly , which lives in the valley , wearing hoddin - grey , must be scourged , and ...
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... follow- ing it through the air ; and when it played dunt into the ground , may the fiend make spunks out my spoolbanes if I didna think I saw a head shot out at ane of the stanchelled windows - and sic a head , the dourest devil in the ...
... follow- ing it through the air ; and when it played dunt into the ground , may the fiend make spunks out my spoolbanes if I didna think I saw a head shot out at ane of the stanchelled windows - and sic a head , the dourest devil in the ...
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... follow . She therefore interfered . " My daughter has spoken wisely and true : let us now be silent on the subject ; and do thou , Maud , bring me a cup of cold water from the little well . I feel faint , my girl . " And she enforced ...
... follow . She therefore interfered . " My daughter has spoken wisely and true : let us now be silent on the subject ; and do thou , Maud , bring me a cup of cold water from the little well . I feel faint , my girl . " And she enforced ...
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... follow thee gladly , since thy light goes towards the sea , and since I wish to escape for an hour from mine own thoughts , and from that happy hearth where I spent the morning hours of life . " And , follow- ing the little meteor as ...
... follow thee gladly , since thy light goes towards the sea , and since I wish to escape for an hour from mine own thoughts , and from that happy hearth where I spent the morning hours of life . " And , follow- ing the little meteor as ...
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Andrew Paton answered auld beauty blessed blood boat bonnie bosom brow Caerlaverock Cameronian Captain castle cavern Corbie Criffel dame dark daugh daughter deep dropt Dumfries evil eyes face fair folly frae Galwegian gazed glance Grace grave gude Halliday hand head heard heart heaven honour horse John Cargill John Paul Joysan Justice kirk kythed Lady Emeline Lady Phemie land lass light lips look Lord Dalveen Lord Thomas Macgubb Macmittimus maiden mair Maud Paul maun mirth moon mother neck never noble pistol Prudence quean Rodan sails Saint Bees Scotland seat ship shore Siddick side sister smile Solway sorrow spirit spoke stept stood sweet sword tell thee there's thine thing thou thought tide veen voice weel wild wind wise wish words yere young lord young nobleman
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Página 103 - She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition sent To be a moment's ornament; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay.
Página 349 - Adieu, adieu ! my native shore Fades o'er the waters blue ; The night-winds sigh, the breakers roar, And shrieks the wild sea-mew. Yon sun that sets upon the sea We follow in his flight ; Farewell awhile to him and thee, My native land — Good night...
Página 150 - Dont waste your time at family funerals grieving for your relatives: attend to life, not to death: there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it, and better.
Página 1 - Degrees and orders given us ? In you men, 'Tis held a coolness if you lose your right, Affronts and loss of honour. Streets, and walls, And upper ends of tables...
Página 156 - If blest with pliant, tho' but slender, sense, Feign'd modesty, and real impudence : A supple knee, smooth tongue, an easy grace, A curse within, a smile upon his face ; A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life ; Genius and virtue they will soon defeat, And lodge you in the bosom of the great. To merit, is but to provide a pain For men's refusing what you ought to gain.
Página 197 - What though the laddie kist me, When I was at the mill! A kiss is but a touch; And a touch can do nae ill.
Página 3 - ... hovered, — history owes it some of its happiest hours, and song some of its best inspirations.
Página 3 - ... the narrow valley, — where some six or seven trees, bald with age, and bearing...
Página 306 - Cameronian had placed between them, confronted him at some six paces distance. They looked at each other — they raised their right hands at once, and the double flash and knell made the horses rear and the riders start. Down sprang Cargill with all the alacrity of youth, and threw himself in between them. They both stood— their pistols reeking...