The Head of the Family: A NovelHarper & brothers, 1871 - 528 páginas |
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... began desperately wielding his knife and fork , the smile grew into a titter . Especially as Charlie , the wag and scape - grace of the family - in every family there is always one - took advantage of the conclusion of the meal to mount ...
... began desperately wielding his knife and fork , the smile grew into a titter . Especially as Charlie , the wag and scape - grace of the family - in every family there is always one - took advantage of the conclusion of the meal to mount ...
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... began to frown , Esther mutter- ing that " Tinie always put herself foremost in every thing , " and Ruth darting inquisitive glances at the mys- terious missive - a pretty note , edged with pink , and seal- ed with a blue wafer ...
... began to frown , Esther mutter- ing that " Tinie always put herself foremost in every thing , " and Ruth darting inquisitive glances at the mys- terious missive - a pretty note , edged with pink , and seal- ed with a blue wafer ...
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... began upon the business concerning which she had . sent for Mr. Græme -- the matter of her insane guest . " I saw her in the garden . It seems a very quiet mad- ness , as you told me . But what made you take such a charge upon yourself ...
... began upon the business concerning which she had . sent for Mr. Græme -- the matter of her insane guest . " I saw her in the garden . It seems a very quiet mad- ness , as you told me . But what made you take such a charge upon yourself ...
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... began to speak aloud to Mrs. Forsyth concerning his morning's proceedings , men- tioning several times distinctly , in the poor girl's hearing , the name of Ulverston . But though she paused a moment in her rocking at the sound of ...
... began to speak aloud to Mrs. Forsyth concerning his morning's proceedings , men- tioning several times distinctly , in the poor girl's hearing , the name of Ulverston . But though she paused a moment in her rocking at the sound of ...
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... began to color , and Ninian to look rather uncomfortable : " Tinie , I'm ashamed of you . Why can't you say at once that it is Miss Ansted ? " Who mistook the date you fixed , and has come a week too soon ; but not too soon for our ...
... began to color , and Ninian to look rather uncomfortable : " Tinie , I'm ashamed of you . Why can't you say at once that it is Miss Ansted ? " Who mistook the date you fixed , and has come a week too soon ; but not too soon for our ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Ansted's answered Ninian Armadale asked beautiful better Chester Terrace child Cloth cousin Rachel creature cried Tinie dear door Edges and Gilt Edinburgh Edmund eyes face fancy father feel felt girl glad Gowans grave Half Calf hand happy heard heart Heaven Helensburgh Hope Ansted Hope's husband Jane Sedley John Forsyth JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY JOHN S. C. Abbott Kenneth knew Lady Ulverston lassie laugh Lindsay little Walter marriage married mind Miss Ansted Miss Græme Miss Reay mother Musselburgh never night Ninian Græme Ninian looked Ninian thought once passion paused perhaps poor professor quiet Rachel Armstrong round scarcely seemed silent sister smile speak stood strange sure sweet talk tell tenderness thing Tinie's to-night told took turned Ulver Uncut Edges utter voice walked watching whispered wife wish woman word young
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Página 246 - ALL people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell ; Come ye before him and rejoice.
Página 168 - 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, dull-looking arable land for our neighbours to peer at ; until at night-time, down in the deep furrows the angels come and sow.