The Head of the Family: A NovelHarper & brothers, 1871 - 528 páginas |
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... hand . over his eyes for a few moments ; then his grave , quiet , affectionate smile lightened around on them all ... hands fold- ed over Ninian's knee . Edmund sat opposite , leaning on his elbows , and looking dreamily into the fire ...
... hand . over his eyes for a few moments ; then his grave , quiet , affectionate smile lightened around on them all ... hands fold- ed over Ninian's knee . Edmund sat opposite , leaning on his elbows , and looking dreamily into the fire ...
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... hand sought convulsively that of her elder broth- er . He took and kept it , though he was unused to ca- ressing moods . But perhaps , looking down upon her , he remembered that she had been all her life her father's dar- ling . So he ...
... hand sought convulsively that of her elder broth- er . He took and kept it , though he was unused to ca- ressing moods . But perhaps , looking down upon her , he remembered that she had been all her life her father's dar- ling . So he ...
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... hand . " All is well , Ninian . This first night- " She paused -stopped - but the brother and sister understood one ... hands , bade one another good - night , and Lindsay followed after the rest . But until long past midnight , till the ...
... hand . " All is well , Ninian . This first night- " She paused -stopped - but the brother and sister understood one ... hands , bade one another good - night , and Lindsay followed after the rest . But until long past midnight , till the ...
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... hands with me , will you not ? and another time we may be better friends . " Rachel lifted up her eyes with a sharp , childish ... hand , though still her lips were as dumb as if no sound had stirred them since her birth . He pursued his ...
... hands with me , will you not ? and another time we may be better friends . " Rachel lifted up her eyes with a sharp , childish ... hand , though still her lips were as dumb as if no sound had stirred them since her birth . He pursued his ...
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... hand . Mr. Græme felt quite uncomfortable : he did not understand the romantic im- pulses of such a creature as Rachel Armstrong . But in walking homeward - for he had left as soon as Mrs. For- syth returned to the room - he pondered ...
... hand . Mr. Græme felt quite uncomfortable : he did not understand the romantic im- pulses of such a creature as Rachel Armstrong . But in walking homeward - for he had left as soon as Mrs. For- syth returned to the room - he pondered ...
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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.