The Head of the Family: A NovelHarper & brothers, 1871 - 528 páginas |
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... heard him up stairs in the drawing - room , playing on his beloved piano - Lindsay's gift ; probably with Lindsay sitting by him , as she constantly did , though little she un- derstood his music , except through the love of him . The ...
... heard him up stairs in the drawing - room , playing on his beloved piano - Lindsay's gift ; probably with Lindsay sitting by him , as she constantly did , though little she un- derstood his music , except through the love of him . The ...
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... heard your servant speak of her as Mrs. Armstrong . " " Her married name ! -Well , God knows all ; but I think no human being ever will . We call her Mrs. Armstrong just to humor her . That's her delusion . She thinks she is married ...
... heard your servant speak of her as Mrs. Armstrong . " " Her married name ! -Well , God knows all ; but I think no human being ever will . We call her Mrs. Armstrong just to humor her . That's her delusion . She thinks she is married ...
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... heard her utter . But many a time he wearied himself in vain conjectures , and nothing could make him believe that she was really so mad as Mrs. Forsyth thought . Eagerly now , as at every visit , he asked , " If there was any change ...
... heard her utter . But many a time he wearied himself in vain conjectures , and nothing could make him believe that she was really so mad as Mrs. Forsyth thought . Eagerly now , as at every visit , he asked , " If there was any change ...
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... heard the name . " And she closed her eyes , sighing once again , so bitterly ! Mrs. Forsyth's heavy footstep was heard on the stairs . Rachel roused herself , clasped Ninian's arm till her long slender fingers felt like rings of iron ...
... heard the name . " And she closed her eyes , sighing once again , so bitterly ! Mrs. Forsyth's heavy footstep was heard on the stairs . Rachel roused herself , clasped Ninian's arm till her long slender fingers felt like rings of iron ...
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... heard to speak in a very precise and timid way . But this was only when the rest were talking so loud that nobody list- ened , save Ninian ; and when she unfortunately caught his eye , she once more grew formal and frightened . In fact ...
... heard to speak in a very precise and timid way . But this was only when the rest were talking so loud that nobody list- ened , save Ninian ; and when she unfortunately caught his eye , she once more grew formal and frightened . In fact ...
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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.