The Head of the Family: A NovelHarper & brothers, 1871 - 528 páginas |
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... hour yet ! " said Ninian , looking at his watch . " I can walk to the coach - office in ten minutes ; but it is better to be before than after the time . Let us have tea quite ready , and the fire bright . I want the children to feel ...
... hour yet ! " said Ninian , looking at his watch . " I can walk to the coach - office in ten minutes ; but it is better to be before than after the time . Let us have tea quite ready , and the fire bright . I want the children to feel ...
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... hour or two passed in this manner , and then , when some chance allusion had made the conversation grow seri- ous and subdued , Ninian said gravely , " Children " -he frequently called them " children , " though not in an overbearing ...
... hour or two passed in this manner , and then , when some chance allusion had made the conversation grow seri- ous and subdued , Ninian said gravely , " Children " -he frequently called them " children , " though not in an overbearing ...
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... hour's work here , which must be attended to . Then I must run down to Musselburgh . ” started , and bent " Oh , that is some " To Musselburgh ! " Mr. Ulverston down , tapping his boot with his cane . place near Edinburgh , isn't it ...
... hour's work here , which must be attended to . Then I must run down to Musselburgh . ” started , and bent " Oh , that is some " To Musselburgh ! " Mr. Ulverston down , tapping his boot with his cane . place near Edinburgh , isn't it ...
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... hour had slipped by . Ninian kept punctually to his time - he always did- and they both started for Musselburgh . The young Scotsman took an infinite deal of trouble to explain all concerning the town , from Prince Charlie's bridge down ...
... hour had slipped by . Ninian kept punctually to his time - he always did- and they both started for Musselburgh . The young Scotsman took an infinite deal of trouble to explain all concerning the town , from Prince Charlie's bridge down ...
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... hours , sometimes . I can not tell what roused her when you came in . She never before appeared so excited , " whispered Mrs. Forsyth . " I wonder , " said Ninian , pondering a little , and trying to put together , in his clear - headed ...
... hours , sometimes . I can not tell what roused her when you came in . She never before appeared so excited , " whispered Mrs. Forsyth . " I wonder , " said Ninian , pondering a little , and trying to put together , in his clear - headed ...
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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.