The Head of the Family: A NovelHarper & brothers, 1871 - 528 páginas |
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... seemed to be when she betrayed more emotion than her ordinary life expressed . There was no more said between the brother and sister , and Ninian soon rose and went down stairs . But ere leav- ing the house he came up once more ...
... seemed to be when she betrayed more emotion than her ordinary life expressed . There was no more said between the brother and sister , and Ninian soon rose and went down stairs . But ere leav- ing the house he came up once more ...
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... seemed to think he had a right to put any question to any body , and often did so in a manner that would have been positively rude in any other man . But he had about him such a winning way , that THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY . 21.
... seemed to think he had a right to put any question to any body , and often did so in a manner that would have been positively rude in any other man . But he had about him such a winning way , that THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY . 21.
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... seemed to follow the last and newest impulse , after some little hesitation he came back and settled himself at the office fire . He was a very handsome man -the perfect type of that Norman beauty still seen , though rarely , among the ...
... seemed to follow the last and newest impulse , after some little hesitation he came back and settled himself at the office fire . He was a very handsome man -the perfect type of that Norman beauty still seen , though rarely , among the ...
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... seemed intensely repugnant , the idea of one of his sisters marrying Mr. Ulverston . However , he smiled at his own folly and at Tinie's too . " You goose of a las- sie ! as if your brother would let you leave him to marry any body ...
... seemed intensely repugnant , the idea of one of his sisters marrying Mr. Ulverston . However , he smiled at his own folly and at Tinie's too . " You goose of a las- sie ! as if your brother would let you leave him to marry any body ...
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... passed from the excitement which seemed an atmosphere ever sur- rounding poor Rachel Armstrong , into the serener airs which breathed around his own fireside . It was a clear starry winter night as he walked 36 THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY .
... passed from the excitement which seemed an atmosphere ever sur- rounding poor Rachel Armstrong , into the serener airs which breathed around his own fireside . It was a clear starry winter night as he walked 36 THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY .
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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.