The Head of the Family: A NovelHarper & brothers, 1871 - 528 páginas |
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... seen Willie and Bob for such a time ! Oh ! Mr. Græme , if you could but manage to get me there ! H. A. " " Poor little creature ! " said Ninian , compassionately , evidently quite conquered by this pathetic appeal . 66 Suppose I write ...
... seen Willie and Bob for such a time ! Oh ! Mr. Græme , if you could but manage to get me there ! H. A. " " Poor little creature ! " said Ninian , compassionately , evidently quite conquered by this pathetic appeal . 66 Suppose I write ...
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... seen , though rarely , among the an- cient gentry of England . There was something grand and mediæval in the turn of his head , with its curling brown hair ; you might have fancied a baron's casque set there . The long , fair mustache ...
... seen , though rarely , among the an- cient gentry of England . There was something grand and mediæval in the turn of his head , with its curling brown hair ; you might have fancied a baron's casque set there . The long , fair mustache ...
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... seen such a striking - looking woman . The shape of her head was magnificent . Her hair , of a deep dark red , somewhat coarse in texture , as that color generally is , was rolled in heavy waves over her brow . And what a brow ! Smooth ...
... seen such a striking - looking woman . The shape of her head was magnificent . Her hair , of a deep dark red , somewhat coarse in texture , as that color generally is , was rolled in heavy waves over her brow . And what a brow ! Smooth ...
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... seen her , eagerly listening . Could it be , that the distant voice of himself or his companion had touched some strange chord in her wandering mind ? But no- both Mr. Ulverston and himself were quite silent , except for those few words ...
... seen her , eagerly listening . Could it be , that the distant voice of himself or his companion had touched some strange chord in her wandering mind ? But no- both Mr. Ulverston and himself were quite silent , except for those few words ...
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... seen any thing of you since we were at Musselburgh , " said Ninian . " I've been out of town , " quickly answered the other . " Edinburgh is horribly cold and dreary now . By - the - by , speaking of your friends at Musselburgh , have ...
... seen any thing of you since we were at Musselburgh , " said Ninian . " I've been out of town , " quickly answered the other . " Edinburgh is horribly cold and dreary now . By - the - by , speaking of your friends at Musselburgh , have ...
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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.