The Head of the Family: A NovelHarper & brothers, 1871 - 528 páginas |
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... sisters can see it to - morrow morning . " " I will do that , Mr. Ninian - or Mr. Græme , as ye are the noo , " answered Katie , in a subdued tone , as she disap- peared with her apron to her eyes . Ninian went up stairs to his sister ...
... sisters can see it to - morrow morning . " " I will do that , Mr. Ninian - or Mr. Græme , as ye are the noo , " answered Katie , in a subdued tone , as she disap- peared with her apron to her eyes . Ninian went up stairs to his sister ...
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... sister , and Ninian soon rose and went down stairs . But ere leav- ing the house he came up once more . Lindsay was still standing by the fire , her hands folded - that quiet passive attitude into which they seemed naturally to fall ...
... sister , and Ninian soon rose and went down stairs . But ere leav- ing the house he came up once more . Lindsay was still standing by the fire , her hands folded - that quiet passive attitude into which they seemed naturally to fall ...
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... Sister . " The whole tribe had rushed in from their journey with a tired forgetfulness of every thing but the relief ... sisters , having a kindly and a cheerful word for each . 66 Well , and what sort of a journey was 12 THE HEAD OF THE ...
... Sister . " The whole tribe had rushed in from their journey with a tired forgetfulness of every thing but the relief ... sisters , having a kindly and a cheerful word for each . 66 Well , and what sort of a journey was 12 THE HEAD OF THE ...
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... sisters . " He then explained to them that he could rent from a client , on easy terms , a large old - fashioned house ... Sister not only agreed , but had already gone over the house , and pronounced it good . So after a little more ...
... sisters . " He then explained to them that he could rent from a client , on easy terms , a large old - fashioned house ... Sister not only agreed , but had already gone over the house , and pronounced it good . So after a little more ...
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... sister . Lindsay stood , her candle in her hand . " All is well , Ninian . This first night- " She paused -stopped - but the brother and sister understood one an- other . He smiled ; she looked up to him , as if trying to express the ...
... sister . Lindsay stood , her candle in her hand . " All is well , Ninian . This first night- " She paused -stopped - but the brother and sister understood one an- other . He smiled ; she looked up to him , as if trying to express the ...
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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.