The Head of the Family: A NovelHarper & brothers, 1871 - 528 páginas |
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Página 9
... sitting on either side the fire . Gray shadows crept over the room , in the dark corners , and about the vacant chairs ; but still at the hearth where they two sat it was warm and bright . They were very like one another , though ...
... sitting on either side the fire . Gray shadows crept over the room , in the dark corners , and about the vacant chairs ; but still at the hearth where they two sat it was warm and bright . They were very like one another , though ...
Página 12
... sitting where she had presided for some years as mistress of her father's household . Opposite to her was that father's empty chair . Each glanced that way , and then all eyes were lowered . None looked up , and all kept silence as ...
... sitting where she had presided for some years as mistress of her father's household . Opposite to her was that father's empty chair . Each glanced that way , and then all eyes were lowered . None looked up , and all kept silence as ...
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... sitting , some standing . One only place was left vacant - the great leather arm - chair , which the father had used to fill . Charlie , with his cus- tomary thoughtlessness , was about to take possession of it by jumping in all - fours ...
... sitting , some standing . One only place was left vacant - the great leather arm - chair , which the father had used to fill . Charlie , with his cus- tomary thoughtlessness , was about to take possession of it by jumping in all - fours ...
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... sitting by him , as she constantly did , though little she un- derstood his music , except through the love of him . The question concerning Hope Ansted's visit- " to be , or not to be ? " - was again revived and discussed in full ...
... sitting by him , as she constantly did , though little she un- derstood his music , except through the love of him . The question concerning Hope Ansted's visit- " to be , or not to be ? " - was again revived and discussed in full ...
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... Rachel Armstrong . She was too proud for her sta- tion . She frightened all the young farmers away . " " I wish you would tell me the whole story , " said Nin- ian , sitting down and putting on what Tinie called 24 THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY .
... Rachel Armstrong . She was too proud for her sta- tion . She frightened all the young farmers away . " " I wish you would tell me the whole story , " said Nin- ian , sitting down and putting on what Tinie called 24 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
Passagens conhecidas
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.