The Head of the Family: A NovelHarper & brothers, 1871 - 528 páginas |
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... watched over with especial care , lest she should over - fatigue herself . Ninian was no sentimentalist ; and the calm tenor of his life had never known a past — at least not such a past as Lindsay's . Perhaps he had had his dreams , as ...
... watched over with especial care , lest she should over - fatigue herself . Ninian was no sentimentalist ; and the calm tenor of his life had never known a past — at least not such a past as Lindsay's . Perhaps he had had his dreams , as ...
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... watched the last speck of the train disappear . Then , finding it was too late to do any good in office - work that ... watching at the window , morn , noon , and eve . It was the sole fan- cy remaining of all her " strange ways , " 2 ...
... watched the last speck of the train disappear . Then , finding it was too late to do any good in office - work that ... watching at the window , morn , noon , and eve . It was the sole fan- cy remaining of all her " strange ways , " 2 ...
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... watched " the children . " " Wherefore ? " said Ninian . He in his turn had been watching her . “ Because — nay , I can not tell , but I want to be a child . I want to laugh and be merry . I am so young , and yet life seems so long - so ...
... watched " the children . " " Wherefore ? " said Ninian . He in his turn had been watching her . “ Because — nay , I can not tell , but I want to be a child . I want to laugh and be merry . I am so young , and yet life seems so long - so ...
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... watching the moonlight . " Come , if you will grow so sentimental you had better take refuge in my study , " said Ninian , somewhat amused , but glad to see that the forlorn Rachel had at last found an interest , and perhaps feeling a ...
... watching the moonlight . " Come , if you will grow so sentimental you had better take refuge in my study , " said Ninian , somewhat amused , but glad to see that the forlorn Rachel had at last found an interest , and perhaps feeling a ...
Página 54
... watching her ; indeed , he had scarcely ever taken his gaze of boyish ad- miration from her face . " Sit down again - let me call Our Sister to you . ” " No ; I am only tired . It is late - I will go home . " " Then I will get ready to ...
... watching her ; indeed , he had scarcely ever taken his gaze of boyish ad- miration from her face . " Sit down again - let me call Our Sister to you . ” " No ; I am only tired . It is late - I will go home . " " Then I will get ready to ...
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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.