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... never opened twice upon a living captive . It had the semblance of a vast cage , for the roof , and floor , and sides , were of iron , solidly wrought , and spaciously constructed . High above there ran a range of seven grated windows ...
... never opened twice upon a living captive . It had the semblance of a vast cage , for the roof , and floor , and sides , were of iron , solidly wrought , and spaciously constructed . High above there ran a range of seven grated windows ...
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... never made since the formation of light and darkness : but they were both good crea- tures , -so are light and darkness both good things in their place . My two aunts , however , were not so appropri- ately to be compared to light and ...
... never made since the formation of light and darkness : but they were both good crea- tures , -so are light and darkness both good things in their place . My two aunts , however , were not so appropri- ately to be compared to light and ...
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... never had any thing better than Pontac and Cape Madeira . There was one luxury of female life which my aunt never enjoyed - she never had the plea- sure of scolding the maids . She once made the attempt , but it did not succeed . She ...
... never had any thing better than Pontac and Cape Madeira . There was one luxury of female life which my aunt never enjoyed - she never had the plea- sure of scolding the maids . She once made the attempt , but it did not succeed . She ...
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... never found fault with those who did not ; she never said any thing evil of any of her neigh- bours . Aunt Fidget might be flying about all day like a witch upon a broom- stick ; but Aunt Bridget made no remarks on it , she let her fly ...
... never found fault with those who did not ; she never said any thing evil of any of her neigh- bours . Aunt Fidget might be flying about all day like a witch upon a broom- stick ; but Aunt Bridget made no remarks on it , she let her fly ...
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... never dream of attaching ourselves to it . It may be asked since love sometimes fixes itself upon an inferior object , degraded below the possession of dignity or virtue , where then can be the admiration ? I answer , that in such cases ...
... never dream of attaching ourselves to it . It may be asked since love sometimes fixes itself upon an inferior object , degraded below the possession of dignity or virtue , where then can be the admiration ? I answer , that in such cases ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
Abimelech Admetus admiration Alcestis Almack's Amieri answered appeared arms beautiful bosom countenance countess cravat cried dark daugh daughter dear death door dress Ephene exclaimed eyes face fancy father fear feeling fell Fiametta flowers followed France frigate gaze gentleman girl Giulio gout grace Grampus hand happy head heard heart heaven honour Hophara horse hour Iminild knew Lady Imogen Lady Ravelgold laugh light lips look lover Madame Marana marriage ment mind Monsieur Bougainville morning mother ness never night Nightshade noble once passed passion Percie Poland poor Quaver racter replied rose round Salvator Rosa scene schooner seemed smile soon soul spirit stood stranger tears thee thing thou thought tion tone took Tremlet trouble turned Victor Marchand Violanta voice Voltaire walk wife window woman words young youth Zorah
Passagens conhecidas
Página 283 - How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree...
Página 138 - She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition sent To be a moment's ornament; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay.
Página 15 - Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest ! Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest ! Thine be ilka joy and treasure, Peace, Enjoyment, Love, and Pleasure ! Ae fond kiss, and then we sever ! Ae fareweel, alas ! for ever ! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Página 151 - A maiden never bold ; Of spirit so still and quiet, that her motion Blush'd at herself...
Página 263 - With what a compell'd face a woman sits While she is drawing ! I have noted divers Either to feign smiles, or suck in the lips, To have a little mouth ; ruffle the cheeks, To have the dimple seen ; and so disorder The face with affectation...
Página 10 - They sin who tell us love can die. ; With life all other passions fly, All others are but vanity. In Heaven Ambition cannot dwell, Nor Avarice in the vaults of Hell ; Earthly these passions of the Earth, They perish where they have their birth ; But Love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth...
Página 170 - O Woman ! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made, When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou ! — Scarce were the piteous accents said, When, with the Baron's casque, the maid To the nigh streamlet ran.
Página 129 - Feebly must they have felt Who, in old time, attired with snakes and whips The vengeful Furies. Beautiful regards Were turned on me — the face of her I loved ; The Wife and Mother pitifully fixing Tender reproaches, insupportable...
Página 15 - ALTHO' thou maun never be mine, Altho' even hope is denied ; 'Tis sweeter for thee despairing, Than aught in the world beside — Jessy ! Here's a health, &c. I mourn thro' the gay, gaudy day, As, hopeless, I muse on thy charms : But welcome the dream o' sweet slumber, For then I am lockt in thy arms — Jessy ! Here's a health, &c.