Twice-told TalesHoughton, 1882 - 538 páginas |
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amid Annie arms awful beauty behold beneath black veil bosom breath bright Carbuncle Castle William chamber child church cried Crystal Hills dark David Swan dead death Dominicus door dream earth Elinor Endicott England eyes face fancy Father feeling figure fire funeral gaze gentleman girl glance gleam gloom Governor grave gray guests hand happy head heart heaven Heidegger Higginbotham Hooper hour Ilbrahim John Brown John Endicott Kimballton Lady Eleanore light look looking-glass lovers mansion Maypole Medbourne Merry Mount mind mirth mortal mountain mystery ness never night passed perhaps Peter Goldthwaite pict picture Province House Puritan Quaker replied rose round scene seemed shadow smile sorrow soul spirit spot steps stood story strange street sunshine Tabitha thou thought tion town turned TWICE-TOLD TALES venerable village visage voice Wakefield wandering whispered whole wild window woman yonder young youth
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Página 260 - Yes, friends, ye are old again," said Dr. Heidegger, "and lo! the Water of Youth is all lavished on the ground. Well— I bemoan it not; for if the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to bathe my lips in it— no, though its delirium were for years instead of moments. Such is the lesson ye have taught me!
Página 473 - There was likewise a young woman, with no mean share of beauty, whose doom it was to wear the letter A on the breast of her gown, in the eyes of all the world and her own children. And even her own children knew what that initial signified. Sporting with her infamy, the lost and desperate creature had embroidered the fatal token in scarlet cloth, with golden thread and the nicest art of needlework; so that the capita!
Página 247 - Man must not disclaim his brotherhood, even with the guiltiest, since, though his hand be clean, his heart has surely been polluted by the flitting phantoms of iniquity.
Página 360 - ... humble happiness. The light hovered about them fondly and caressed them all. There were the little faces of the children peeping from their bed apart, and here the father's frame of strength, the mother's subdued and careful mien, the high-browed youth, the budding girl, and the good old grandam still knitting in the warmest place. The aged woman looked up from her task, and with fingers ever busy was the next to speak. " Old folks have their notions," said she,
Página 158 - I am the chief person of the municipality, and exhibit, moreover, an admirable pattern to my brother officers, by the cool, steady, upright, downright, and impartial discharge of my business, and the constancy with which I stand to my post. Summer or winter, nobody seeks me in vain ; for, all day long, I am seen at the busiest corner, just above the market, stretching out my arms to rich and poor alike ; and at night I hold a lantern over my head, both to show where I am, and to keep people out of...
Página 158 - Drink, and make room for that other fellow who seeks my aid to quench the fiery fever of last night's potations — which he drained from no cup of mine.
Página 60 - Its gloom, indeed, enabled him to sympathize with all dark affections. Dying sinners cried aloud for Mr. Hooper, and would not yield their breath till he appeared ; though ever, as he stooped to whisper consolation, they shuddered at the veiled face so near their own. Such were the terrors of the black veil, even when Death had bared his visage ! Strangers came long distances to attend service at his church, with the mere idle purpose of gazing at his figure, because it was forbidden them to behold...
Página 159 - This thirsty dog, with his red tongue lolling out, does not scorn my hospitality, but stands on his hind legs, and laps eagerly out of the trough. See how lightly...
Página 19 - ... pious fierceness, while the godly souls throughout the land were helping them with prayer. Several ministers were scattered among the crowd, which, unlike all other mobs, regarded them with such reverence, as if there were sanctity in their very garments. These holy men exerted their influence to quiet the people, but not to disperse them. Meantime, the purpose of the Governor, in disturbing the peace of the town at a period when the slightest commotion might throw the country into a ferment,...
Página 164 - Rachael did of old. Hold out your vessel, my dear! There it is, full to the brim; so now run home, peeping at your sweet image in the pitcher as you go ; and forget not, in a glass of my own liquor, to drink — " SUCCESS TO THE TOWN PUMP !