The Heiress: A Novel ...Harper & Brothers, 1834 |
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... Lord Alford and the Hon . Mr. De Roos should dif- fer , was a misfortune beyond his imagination ; and he would have dwindled into nothing , had not the bright idea struck him , of consulting a third person . Miss St. Maur was the most ...
... Lord Alford and the Hon . Mr. De Roos should dif- fer , was a misfortune beyond his imagination ; and he would have dwindled into nothing , had not the bright idea struck him , of consulting a third person . Miss St. Maur was the most ...
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... lord , you must allow me to introduce you to a friend of mine ; " and Mrs. Throgmorton bore off her prey before the blush- ing Helen could receive or offer explanation . " Dear me ! not dancing ! " said Miss Carleton , stepping back ...
... lord , you must allow me to introduce you to a friend of mine ; " and Mrs. Throgmorton bore off her prey before the blush- ing Helen could receive or offer explanation . " Dear me ! not dancing ! " said Miss Carleton , stepping back ...
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... Lord Banden said so one day when we were tra- velling together . Hearing this , I said , ' Well , to my mind , the marriage bonds of the daughter may be as galling as the money bonds of the father . ' ' He ! he ! he ! that's good ...
... Lord Banden said so one day when we were tra- velling together . Hearing this , I said , ' Well , to my mind , the marriage bonds of the daughter may be as galling as the money bonds of the father . ' ' He ! he ! he ! that's good ...
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... of offend- ing you . ' " You have not offended me , but you have shown yourself a mischievous tale - bearer ; " and Helen walked to the other end of the conservatory . me . " Now do , my lord , persuade 22 THE HEIRESS .
... of offend- ing you . ' " You have not offended me , but you have shown yourself a mischievous tale - bearer ; " and Helen walked to the other end of the conservatory . me . " Now do , my lord , persuade 22 THE HEIRESS .
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... lord lieutenant , in the county , and ever so many lords and generals . But I dare say you guessed this , you were so civil to him . Only think how condescending he must be ! And so unfortunate ! Susy gave him to un- derstand she would ...
... lord lieutenant , in the county , and ever so many lords and generals . But I dare say you guessed this , you were so civil to him . Only think how condescending he must be ! And so unfortunate ! Susy gave him to un- derstand she would ...
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admiration agony Alford Annie Annie Grey answer asked beauty believe better blush boat bright calm Caroline carriage cheek child cold colour cousin Dalton dance dare daugh dear Helen deceiver delight Dormer doubt eau de Cologne Elliott Euston eyes fancy favour fear feel felt fête forgive former gentleman half hand happiness hear heard heart Helen St heroine honour hope horse Hurlestone indignant inquired James Watts Jones kindness knew Lady Catharine laugh light lingered lips look Lord Fitzallan Lucy Martin Mahon manner Maur mind Miss Carleton Miss Grey Miss Mahon Miss St mother never nurse Palace of Truth pale passed passion pity pleasure poor quadrille question racter remarked replied Roos seemed shame silence smile sorrow speak spirit spoke stood sure tale tell thank thing thought tion told tone triumph truth turned whilst wild wish wonder words
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Página 25 - The beings of the mind are not of clay ; Essentially immortal, they create And multiply in us a brighter ray And more beloved existence : that which Fate Prohibits to dull life, in this our state Of mortal bondage...
Página 1 - SHE walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Página 217 - The deep, the low, the pleading tone With which I sang another's love, Interpreted my own. She listened with a flitting blush, With downcast eyes and modest grace ; And she forgave me that I gazed Too fondly on her face...
Página 105 - True love's the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven : It is not fantasy's hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly ; It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die ; It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.
Página 129 - Ding, Dong, bell Pussy's in the well, Who put her in? Little Johnny Green. Who pulled her out? Little Johnny Stout.
Página 141 - This* would I wear as my inheritance,— And what hope can arise to me from it, When I and it are here both prisoners ? Only may this, if ever we be free, Keep or redeem me from all infamy.
Página 81 - O! many a shaft at random sent Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word at random spoken May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!
Página 64 - The limits of the sphere of dream, The bounds of true and false, are past. Lead us on, thou wandering gleam, Lead us onward, far and fast, To the wide, the desert waste. But see, how swift advance and shift, Trees behind trees, row by row, — How, clift by clift, rocks bend and lift Their frowning foreheads as we go. The giant-snouted crags, ho ! ho ! How...
Página 105 - O'Rourke ! noble feast, it will ne'er be forgot By those who were there, and by those who were not.
Página 78 - of what should have been done, and what should not have been done, but little of what is done.