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Jerry did not much like the application of the proverb to himself , or his master ' s
purse ; but he loved his ease , and could not resist the offer of a chair from Ruth ,
who had a power over him , which his philosophy had never enabled him to ...
Jerry did not much like the application of the proverb to himself , or his master ' s
purse ; but he loved his ease , and could not resist the offer of a chair from Ruth ,
who had a power over him , which his philosophy had never enabled him to ...
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Well , now , if that is n ' t funny , " drawled out Jerry , half vexed and half amused .
“ I never in all my life saw such a queer woman . " “ Never mind , Jerry ; crooked
sticks make even fires . But come , tell me all about Mr . Selmar ; has he lost all ?
Well , now , if that is n ' t funny , " drawled out Jerry , half vexed and half amused .
“ I never in all my life saw such a queer woman . " “ Never mind , Jerry ; crooked
sticks make even fires . But come , tell me all about Mr . Selmar ; has he lost all ?
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But only think , Ruth , what a hard case it is for him , an only child , and his father
died when he was only three years old , and left him such a heap of money ; and
then he was all the world to his mother : he has never known what hardship is .
But only think , Ruth , what a hard case it is for him , an only child , and his father
died when he was only three years old , and left him such a heap of money ; and
then he was all the world to his mother : he has never known what hardship is .
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He made such a palaver too about the horse ; I ' ll be bound he ' s not such a
terrible good horse , after all . I mean to tell him as much when I see him . I never
saw Miss Amy so put out before . Somehow or other it makes one feel more ugly
to ...
He made such a palaver too about the horse ; I ' ll be bound he ' s not such a
terrible good horse , after all . I mean to tell him as much when I see him . I never
saw Miss Amy so put out before . Somehow or other it makes one feel more ugly
to ...
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We have exchanged no vows , we have never uttered the word ; but have we not
understood each other ? When together we drank in the sublime glories of
Niagara , and felt that its everlasting flow was but a faint image of our own souls ,
that ...
We have exchanged no vows , we have never uttered the word ; but have we not
understood each other ? When together we drank in the sublime glories of
Niagara , and felt that its everlasting flow was but a faint image of our own souls ,
that ...
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Amy's answer asked bear beautiful believe better blessing called child considered dear dear Amy dear Fanny desire doctor duty Edward enjoy eyes face faithful Fanny Fanny's father fault fear feel felt friends gave give hand happy head hear heard heart hope horse husband Jerry keep kind knew lady laugh leave live look manner marriage married mean mind Miss Amy morning mother nature never opinion pain party passed perhaps pleasure poor present promise question reason remember replied respect rich Roberts Ruth seemed Selmar silent soon sort soul speak spirit suffer suppose sure talk tears tell thing thought told true trust truth turn Weston whole wife Willy wish woman wrong young
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Página 63 - Possessions vanish, and opinions change, And Passions hold a fluctuating seat: But, by the storms of circumstance unshaken, And subject neither to eclipse nor wane, Duty exists; — immutably survive, For our support, the measures and the forms, Which an abstract Intelligence supplies; Whose kingdom is, where Time and Space are not...
Página 130 - Hey, my kitten, hey, my kitten, And hey, my kitten, my deary ! Such a sweet pet as this Was neither far nor neary. Here we go up, up, up, And here we go down, down, down, And here we go backwards and forwards, And here we go round, round, roundy.
Página 151 - The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen, unveiled her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw.
Página 137 - To come and go with tidings from the heart, As it a running messenger had been.
Página 75 - Extends her liberal hand to all. " By Sympathy's untutor'd voice Be taught her social laws to keep ; Rejoice with them that do rejoice, And weep with them that weep. " The heart that bleeds for others' woes, Shall feel each selfish sorrow less ; His breast who happiness bestows, Reflected happiness shall bless.
Página 296 - The wind was hushed, And to the beach, each slowly lifted wave, Creeping with silver curl, just kissed the shore, And slept in silence.
Página 145 - The cloud doth gather, the greenwood roar, The damsel paces along the shore ; The billows they tumble with might, with might; And she flings out her voice to the darksome night ; Her bosom is swelling with sorrow ; The world it is empty, the heart will die, There's nothing to wish for beneath the sky : Thou Holy One, call thy child away ! I've lived and loved, and that was to-day — Make ready my grave-clothes to-morrow...
Página 199 - gird up the loins" of our affection. It will not be child's play, but he who wants a religion of child's play must not seek the companionship of Christ. The Master spake of cutting off the right hand and plucking out the right eye, and the bleeding figure has reference to the severing of relationships and the disentangling of well-established affections.
Página 297 - Thou hadst no home, green land ! For the fair creature from her bosom gone, With life's first flowers just opening in her hand, And all the lovely thoughts and dreams unknown, Which in its clear eye shone Like the spring's wakening...
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Sketches of Married Life |
| Autor | Eliza Lee Cabot Follen |
| Editor | Hilliard Gray, and Company, 1838 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 18 Mar 2008 |
| Largo | 304 páginas |
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