Tales, and Miscellaneous Pieces, Volumen11R. Hunter, 1825 |
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... seemed near the shore . Mr. Percy and Godfrey hastened imme- diately to the coast . — Their servants and some people from the neighbouring village , whom they summoned , quickly followed . They found that a vessel had struck upon a rock ...
... seemed near the shore . Mr. Percy and Godfrey hastened imme- diately to the coast . — Their servants and some people from the neighbouring village , whom they summoned , quickly followed . They found that a vessel had struck upon a rock ...
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... seemed to be particularly struck with miss Caroline Percy . - She was beautiful , and of an uncommon style of beauty . Ingenuous , unaffected , and with all the simplicity of youth , there was a certain dignity and graceful self ...
... seemed to be particularly struck with miss Caroline Percy . - She was beautiful , and of an uncommon style of beauty . Ingenuous , unaffected , and with all the simplicity of youth , there was a certain dignity and graceful self ...
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... seemed to converse , to think , to live , not with any enjoyment of the present , but with a view to some future object , about which he was constantly anxious . Mr. Percy and Mr. Falconer both observed lord Oldborough attentively ...
... seemed to converse , to think , to live , not with any enjoyment of the present , but with a view to some future object , about which he was constantly anxious . Mr. Percy and Mr. Falconer both observed lord Oldborough attentively ...
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Maria Edgeworth. It seemed easy to go to a certain point with his lord- ship , but difficult to get further ; easy to obtain his attention , but impossible to gain his confidence . The commissioner , however , had many resources ready ...
Maria Edgeworth. It seemed easy to go to a certain point with his lord- ship , but difficult to get further ; easy to obtain his attention , but impossible to gain his confidence . The commissioner , however , had many resources ready ...
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... seemed sensible of this attention , sometimes nodded , and sometimes smiled , as Mr. Percy spoke of public men or measures ; but when he expressed any sentiment of patriotism , or of public virtue , lord Oldborough took to his snuff ...
... seemed sensible of this attention , sometimes nodded , and sometimes smiled , as Mr. Percy spoke of public men or measures ; but when he expressed any sentiment of patriotism , or of public virtue , lord Oldborough took to his snuff ...
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admiration affairs Alfred Percy Altenberg appeared assure Barclay Buckhurst Falconer captain Percy Caroline's character chargé d'affaires charming colonel Hauton colonel Hungerford commissioner Falconer conversation Cunningham daugh daughter dear father Drakelow duke of Greenwich Erasmus eyes Falconer's fashion father favour feelings felt fortune friends Frumpton Gascoigne gentleman give Godfrey Percy Gresham hand happy hear heard heart honour hope John justice knew lady Angelica lady Jane ladyship Leicestershire letter live look lord Old lord Oldborough lordship manner marriage marry means ment merit mind miss Falconers miss Hauton mother never opinion patronage Percy family Percy-hall Percy's person physician pity pleasure political poor profession racter recollect scrofula sir Amyas sir James sister smiling soon speak spoke sure talents talk taste tell thing thought tion told Tourville Tunbridge turned Twickenham Weymouth whilst wish woman words young lady
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Página 350 - Lurk'd in her hand, and mourn'd his captive Queen: He springs to Vengeance with an eager pace, And falls like thunder on the prostrate Ace. The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky; The walls, the woods, and long canals reply. 100 Oh thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate.
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Página 213 - with all that should accompany old age," " As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends," was, as she often declared, with gratitude to Providence, happier in age than she had been even in youth.