The North Door: A RomanceHoughton Mifflin, 1920 - 351 páginas |
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Página 13
... officers will be snug a - bed on such a thick night as this ! " Now the guardian of Mullinstow Haven , it must be noted , was a certain mermaid , or merry - maid , who kept watch with mirror and comb , upon her own rock at the end of ...
... officers will be snug a - bed on such a thick night as this ! " Now the guardian of Mullinstow Haven , it must be noted , was a certain mermaid , or merry - maid , who kept watch with mirror and comb , upon her own rock at the end of ...
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... officer , he never suffered for his deprivation . He was as hard as he was thin , and had perfect health . Before the children were astir he had descended the further hundred feet of cliff with Watchman in advance , and , intimate with ...
... officer , he never suffered for his deprivation . He was as hard as he was thin , and had perfect health . Before the children were astir he had descended the further hundred feet of cliff with Watchman in advance , and , intimate with ...
Página 38
... officer as any in my army ' that I came first to affect his bravery and bold person . " " Dear and Honoured sir , " I am yours truly and gratefully , " E. WALROND . " P.S. Relative to your enthusiastic doctrine con- cerning good and ...
... officer as any in my army ' that I came first to affect his bravery and bold person . " " Dear and Honoured sir , " I am yours truly and gratefully , " E. WALROND . " P.S. Relative to your enthusiastic doctrine con- cerning good and ...
Página 44
... as if I seen the whole fight ? What be I to du , Passon , if I'd rather go to hell than forgive that devil of an officer ? " " How far , " the notes continue , " I gave Christian solace I do not know . I even justified her 44 THE NORTH ...
... as if I seen the whole fight ? What be I to du , Passon , if I'd rather go to hell than forgive that devil of an officer ? " " How far , " the notes continue , " I gave Christian solace I do not know . I even justified her 44 THE NORTH ...
Página 45
... officers were enemies of his country far more certainly than the French , although these had just beheaded their King and declared war upon ours : had he not many friends in neighbouring French ports ? ' Vide Appendix I. The story of ...
... officers were enemies of his country far more certainly than the French , although these had just beheaded their King and declared war upon ours : had he not many friends in neighbouring French ports ? ' Vide Appendix I. The story of ...
Términos y frases comunes
ain't Alderney Anna Seward Archdeacon arms asked Beckensawe Bodmin boys Captain Kellinack cave chancel Charity Cherry child Christopher church Cornish Cornroach Cornwall cottage dear Evangeline's exclaimed eyes face Fakenham father fear fierce Finnigan Genny gentleman Golden Square Gordon riots grave hand hanging head heart Hoblyn honour Horatio Hornbuckle innocent justice King's knees knew Lady Evangeline ladyship lambs lantern letter Lewtenant li'l lieutenant light looked Lord Luke Kellinack Luke's madam Martha master mill mother Mullinstow Neot's never night Norlaw North Door officer oilskins once overseer Parson parvise pilchards piskies plaguy poor poorhouse rocks Schiedam Skeleton Priory smile smugglers Sophy soul spite stood sure Tamerhill tell thicky things told took Trannion Trevenna turned tympanum uncle Upshotter Vide Appendix voice Walrond Walter Watchman words young
Pasajes populares
Página 86 - Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul, Which long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures; Which rejoice exceedingly, And are glad when they can find the grave?
Página 239 - All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.
Página 199 - Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these 35 Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me.
Página 163 - The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead, And boys in flowery bands the tiger lead; The steer and lion at one crib shall meet, And harmless serpents lick the pilgrim's feet.
Página 163 - The rocks proclaim the approaching Deity. Lo earth receives Him from the bending skies ! Sink down, ye mountains ; and ye valleys, rise ; With heads declined, ye cedars, homage pay ; Be smooth, ye rocks ; ye rapid floods, give way ! The Saviour comes ! by ancient bards foretold ; Hear Him, ye deaf, and all ye blind behold ! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray, And on the sightless eye-ball pour the day...
Página 78 - But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten : as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves : so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
Página 274 - The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was a robe and a diadem.
Página 276 - Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassion every man to his brother. And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor ; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Página 275 - After spending considerable time in setting forth in most impressive language the hopeless condition of the slave, he asked who of us were willing to make common cause with him in doing all in our power to ' break the jaws of the wicked and pluck the spoil out of his teeth,' naming each of us in succession, Are you, Mary, John, Jason, and Owen?
Página 275 - Submit yourselves, says St. Peter, to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake; whether it be unto the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do well*.