New-England Tale; or Sketches of New-England Character and Manners1822 |
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... aunts , shocked at the omission of what she considered an essential decorum , took her by the arm , and almost lifted her from her seat . She stood like a statue , her senses seeming to take no cognizance of any thing . Not a tear ...
... aunts , shocked at the omission of what she considered an essential decorum , took her by the arm , and almost lifted her from her seat . She stood like a statue , her senses seeming to take no cognizance of any thing . Not a tear ...
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... aunts met at Mr. Elton's house ; she heard the ladies approaching through the adjoining apart- ment , and hastily taking up her Bible , which she had been trying to read , she drew her little bench behind the curtain of her mother's bed ...
... aunts met at Mr. Elton's house ; she heard the ladies approaching through the adjoining apart- ment , and hastily taking up her Bible , which she had been trying to read , she drew her little bench behind the curtain of her mother's bed ...
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... aunts as well as her father and mo- ther . And she might as well , " ( she continued , in a tone low enough not to be heard , ) for any good they will do her . " The eldest sister began the conference by say- ing , " That she trusted it ...
... aunts as well as her father and mo- ther . And she might as well , " ( she continued , in a tone low enough not to be heard , ) for any good they will do her . " The eldest sister began the conference by say- ing , " That she trusted it ...
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... admit no light , her exhausted nature had found re- lief in sleep , at the very moment her aunts were so unfeelingly deciding her fate . Her pale check still wet with her tears , and the deep sadness 20 A NEW - ENGLAND TALE .
... admit no light , her exhausted nature had found re- lief in sleep , at the very moment her aunts were so unfeelingly deciding her fate . Her pale check still wet with her tears , and the deep sadness 20 A NEW - ENGLAND TALE .
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... aunt , saying , that she advised her to secure some small articles which would never be missed : some of " the spoons , table - linen , her mother's ivory work- box , " & c . & c . The note concluded- " As I have undertaken the charge ...
... aunt , saying , that she advised her to secure some small articles which would never be missed : some of " the spoons , table - linen , her mother's ivory work- box , " & c . & c . The note concluded- " As I have undertaken the charge ...
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A New-England Tale, Or Sketches of New England Character and Manners ... Catharine Maria Sedgwick Sin vista previa disponible - 2018 |
A New-England Tale; Or, Sketches of New-England Character and Manners Catharine Maria Sedgwick Sin vista previa disponible - 2019 |
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Página 124 - There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats ; For I am armed so strong in honesty, That they pass by me as the idle wind Which I respect not.
Página 19 - Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Página 29 - I shall not,' first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear.
Página 191 - O wad some pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us And foolish notion : What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, And ev'n Devotion ! ADDRESS TO EDINBURGH.
Página 139 - To make us truly blest : If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But never can be blest : Nae treasures, nor pleasures, Could make us happy lang ; The heart aye's the part aye, That makes us right or wrang.
Página 114 - Tell them, I AM, JEHOVAH said To MOSES; while earth heard in dread, And, smitten to the heart, At once above, beneath, around, All Nature, without voice or sound, Replied, "O LORD, THOU ART.
Página 215 - Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
Página 125 - When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish ; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever: but thou, Lord, art most high for evermore. For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish ; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
Página 28 - twas heaven to hear, When soft it spoke a promised pleasure near; And has its sober hand, its simple chime, Forgot to trace the...