New-England Tale; or Sketches of New-England Character and Manners1822 |
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... child , who shuts his own eyes , and fancies he has closed those of the spectators ; or , in their effect upon existing cir- cumstances , may be compared to the customary action of a frightened woman , who turns her back in a carriage ...
... child , who shuts his own eyes , and fancies he has closed those of the spectators ; or , in their effect upon existing cir- cumstances , may be compared to the customary action of a frightened woman , who turns her back in a carriage ...
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... child , she performed her duties wisely , and with an anxious zeal ; the result , in part , of un- common maternal tenderness , and , in part , of a painful consciousness of the faults of her own cha- racter ; and , perhaps , of a ...
... child , she performed her duties wisely , and with an anxious zeal ; the result , in part , of un- common maternal tenderness , and , in part , of a painful consciousness of the faults of her own cha- racter ; and , perhaps , of a ...
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... child . She seemed to have inherited no- thing from her father but his active mind ; from her mother she had derived ... child's character , she had been essen- tially aided by a faithful domestic , who had lived with her for many years ...
... child . She seemed to have inherited no- thing from her father but his active mind ; from her mother she had derived ... child's character , she had been essen- tially aided by a faithful domestic , who had lived with her for many years ...
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... child . He drop- ped the spade , and hastily brushing away the tears that blinded him with the sleeve of his coat , " Why does not some one , " he said , " take away the child ? This is no place for such a heart - broken thing . " There ...
... child . He drop- ped the spade , and hastily brushing away the tears that blinded him with the sleeve of his coat , " Why does not some one , " he said , " take away the child ? This is no place for such a heart - broken thing . " There ...
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... child , but with her usual irresolu- tion she had shrunk from preparing Jane's mind for the shocks that awaited her . The three sisters were led in by a young woman who had offered to stay with Jane till some ar- rangement was made for ...
... child , but with her usual irresolu- tion she had shrunk from preparing Jane's mind for the shocks that awaited her . The three sisters were led in by a young woman who had offered to stay with Jane till some ar- rangement was made for ...
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A New-England Tale, Or Sketches of New England Character and Manners ... Catharine Maria Sedgwick Sin vista previa disponible - 2018 |
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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...