John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 485 páginas |
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... rose up out of a nest of trees , the square tower of our ancient abbey - Norton Bury's boast and pride . On it , from a break in the clouds , came a sudden stream of light . The stranger - lad lifted up his head to look at it . " The ...
... rose up out of a nest of trees , the square tower of our ancient abbey - Norton Bury's boast and pride . On it , from a break in the clouds , came a sudden stream of light . The stranger - lad lifted up his head to look at it . " The ...
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... rose up the grim old Abbey tower . " Probably this garden belonged to the Abbey in ancient time -- our orchard is so fine . The monks may have planted it ; they liked fruit , those old fellows . " " Oh ! did they ! " He evidently did ...
... rose up the grim old Abbey tower . " Probably this garden belonged to the Abbey in ancient time -- our orchard is so fine . The monks may have planted it ; they liked fruit , those old fellows . " " Oh ! did they ! " He evidently did ...
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... rose shoots . " You like a rose - switch , don't you ? -I do . Nay , stop till I've cut off the thorns . " And he walked on beside me , working at it with his knife in silence . I was silent , too , but I stole a glance at his mouth ...
... rose shoots . " You like a rose - switch , don't you ? -I do . Nay , stop till I've cut off the thorns . " And he walked on beside me , working at it with his knife in silence . I was silent , too , but I stole a glance at his mouth ...
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... rose up once , broken and torn , like a butterfly caught in a mill - stream- then disappeared . " So it's all over with her , poor thing ! " " Who cares ? We might have lost our lives , " sharply said the other , an older and sickly ...
... rose up once , broken and torn , like a butterfly caught in a mill - stream- then disappeared . " So it's all over with her , poor thing ! " " Who cares ? We might have lost our lives , " sharply said the other , an older and sickly ...
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... rose - switch he had cut . A thought struck me . " John , hand me the stick , and I'll give you your first writing lesson . " So there , on the smooth gravel , and with the rose - stem for a pen , I taught him how to form the letters of ...
... rose - switch he had cut . A thought struck me . " John , hand me the stick , and I'll give you your first writing lesson . " So there , on the smooth gravel , and with the rose - stem for a pen , I taught him how to form the letters of ...
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Abel Fletcher answered asked Beechwood better Brithwood child Cloth daughter dear derley door Edwin Enderley eyes face fancy father feel gentleman gone Guy's hand happy hear heard heart honor husband Jael Jessop John Halifax JOHN S. C. ABBOTT John's Kingswell knew Lady Caroline laughed listened little Muriel live Longfield looked Lord Luxmore Lord Ravenel marriage Mary Baines Maud mill mind minute Miss March Miss Silver morning mother Muriel never night Norton Bury Oldtower once pain parlor perhaps Phineas Fletcher poor quiet rose round seemed silence Sir Ralph smile spoke stood sure talking tan-yard tell thank thee things thought to-day to-morrow told took turned Uncle Phineas Ursula voice walk watching wife window wish woman wonder word young
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Página 416 - And babes, sweet-smiling babes, our bed. How should I love the pretty creatures, While round my knees they fondly clung ; To see them look their mother's features, To hear them lisp their mother's tongue. And when with envy, time transported, Shall think to rob us of our joys, You'll in your girls again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my boys.
Página 106 - His certain life, that never can deceive him, Is full of thousand sweets, and rich content : The smooth-leaved beeches in the field receive him With coolest shades, till...
Página 105 - Thrice, oh! thrice happy, shepherd's life and state! When courts are happiness, unhappy pawns! His cottage low and safely humble gate Shuts out proud Fortune, with her scorns and fawns. No feared treason breaks his quiet sleep ; Singing all day, his flocks he learns to keep, Himself as innocent as are his simple sheep. No Serian worms he knows, that with their thread Draw out their silken lives — nor silken pride: His lambs...
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