The Ladies' CompanionBradbury and Evans, 1861 |
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... door was left open , whence issued a red glare that communicated to the whole scene an air of in- fernal grotesqueness . Cyclop A was evidently the ruling spirit . His next movement , almost simultaneously copied by Cyclop B , was to ...
... door was left open , whence issued a red glare that communicated to the whole scene an air of in- fernal grotesqueness . Cyclop A was evidently the ruling spirit . His next movement , almost simultaneously copied by Cyclop B , was to ...
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... door , and the un- dergrating , not Endymion , in the moonbeams , could have been more capable of winning admiration . I did not wonder that Winslow had loved him . The same beauty - softened but the same - had turned the current of my ...
... door , and the un- dergrating , not Endymion , in the moonbeams , could have been more capable of winning admiration . I did not wonder that Winslow had loved him . The same beauty - softened but the same - had turned the current of my ...
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... door of the compartment in which the third - class pas- sengers are assembled before being admitted to the platform . A policeman closed the door after them , and so hurriedly as to catch part of the lady's dress . On his re - opening ...
... door of the compartment in which the third - class pas- sengers are assembled before being admitted to the platform . A policeman closed the door after them , and so hurriedly as to catch part of the lady's dress . On his re - opening ...
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... door of which I read the air of defiant exultation that I am certain they name Bellarossa . I entered it , and the first mistook me for some great criminal . What thing which caught my attention was a model followed convinced me still ...
... door of which I read the air of defiant exultation that I am certain they name Bellarossa . I entered it , and the first mistook me for some great criminal . What thing which caught my attention was a model followed convinced me still ...
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... door , on which was pasted the picture of a figure bearing a cross , were the only other noticeable objects , save a jug of water which stood on the floor near my head . 6 began to feel a little reassured , though my first idea had been ...
... door , on which was pasted the picture of a figure bearing a cross , were the only other noticeable objects , save a jug of water which stood on the floor near my head . 6 began to feel a little reassured , though my first idea had been ...
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Էջ 179 - Within thy airy shell By slow Meander's margent green, And in the violet-embroidered vale Where the lovelorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well: Canst thou not tell me of a gentle pair That likest thy Narcissus are?
Էջ 97 - And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Էջ 315 - That tell in homely phrase who lie below ; Sudden he starts ! and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition tall and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave; and, strange to tell! Evanishes at crowing of the cock.
Էջ 49 - For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE ; And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE.
Էջ 221 - The best in this kind are but shadows ; and the worst are no worse, if imagination amend them.
Էջ 163 - Mr. Davies mentioned my name, and respectfully introduced me to him. I was much agitated, and, recollecting his prejudice against the Scotch, of which I had heard much, I said to Davies, "Don't tell where I come from." "From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly. "Mr. Johnson," said I, "I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.
Էջ 163 - I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light pleasantry to soothe and conciliate him, and not as an humiliating abasement at the expense of my country. But however that might be, this speech was somewhat unlucky; for, with that quickness of wit for which he was so remarkable, he seized the expression, "come from Scotland...
Էջ 198 - Some feelings are to mortals given, With less of earth in them than heaven ; And if there be a human tear From passion's dross refined and clear, A tear so limpid and so meek, It would not stain an angel's cheek, 'Tis that which pious fathers shed Upon a duteous daughter's head...
Էջ 75 - And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too: For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. In books, or work, or healthful play Let my first years be past, That I may give for every day Some good account at last.
Էջ 310 - I laboured," says he, in one of his letters*, " for a mere pittance, but it was sufficient. It was the fruit of my own resolution ; and, as I then flattered myself, the foretaste of more honourable rewards, — for I never thought of wealth.