Barbara Howard: Or, The Belle of Allensville; a TaleSleeper, Dix and Rogers, 1841 - 106 էջ |
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... hour , and after a comfortless ride of two days and a half , in that most uncomfortable of all vehicles which the ingenuity of man ever invented , and being upset only four times on his route , he was safely de- posited , although ...
... hour , and after a comfortless ride of two days and a half , in that most uncomfortable of all vehicles which the ingenuity of man ever invented , and being upset only four times on his route , he was safely de- posited , although ...
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... hour . 1 He was on the way to his uncle's residence ; but he was not thinking of his old uncle Timothy , who had been so kind and indulgent to him when a boy , or of his aunt Tabitha , whom in early child- hood he had regarded with ...
... hour . 1 He was on the way to his uncle's residence ; but he was not thinking of his old uncle Timothy , who had been so kind and indulgent to him when a boy , or of his aunt Tabitha , whom in early child- hood he had regarded with ...
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... hour in the morning ; and I shall not proba- bly see you again for many months . But it is necessary for my peace of mind , that we should have some serious conversation before we part . Let us fully understand each other , Barbara ...
... hour in the morning ; and I shall not proba- bly see you again for many months . But it is necessary for my peace of mind , that we should have some serious conversation before we part . Let us fully understand each other , Barbara ...
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... hour on the morning after Ichabod had declared his love , and gained the " slow con- sent " of the bright - eyed beauty to become his bride at a future day , he entered the stage - sleigh , the driver cracked his whip , and hey , for ...
... hour on the morning after Ichabod had declared his love , and gained the " slow con- sent " of the bright - eyed beauty to become his bride at a future day , he entered the stage - sleigh , the driver cracked his whip , and hey , for ...
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... hour of his return . Oh , Barbara ! Ichabod sailed in the good ship Tantarabogus , and entered upon his various duties with increased energy and spirit . The image of Barbara Howard was constantly in his " mind's eye . " He con- ceived ...
... hour of his return . Oh , Barbara ! Ichabod sailed in the good ship Tantarabogus , and entered upon his various duties with increased energy and spirit . The image of Barbara Howard was constantly in his " mind's eye . " He con- ceived ...
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Էջ 52 - I have lived long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf ; And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have ; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not.
Էջ 34 - There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, To keep watch for the life of poor Jack!
Էջ 12 - In Scarlet towne, where I was borne, There was a fair maid dwellin, Made every youth crye, Wel-awaye I Her name was Barbara Allen.
Էջ 52 - As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have ; hut, in their stead, < Curses, not loud, but deep, mouth-honour, breath, ; Which the poor heart would fain deny, but dare not.
Էջ 106 - Analects, which is on the subject of jin, or perfect virtue, has several utterances which are remarkable. Thornton observes : — " It may excite surprise, and probably incredulity, to state that the golden rule of our Saviour, ' Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you,
Էջ 100 - ... abandoned all — parents, friends, and the pleasures of a capital — to shut herself up with me in a deserted wilderness, where she was exposed to a thousand dangers, and had but me to support her. She was no more ; and fatal destiny had torn her from me, to sink me for ever in desolation and grief. The funeral took place on the following day, and was attended by every inhabitant of Jala-Jala. Her body was deposited near the altar in the humble church which I had caused to be erected, and before...
Էջ 16 - ... duty to Mrs. Allen precluded her seeing him again. Before the morning dawned George was in a stage-coach on his way to the south. He passed the boundary of Lansdown with almost as heavy a heart as our first parent bore through the gates of Paradise : feeling like all true lovers, " that the world is divided into two parts ; that where she is, and that where she is not.
Էջ 15 - Sir Turtle Kite, in his gratification, hardly knew whether he stood on his head or his heels. He had never, to his recollection, been bidden to an Earl's dinner-table before, and was profuse in thanks. " I'll ask Grubb to join us,