The Three Perils of Woman; Or, Love, Leasing and Jealousy: A Series of Domestic Scottish Tales, Հատոր 1E. Duyckinck, 1823 |
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... side of her gable window , but Gatty made a rule of never looking into this glass on a morn- ing till once she had said a short prayer , washed her hands and face , and put on her clothes ; then she turned to her mirror to put her ...
... side of her gable window , but Gatty made a rule of never looking into this glass on a morn- ing till once she had said a short prayer , washed her hands and face , and put on her clothes ; then she turned to her mirror to put her ...
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... side , and having brought her redundancy of fair hair aside with it , her left cheek and eye were completely shaded with these ; while the right cheek , which was left bare and exposed , was flushed , and nearly of the colour of the ...
... side , and having brought her redundancy of fair hair aside with it , her left cheek and eye were completely shaded with these ; while the right cheek , which was left bare and exposed , was flushed , and nearly of the colour of the ...
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... . Astonishing ! " said Mrs. Johnson ; and putting her hands on her sides , she sat a space with her eyes raised in the utmost astonishment indeed . " The nature of my dear child seems to have changed with the change 24 THE THREE PERILS.
... . Astonishing ! " said Mrs. Johnson ; and putting her hands on her sides , she sat a space with her eyes raised in the utmost astonishment indeed . " The nature of my dear child seems to have changed with the change 24 THE THREE PERILS.
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... side of the road I walked on . ' " Ah , dear heart and hinney blood ! he hasna the een and the senses o ' ither men then . But that denial just gars me trow the mair what the fo'k's saying . Ye'll may be pretend that you an ' him never ...
... side of the road I walked on . ' " Ah , dear heart and hinney blood ! he hasna the een and the senses o ' ither men then . But that denial just gars me trow the mair what the fo'k's saying . Ye'll may be pretend that you an ' him never ...
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... side of him , and enlight- ening it on the other , thereby displaying both the lights and shadows of Scottish life . And verily I hold it as an incontrovertible truth , that the moon , descend- ing the western heaven on an evening in ...
... side of him , and enlight- ening it on the other , thereby displaying both the lights and shadows of Scottish life . And verily I hold it as an incontrovertible truth , that the moon , descend- ing the western heaven on an evening in ...
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Էջ 92 - O all you host of heaven! O earth! What else? And shall I couple hell? O fie! Hold, hold, my heart, And you, my sinews, grow not instant old, But bear me stiffly up ! Remember thee? Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe.
Էջ 92 - That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And with his arms outstretch'd, as he would fly, Grasps in the comer : welcome ever smiles, And farewell goes out sighing. O, let not virtue seek Remuneration for the thing it was ; For beauty, wit, High birth, vigour of bone, desert in service, Love, friendship, charity, are subjects all To envious and calumniating time. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin ; That all with one consent praise new-born gawds, Though they are made and moulded...
Էջ 247 - O all-mighty an' just God, who can fathom the depth of thy judgment? It is higher than heaven, what can we do; it is deeper than hell, what can we understand? What shall we, or what can we, do to appease thy displeasure? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, or the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? If thou requirest it, I must; but, in the mean time, we leave with thee this night two broken an' contrite spirits, an' bow to thy decision, whatever it may be.
Էջ 247 - It is higher than heaven, what can we do: it is deeper than hell, what can we know: the measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea...