Scenes and Characters: Or, Eighteen Months at BeechcroftJames Burns, 1847 - 343 էջ |
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Scenes and characters; or, Eighteen months at Beechcroft. By the author of ... Charlotte Mary Yonge Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1847 |
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Էջ 293 - Well done, Rotherwood," said Florence, "you have given the old lady something to reflect upon." " Made a public announcement of principle," said Lily. " I was determined to give her a reason," said the Marquis, laughing, " but I assure you I felt like the stork with its head in the wolf's mouth, I thought she would give me a screed of doctrine. How came you to let your property get into her clutches, Emily ?" "It was a subscription for Mrs. Aylmer," said Emily. " Our Curate's wife !" cried he, with...
Էջ 340 - Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast, and revelry, With mask and antique pageantry; Such sights as youthful Poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream.
Էջ 1 - Sin no more." Return, and in thy daily round Of duty and of love, Thou best wilt find that patient faith, Which lifts the soul above. In every innocent prayer, each child Lisps at his father's knee : — If thine has been to teach that prayer, There will be hope for thee. There is a small white church, that stands Beside thy father's grave, There kneel and pour those earnest prayers That sanctify and save.
Էջ 164 - ... been too much trusted, when I was a giddy young thing like Esther ; that girl comes of a bad lot, and if any thing is to be made of her, it is by keeping temptation out of her way, and not letting her be with that mother of her's.
Էջ 216 - My Godfathers and Godmothers in my Baptism ; wherein I was made a member of Christ, the child of God, and an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven.
Էջ 114 - We care not who says, And intends it dispraise, That an angler to a fool is next neighbor: Let him prate — what care we ? We're as honest as he ; And so let him take that for his labor.
Էջ 215 - ... I could not, I long to know, but I cannot bear to ask, I cannot venture in." " Do you like to go in with me ?" said her cousin, " I do not think you will see any thing dreadful." " Thank you," said Lily, " I would give any thing to know about her." " How you tremble ! but you need not be afraid.
Էջ 97 - ... despair to have missed such a frolic, Maurice hoped to fall in with the drowning beetle, or to lay violent hands on a glow-worm, Emily did not like to be left behind, and even Mr. Mohun was going, being in the midst of an interesting conversation with Mr. Weston. Lily, with an absurd tragic gesture, told Alethea that amongst so many, such a crowd, all the grace and sweet influence of the walk was ruined. The "sweet influence" was ruined as far as Lily was concerned, but not by the number of her...
Էջ 254 - Ilawkesworth could wind up their affairs so as to return before the 24th. Maurice's holidays commenced on Monday, the 19th, and Claude offered to go home on the same day, and meet him, but in a general council it was determined to the contrary. Claude was wanted to stay for a concert on Thursday, and both Mr. Mohun and Eleanor thought Maurice without Reginald would not be formidable for a few days. At first, he seemed to justify this opinion. He did not appear to have any peculiar pursuit, unless...
Էջ 27 - Modern Europe," which was being read in the school-room, and yawned nearly as much as Phyllis over the " Pragmatic Sanction." However, when that book was concluded, and they began " Palgrave's Anglo-Saxons," Lily was seized with a sudden historical fever. She could hardly wait till one o'clock, before she settled herself at the school-room table with her work, and summoned every one, however occupied, to listen to the read~ ing. CHAPTER IV. HONEST PHYL. " Multiplication Is a vexation.