Jeannette Isabelle: A Novel, Հատոր 1John Richardson, 1837 |
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... - stantly presented against the enemy to windward , when she felt herself suddenly knocked head over heels by the violent concussion of some object ad- vancing from that very direction ; and not till some 2 JEANNETTE ISABELLE .
... - stantly presented against the enemy to windward , when she felt herself suddenly knocked head over heels by the violent concussion of some object ad- vancing from that very direction ; and not till some 2 JEANNETTE ISABELLE .
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... head of hair for a man of sixty - five , although the greater part of it was grey , he was rather what is called a dandy of the old school , and still adhered , in all such minor points as he dared , to the dress of our grandfathers and ...
... head of hair for a man of sixty - five , although the greater part of it was grey , he was rather what is called a dandy of the old school , and still adhered , in all such minor points as he dared , to the dress of our grandfathers and ...
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... head ; and what she said off - hand to amuse herself and others , was nothing but the result of her gaieté de cœur , and an overflow of natural spirits , com- bined with a lively perception of the ridiculous . We have often wondered why ...
... head ; and what she said off - hand to amuse herself and others , was nothing but the result of her gaieté de cœur , and an overflow of natural spirits , com- bined with a lively perception of the ridiculous . We have often wondered why ...
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... head , that I wonder my poor dear good Tory papa does not have a fit of Conservative gout every day after dinner at some of his speeches . ” “ Well , ” rejoined Lady Emily , “ all I can say is , that if ever I want anybody to fight my ...
... head , that I wonder my poor dear good Tory papa does not have a fit of Conservative gout every day after dinner at some of his speeches . ” “ Well , ” rejoined Lady Emily , “ all I can say is , that if ever I want anybody to fight my ...
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... head of my aggressor , which haunts me , and will never cease to haunt me , like a spectre , till its object is attained ? —It was only last night , Richard , at midnight " -and she looked earnestly into her brother's face , as she ...
... head of my aggressor , which haunts me , and will never cease to haunt me , like a spectre , till its object is attained ? —It was only last night , Richard , at midnight " -and she looked earnestly into her brother's face , as she ...
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Էջ 156 - It may have been so, sir. But I have a bad opinion of Black. I don't think he would stick at much." "It is just this, Geoff, as I believe: that Black's case is an illustration of the old saying, ' Give a dog a bad name, and hang him.
Էջ 236 - A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y.'—In short the learned pig Toby would have passed a much more creditable examination. Mrs- Blandford, almost in despair, at last brought out with an air of exultation her eldest child of all, a pretty little girl enough, who was to be examined in nothing less than the church catechism. She answered rightly the two first questions...
Էջ 205 - TO-DAY ia the scale-beam between to-morrow and yesterday ; it inclines to joy or sorrow, as our minds are swayed by the influences of the past or the future ; and it varies, on different sides, from elevation to depression, as our hopes or fears, our painful recollections or our soft regrets predominate. WE never injure our own characters so much, as when we attack those of others.
Էջ 83 - Of course, the fair side is always presented towards them, and all the darker traits and wilder extravagancies, are sedulously concealed on the reverse. This makes it so doubly dangerous for a girl to consult only her own preferences, and her own will, in making her choice for life; and this also proves the expediency, on all occasions, of taking the advice of some experienced male counsellor.