Jeannette Isabelle: A Novel, Հատոր 1John Richardson, 1837 |
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... con- 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 .
... con- 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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... object is attained ? —It was only last night , Richard , at midnight " -and she looked earnestly into her brother's face , as she impressively repeated these words " that I asserted to my sister , without ever thinking the fulfilment of ...
... object is attained ? —It was only last night , Richard , at midnight " -and she looked earnestly into her brother's face , as she impressively repeated these words " that I asserted to my sister , without ever thinking the fulfilment of ...
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... object which is more than all in life besides , which binds me still to my fellow - men , and makes me take an interest in the weary details of the business of existence . " The young man drew from his bosom a miniature prettily 46 ...
... object which is more than all in life besides , which binds me still to my fellow - men , and makes me take an interest in the weary details of the business of existence . " The young man drew from his bosom a miniature prettily 46 ...
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... object of attack , the English , she exclaimed- " Ce sont des jolis coquins , ces Anglais là - why don't they come to see me ? —why don't they send to inquire ? —they took my address , and pretended to be so anxious - mais il a peur ...
... object of attack , the English , she exclaimed- " Ce sont des jolis coquins , ces Anglais là - why don't they come to see me ? —why don't they send to inquire ? —they took my address , and pretended to be so anxious - mais il a peur ...
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... objects it entwines , she was at least only like that gadding parasite , when with the honey - dew upon the burst- ing bud , and with the crisp fresh leaf , and the cool fragrance of the night still round it , it shrinks from the kisses ...
... objects it entwines , she was at least only like that gadding parasite , when with the honey - dew upon the burst- ing bud , and with the crisp fresh leaf , and the cool fragrance of the night still round it , it shrinks from the kisses ...
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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.