The Roué, Volumen 1J. and J. Harper, 1828 |
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... determined , therefore , to struggle with the incipient consumption which had already tinted her cheek with that bright and beautiful spot , which has too often deceived both its victims and their friends . Alas ! the very struggle fo ...
... determined , therefore , to struggle with the incipient consumption which had already tinted her cheek with that bright and beautiful spot , which has too often deceived both its victims and their friends . Alas ! the very struggle fo ...
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... determined to throw themselves at the feet of her parents , tell the devotedness of their love , and appeal to their mercy . At this period Mr. Dornton died . The real grief of Agnes for the death of her father and the ceremonials of ...
... determined to throw themselves at the feet of her parents , tell the devotedness of their love , and appeal to their mercy . At this period Mr. Dornton died . The real grief of Agnes for the death of her father and the ceremonials of ...
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... determined on the sacrif ughter . It is revolting to human nature , to th he many hearts immolated upon the shrine which ess of relations creates ; and upon the thousa s which are successful only in too many instances their victims to ...
... determined on the sacrif ughter . It is revolting to human nature , to th he many hearts immolated upon the shrine which ess of relations creates ; and upon the thousa s which are successful only in too many instances their victims to ...
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... determined to sacrifice herself for her mother ; quieting her conscience on the subject of her love for another , by ... determination , he did it com- pletely . But could Agnes have beheld him in his solitary chambers , gazing on every ...
... determined to sacrifice herself for her mother ; quieting her conscience on the subject of her love for another , by ... determination , he did it com- pletely . But could Agnes have beheld him in his solitary chambers , gazing on every ...
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... assume sufficient resolution . She determined to curb this restlessness , and sat down doggedly to the fire . Her ese sue withdrew her eyes , they up . white 3 * THE ROUÉ . 29 prised the poor attorney. Recalled, however, to ...
... assume sufficient resolution . She determined to curb this restlessness , and sat down doggedly to the fire . Her ese sue withdrew her eyes , they up . white 3 * THE ROUÉ . 29 prised the poor attorney. Recalled, however, to ...
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Página 199 - Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence ; man may range The court, camp, church, the vessel, and the mart ; Sword, gown, gain, glory, offer in exchange Pride, fame, ambition, to fill up his heart, And few there are whom these cannot estrange ; Men have all these resources, we but one, To love again, and be again undone.
Página 238 - And put it to the foil : but you, O you, So perfect, and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
Página 55 - O, how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day ; Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, And by and by a cloud takes all away ! Re-enter PANTHINO.
Página 88 - Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?
Página 74 - You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will cling 'round it still.
Página 160 - Only, this one : — lord Angelo is precise ; Stands at a guard ' with envy ; scarce confesses That his blood flows, or that his appetite Is more to bread than stone : hence shall we see, If power change purpose, what our seemers be.
Página 88 - Her serious sayings darken'd to sublimity ; In short, in all things she was fairly what I call A prodigy — her morning dress was dimity, Her evening silk, or, in the summer, muslin, And other stuffs, with which I won't stay puzzling. XIII. She knew the Latin— that is,
Página 10 - Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Página 245 - I must have liberty Withal, as large a charter as the wind, To blow on whom I please...
Página 227 - ... on this head have almost been given up, and the subject generally thought to be a matter of too high and too delicate a nature to admit of any true or intelligible discussion.